Hammond wholesale food company to spend $21 million to buy, renovate building
S&W Wholesale Foods, a Hammond-based company, said it will spend $21 million to purchase and renovate an existing Tangipahoa Parish distribution facility.
Republicans move to bar striking, collective bargaining by public employees in Louisiana
Republicans on a Louisiana House committee advanced bills Thursday aimed at weakening public-sector unions, moving to outlaw striking in many cases and install penalties for performing union-related activities during working
CVS opens first-of-its-kind workforce training and community center in Baton Rouge
A first-of-its kind community resource center and workforce training facility, complete with a mock CVS Pharmacy, is now open in Baton Rouge.
Sago palms are popular but poisonous — especially for dogs, LSU Vet School says
The tropical sago palm is a popular landscaping choice for homeowners, but veterinarians in particular know a different side of the plant.
She smoked crack cocaine then caused a crash killed 1, injured 2. Now she’s admitted guilt
A Baton Rouge woman who caused a deadly crash while she was high on crack cocaine pleaded guilty Wednesday to negligent homicide and first-degree vehicular negligence causing injuries, according to
Despite past suicides, escapes at Ware youth jail, facility now ‘safe and secure,’ report finds
The Ware Youth Center in Louisiana came under scrutiny in 2022 amid allegations of rampant abuse and a spate of suicides, kicking off a state investigation.
Police arrest man for Friday hit-and-run in Central that flipped 18-wheeler
Authorities have arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run incident Friday night that overturned a tanker truck and injured its driver on Hooper Road in Central.
b1Bank to expand Dallas presence in $85.7 million deal
b1Bank said it has reached a deal to acquire Oakwood Bank in an $85.7 million deal, a move that will increase its presence in Dallas.
Former student sues school board after ex-Istrouma High teacher arrested for rape
A former Istrouma High School student filed a lawsuit this week against the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board for failing to protect her from a teacher who is accused
Southwest is pulling out of 4 US airports. Here’s how New Orleans flights are affected.
Frequent fliers between New Orleans and Houston will have fewer options after Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it is pulling out of a Texas airport.