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Kingfish draw more than triple the crowd at Zydeco’s final home opener

The Baton Rouge Kingfish drew 3,076 fans to their inaugural game Friday night at the Raising Cane’s River Center, more than tripling the 919 attendees drawn to the Baton Rouge Zydeco’s last home opener,...

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Chipotle property in booming retail corridor sells for $3.5M

Economic Development

What kind of jobs will SpaceX’s $100B Vermilion Parish project create?

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Hyundai outlines its workforce ramp-up ahead of the anticipated steel mill opening

Real Estate

A shift is underway in the Greater Baton Rouge housing market

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New Orleans investors add a Gonzales Walmart ‘shadow center’ to their growing portfolio

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Why Ascension is rethinking development drainage impact

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Energy

Baton Rouge industrial labor demand projected to surge 40% by late 2027

‘LaPolitics’ Q&A: Scrutinizing the costs of powering Meta

Four data centers are rising at once in Louisiana. The early economic gains are striking, but so is the scale of what comes next.

What’s next: Could this be No. 5?

This Lafayette company wants to send data centers out to sea

Healthcare

How Mary Bird Perkins has stayed independent in a consolidating healthcare industry

Louisiana Blue names a new president and CEO

Lane to close labor and delivery unit as physicians move to Woman’s

Ochsner doubles operating rooms at The Grove as part of $50M expansion

Southern University team wins cancer care technology challenge

Real Estate

Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge

Rezoning could clear the way for a smaller Walk-On’s concept on Perkins

Harveston’s next phase is taking shape. Here’s what’s in the works

Ascension planners approve this 83-lot subdivision, but with a condition the developer opposes

St. George development taking shape with $20M in projected investment

Restaurants & Retail

Louie’s Cafe, now in the hands of a longtime employee, sold for less than $1M

New owners bring fresh flavor to Sammy’s former home

After council rejection, BJ’s seeks a path forward in Gonzales

Supperclub is planning a renovation. Here’s what we know

Baton Rouge gets a slice of New York with Prince St. Pizza

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What is the most important step data center developers should take to earn greater public trust?

Be more transparent about electricity and water use

Disclose potential impacts on utility bills and local infrastructure

Be honest about environmental risks and community trade-offs

Share information early and involve residents before decisions are made

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A legacy that continues to move FranU forward: 10 years of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

Listening to your body: What every woman should know about endometrial cancer

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