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President Trump’s recent declaration that he opposes emergency funding for the Post Office because he wants to discourage massive voting by mail in November prompted an outcry from Democrats and good government groups on Friday.
Malco said it will reopen its Gonzales Cinema on Aug. 28, nearly two months after briefly reopening the theater.
The Baton Rouge-area housing market continued its strong performance for a second straight month in July, posting a 28.4% increase that lifted the market past 2019 levels for the year.
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State unemployment rolls shrank below 300,000 again in Louisiana as fewer individuals filed new unemployment claims last week.
AMC Theatres plans to reopen its Baton Rouge theaters on Aug. 27 — coming a week after it starts with a limited restart of about a sixth of its nationwide locations.
Ammon Staffing has moved into a new office on Essen Lane, after its previous location at One Calais Avenue was severely damaged by a tornado earlier this summer.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome on Thursday announced the launch of a $1 million microgrant program available to locally-owned small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The owner of Ragusa’s Automotive has purchased the property next door and plans to expand the Mid City auto repair shop.
Stein Mart, a national discount department store chain, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said it will close most, if not all of its 281 U.S. stores.
Thirty-four south Louisiana companies made the annual Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing companies, including a Lafayette software company that topped the state's list at No. 50.
Crown Crafts Inc., the Gonzales-based manufacturer of children's apparel and accessories, generated a first-quarter profit of $1.2 million, or 12 cents per share, up from $1 million, or 11 cents per share a year ago.
A Livingston Parish barbecue restaurant defied a judge's order by opening its doors to diners Tuesday, setting up a showdown with Health Department officials who say the business needs to close if it won't comply with state mandates intended to ba…
The impact of a state-imposed closure of bars to combat a recent resurgence in coronavirus cases has shown up in regularly collected data about which businesses are open in the Baton Rouge area.
The state’s Main Street Recovery Grant Program, which is offering reimbursement payments of up to $15,000 for Louisiana small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, probably has about 45 days or so until it runs out of funding.
A federal appeals court has ruled against oil and gas exploration companies seeking to have coastal damage lawsuits that parishes and the state filed against them moved to federal court.
Pelican Institute plans leadership academy
Cameras are starting to roll again in Louisiana, with pent-up demand for movies and TV programming emerging out of the coronavirus pandemic that shuttered show business in mid-March and made shut-ins of content-hungry fans.
Campus Federal Credit Union is set to open a branch this fall in the Long Farm Village traditional neighborhood development.
The coronavirus pandemic is the greatest uncertainty the restaurant industry has ever faced, a high profile New Orleans restaurant official said Friday.
The Advocate hosted an economic outlook summit on Friday morning, focusing on the state of the Louisiana economy and how coronavirus has impacted it.
Cinemark said it will reopen its Perkins Rowe movie theater on Aug. 14, one of a select number of properties the chain will reopen in the coming days.
A Michigan-based company has purchased the Southern Cold Storage facility on Choctaw Drive for $6 million.
A 34-unit multifamily development on Government Street is set to go before the city-parish Planning Commission on Sept. 21.
Lafayette-based online food delivery company Waitr Holdings Inc. posted a second-quarter profit of $10.7 million, compared to a $24.9 million loss in the same period a year ago.
Lafayette-based home health and hospice care provider LHC Group Inc. reported second-quarter net income of $44.7 million, a 79% increase from $25 million a year ago.
Lamar Advertising reported second-quarter earnings Thursday of $31.4 million, or 31 cents per share, compared to $118.4 million, or $1.18 per share, a year ago.
More than half of Louisiana households are operating either below federal poverty standards or in the realm of “working poor” families as defined by ALICE, a United Way measure applied to people who are Asset Limited, Income Constrained and Employed.
The number of first-time unemployment claims in Louisiana dropped again last week, but the number of people who continued to get jobless benefits held fairly steady.
Highway Transport, which operates a fleet of tanker trucks used by the chemical industry, has opened a $12.5 million flagship service center in Geismar.
Lane Regional Medical Center has sold a 5-acre tract of land for nearly $1.1 million to a group that plans to build a nursing home on the site.
Several thousand ExxonMobil Baton Rouge workers will see company contributions to a major retirement benefit halted in October in a decision that impacts the entire U.S. operations as the oil giant tries to cut costs, drawing anger from a union re…
Gov. John Bel Edwards said the state can "strike the right balance" between economic development and the environment while continuing to encourage new businesses and industries to Louisiana.
Gulf Island Fabrication said it is delaying the closing of its Jennings shipyard until the fourth quarter because social distancing measures adopted to deal with the coronavirus pandemic are impacting workflow.
The developer of The Oasis, a recreational area on Burbank Drive, said he’s brought in new owners to take over the shuttered Creole Cabana restaurant and plans to have it reopened by September.
H&E Equipment Services Inc. on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $8.8 million, or 24 cents per share, down from $22.6 million, or 63 cents a share, it earned for the same period in 2019.
Amazon Logistics has signed a lease in Baton Rouge for a delivery station that's been under construction to increase the speed of package delivery in the region.
Construction has started on The Palms at Sunset Lakes, a 144-unit apartment complex in Zachary near Lane Regional Medical Center.
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The $21 billion sale of Speedway gas stations has bought Marathon Petroleum some breathing room as the global pandemic continues to quash travel and smother demand for gasoline and jet fuel.
Nearly 9,000 businesses successfully submitted applications to the state’s Main Street Recovery Grant Program, which is providing reimbursement grants of up to $15,000 for small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Several thousand ExxonMobil Baton Rouge workers will see company contributions to a major retirement benefit halted in October in a decision that impacts the entire U.S. operations as the oil giant tries to cut costs, drawing anger from a union re…
Carnival Cruise Line, the largest operator of cruise ships from the Port of New Orleans, said Wednesday that it is canceling all October cruises, extending its sailing hiatus for another month because of the resurgence of the coronavirus.
Gov. John Bel Edwards is requiring unemployed workers once again to apply for jobs each week as a condition for receiving jobless benefits – at a time when almost 1 in every 4 workers in Louisiana is collecting unemployment pay.
Gov. John Bel Edwards said the state can "strike the right balance" between economic development and the environment while continuing to encourage new businesses and industries to Louisiana.
Gulf Island Fabrication said it is delaying the closing of its Jennings shipyard until the fourth quarter because social distancing measures adopted to deal with the coronavirus pandemic are impacting workflow.
The developer of The Oasis, a recreational area on Burbank Drive, said he’s brought in new owners to take over the shuttered Creole Cabana restaurant and plans to have it reopened by September.
H&E Equipment Services Inc. on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $8.8 million, or 24 cents per share, down from $22.6 million, or 63 cents a share, it earned for the same period in 2019.
Amazon Logistics has signed a lease in Baton Rouge for a delivery station that's been under construction to increase the speed of package delivery in the region.
Construction has started on The Palms at Sunset Lakes, a 144-unit apartment complex in Zachary near Lane Regional Medical Center.
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The $21 billion sale of Speedway gas stations has bought Marathon Petroleum some breathing room as the global pandemic continues to quash travel and smother demand for gasoline and jet fuel.
Nearly 9,000 businesses successfully submitted applications to the state’s Main Street Recovery Grant Program, which is providing reimbursement grants of up to $15,000 for small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
With the Baton Rogue area down nearly 38,000 jobs from last year, those looking for work in the midst of a pandemic still have a shot if they know where to look and have the skills to match the work.