Project Home Run
Baton Rouge hits it out of the park, luring Albemarle’s headquarters with a $7 million incentive package.
Baton Rouge hits it out of the park, luring Albemarle’s headquarters with a $7 million incentive package.
As Third Street’s fledgling nightlife scene grows, city leaders and business owners want to nip potential safety problems in the bud.
Three years after voters extended a half-cent sales tax to fund more than $500 million in road improvements, the first projects are under way.
Baton Rouge seeks a starring role as Louisiana bids to become a moviemaking alternative to that other L.A.
Renderings of the Knock Knock Children’s Museum show an attraction that ‘couldn’t be anywhere but B.R.’
Metro Airport leads the effort for more state funding for existing aviation infrastructure.
LRA’s deputy director prepares to carry forth the initiatives set by the Baton Rouge Area Chamber as its new president/CEO.
Pointe Coupee Parish reboots its land-use plan in advance of the 2010 opening of the John James Audubon Bridge.
BRAF launches a program, CityStats, to show us where we’ve been, how far we’ve come and where we need to go.
After some initial glitches, East Feliciana takes another shot at getting a film studio built in the parish.
March 11, 2008 issue
Storm clouds are swirling around the national economy but Baton Rouge appears to be protected--at least for this year.
Newer, roomier boats could be part of the plan by Hollywood Casino and Belle of Baton Rouge to compete against Pinnacle.
Baton Rouge’s hospitality industry might have concerns over competition from Pinnacle’s casino resort, but it has several years to prepare.
Think there’s tension between New Orleans and Baton Rouge now? Just wait until reapportionment begins.
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