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How the East Baton Rouge Parish commercial real estate market fared in 2024
It wasn’t exactly a banner year for the East Baton Rouge Parish commercial real estate market. The parish ended 2024 on a lower note...
This Baton Rouge contractor is expanding in Ascension Parish
Global contractor MMR Group is building a new office in Ascension Parish and adding to its main campus on Airline Highway.
The 20,000-square-foot office will...
What effective CEOs do after the first 90 days
While the first 90 days in office may focus on identifying strategic issues and delivering a few quick wins for the company, the period...
Long-term mortgage rates continue an upward climb
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up again this week, remaining at its highest level since July.
The benchmark 30-year fixed rate loan rate...
Roundup: Local CEO honored / Consumer expectations / Homeless encampments
Top 50: Jude Melville, CEO of Baton Rouge-based b1Bank, has been named among the top 50 Financial Technology CEOs of 2024. The Financial Technology...
This Houston contracting firm is expanding its presence in the Capital Region
Houston heavy mechanical contracting company Wyatt Field Service is expanding its Louisiana presence.
After outgrowing its Port Allen office, the refining and petrochemical service company...
A homebuilder purchased more than 100 lots to expand this neighborhood
Local homebuilder DSLD just purchased more than 100 lots to expand one of its residential communities in Gonzales.
The homebuilder bought 108 lots through DSLD...
Will the California wildfires raise Louisiana insurance rates?
Residents hundreds and thousands of miles away may be impacted by the wildfires tearing across Los Angeles as the disaster threatens to make the...
Roundup: LSU Board of Supervisors / Jobs report / Winter storm
New leadership: Gov. Jeff Landry has tapped Scott Ballard as the next chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors. Ballard, a Covington businessman, was...
‘LaPolitics’: Sen. Cassidy is leaning into a new leadership role
As the first physician to chair the U.S. Senate HELP Committee since 1933 (back when it was just the Education and Labor Committee), Sen....
Trashman and termite scooper: The unconventional early jobs of some Baton Rouge execs
Ever wonder what CEOs and entrepreneurs were doing before they climbed the corporate ladder? From termite scooper to actress Julia Roberts’ personal assistant, the...
This Dallas franchise is opening its first Louisiana location in Baton Rouge
Dallas franchise 1to1 Plans, which offers high-tech walkable floor plans, is opening its first Louisiana location in Baton Rouge.
Local franchise owners Chandler Accardo and...
Roundup: California insurance crisis / Hedge funds / Tiger Woods
Mounting: California already faced an insurance crisis before the Los Angeles firestorm began. Now, a preliminary estimate from Morningstar DBRS points to insured losses...
Delaying of rate cuts is putting more pressure on small banks
Larger banks have mostly fared better than smaller ones since last year’s banking crisis that led to the shuttering of three institutions, CNBC reports.
That...
Florida Boulevard tract changes hands for $1M
A parcel containing 11 businesses at the intersection of Florida Boulevard and North Little John Drive recently changed hands.
Builders Center Real Estate Co LLC...
What American Airlines is doing to lure back business travelers
American Airlines is trying to win back American corporations after missing out on some $1.5 billion in revenue last year in a failed bid...
What the Tax Foundation says about Louisiana’s population exodus
Louisiana is continuing to struggle with losing residents, according to a recent analysis from the influential Tax Foundation.
For the analysis, the nonprofit looked at...
McCollister: Can Coach Sid change Baton Rouge?
Editor’s note: Rolfe McCollister is a member of Mayor-President Sid Edwards’ transition team.
It’s been eight years since Baton Rouge has had a new mayor-president,...
This acai and smoothie shop is opening its second local storefront
In 2024, social media food critic Keith Lee gave Baton Rouge acai and smoothie shop Dr. Feel Good a positive review on TikTok that...
Roundup: New Orleans attack / Immigration / Warehouse leases
Seeking answers: One week after the deadly New Year’s terrorist attack, New Orleans’ police chief refused to answer questions about the city’s security measures...
