Gun expansion law clears Louisiana Legislature
Louisiana's law-abiding adults soon will be able to legally carry concealed handguns without permits or training after the Legislature gave final passage to a...
Baton Rouge collected more sales taxes in 2023 than the year before
December East Baton Rouge Parish General 2% Sales and Use Tax by Deanna B. Narveson
Tax changes businesses need to know about for 2024
As is often the case, a new year has brought with it new tax considerations.
[Sponsored] Ratcliff Development, LLC acquires prime property In Baton Rouge for state-of-the-art warehouse development
RATCLIFF DEVELOPMENT, LLC ACQUIRES PRIME PROPERTY IN BATON ROUGE FOR STATE-OF-THE-ART WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT
Ratcliff Development, LLC, in Alexandria, Louisiana, is pleased to announce the successful...
Inside The Seed, the new interactive STEAM-focused gallery at LASM
Last weekend, the Louisiana Art & Science Museum unveiled the first glimpse of its four-part renovation with the opening of its STEAM-focused gallery, The Seed.
Louisiana now has newfound power in D.C. Here’s what it could mean
If you perused social media platforms back in October, focusing solely on personalities who make or spend money on Louisiana politics, you would have...
Today is the deadline for Influential Women in Business nominations
Business Report is now accepting nominations for its 2024 Influential Women in Business recognition.
The awards annually honor professional women in the Capital Region who have...
Baton Rouge Mardi Gras is growing
Over the past several years, Mardi Gras festivities have been on the rise around the Capital City.
Two new parades, Mid City Gras and the...
Proactive steps for choosing the right accounting firm
Sponsored by LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors
Whether you are hiring an accounting and business consulting firm for the first time or have decided it’s time...
Roundup: New Year’s Eve / New laws / Social Security
What is open? It's just about time to celebrate New Year's Eve and say goodbye to 2023. Preparing for a midnight toast and more...
Stories to remember from 2023: Energy transition spurs industrial expansion
One of the most remarkable business developments in recent years is the local industrial sector’s embrace, at least publicly, of the shift to a...
Rolfe McCollister: BRAC needs bold, independent leadership
A new year means new opportunities. One such opportunity is hiring a new CEO for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber. After 15 years, Adam...
The MidCity Makers Market returns after a yearlong hiatus
The MidCity Makers Market had been the neighborhood’s go-to event to gift shop and discover local businesses and artists since 2016.
EMS: Stay safe and healthy when temperatures fall
Sponsored by East Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services
As winter sets in, the likelihood that you will experience a weather-related emergency, particularly a power outage,...
Genesis 360 tackles AI like everything else – comprehensively
Sponsored by Genesis 360
The swift emergence of Artificial Intelligence in the business world has brought with it a growing need for outsourced AI services....
Smaller EV batteries could be the next big thing
Sales growth has slowed this year for electric vehicles, which currently have batteries capable of carrying passengers only about 200 to 400 miles on...
BRAC projects almost 17K new jobs over the next two years
The Capital Region is projected to gain almost 17,000 new jobs over the next two years, after adding almost 12,000 over the past year,...
AI: Installing the guardrails
What should a company consider in writing its policy on artificial intelligence? No matter the approach, the policy should be malleable, since it’s impossible...
AI: It’s all in the prompt
The effectiveness of AI depends largely upon a company’s ability to “prompt” the technology to produce the desired output. As such, the fledgling field...
AI on AI: How might AI reshape business in 2024? Here’s what the technology...
How will artificial intelligence impact business in 2024? Who better to ask than AI itself? In mid-November, we asked GPT-4 to highlight ways AI...