Mid City’s Y makes a comeback

The newly constructed A.C. Lewis YMCA on South Foster Drive in Mid City will soon open its doors. A representative for the YMCA of the Capital Area tells Daily Report that the facility’s grand opening...
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Trump’s transportation officials buck future ‘road diets’ 

Despite resistance from some Republican governors, removing lanes as a “road diet” has been a tool numerous cities—including Baton Rouge—have used for years to calm traffic. President Donald Trump’s administration doesn’t like it either. Federal...

Does Gov. Landry’s bid to restrict attorney advertising violate the First Amendment?

A bill backed by Gov. Jeff Landry aims to rein in Louisiana’s famously aggressive personal injury attorney advertising—but it may face stiff legal challenges. The bill—House Bill 430, sponsored by state Rep. Kim Carver, R-Mandeville—would...

Proposed legislation tests parish appetite for inventory tax reform

A pair of bills moving through the Louisiana Legislature would give parishes the option to phase out property taxes on business inventory—something supporters say could boost the state’s economic competitiveness. But local buy-in may...

Meet the new president of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge

Casey O’Banion has been tapped to lead the Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge, a program that offers high school students a unique opportunity to launch their own businesses over the course of an...

This local media personality is opening a coffee shop on Florida Boulevard

Dianne Andrews, a local entrepreneur and media personality, is opening a coffee shop on Florida Boulevard near Baton Rouge General’s Mid City campus. The shop, called Boulevard Brew, is poised to bring new energy to...

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The former Jefferson Oaks Behavioral Health clinic on Jefferson Highway has been will soon become the new corporate office for Studyville, a Baton Rouge-based academic workspace and tutoring company.. Studyville CEO Amanda Martin purchased the property through Soco Properties LLC...

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