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Voices of Influence: Kristi W. Richard
2025 Influential Women in Business honoree Kristi Richard, member of McGlinchey Stafford and co-chair of Uplift, shares her insights. Read her profile here.
What’s the...
A look inside Salt Pepper Oak, the Tik Tok famous barbecue joint
Salt Pepper Oak, a barbecue restaurant that gained popularity through TikTok, has relocated from Pass Christian, Mississippi, to Baton Rouge, 225 writes.
Founded by Vincent...
This Ascension industrial property sold for nearly $2M
Roughly 37 acres of vacant industrial land in Ascension Parish have sold for $1.9 million.
RBD Ascension LLC purchased the property from Industrial Commercial Properties...
Voices of Influence: Amy Province
2025 Influential Women in Business honoree Amy Province, senior vice president and market executive for Regions Bank, shares her insights. Read her profile here.
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Roundup: Cracker Barrel rebranding / Tariffs and toys / Real ID
Into the 21st century: The Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, known for its antique and country aesthetic, is rebranding its restaurants in an effort...
Voices of Influence: Meghan Parrish
2025 Influential Women in Business honoree Meghan Parrish, vice president of marketing and communications, shares her insights. Read her profile here.
What’s one risk you...
Voices of Influence: Michelle Hardy
2025 Influential Women in Business honoree Michelle Hardy, vice president of public affairs and community development for Turner Industries, shares her insights. Read her...
Woodside is looking for more buyers for its Louisiana LNG project
After announcing the project’s final investment decision last week, Woodside Energy said Tuesday that it planned to divest an additional 20% to 30% stake...
Voices of Influence: Kodi Guillory
2025 Influential Women in Business honoree Kodi Guillory, owner and president of Sustainable Design Solutions, shares her insights. Read her profile here.
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Voices of Influence: Regina Davis
2025 Influential Women in Business honoree Regina Davis, Baton Rouge Refinery Manager for ExxonMobil, shares her insights. Read her profile here.
What’s the most important...
Voices of Influence: Keli Zinn
2025 Influential Women in Business honoree Keli Zinn, executive deputy athletic director/COO of LSU Athletics, shares her insights. Read her profile here.
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Voices of Influence: Paige Carter
2025 Influential Women in Business honoree Paige Carter, Chief Business Development Officer for Louisiana Economic Development, shares her insights. Read her profile here.
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What lawmakers’ DOTD overhaul looks like
Louisiana lawmakers are advancing a significant overhaul of the state’s Department of Transportation and Development, which currently faces a $19 billion backlog in highway...
Roundup: Enough is Enough Louisiana / Trade deficit / Weather warning
Stepping down: Insurance reform nonprofit Enough is Enough Louisiana’s president has resigned following the distribution of materials he says used his name without his...
Mergers and acquisitions have hit a 20-year low
Global mergers and acquisitions activity significantly dropped this spring, reaching its lowest point in two decades in April, Reuters writes.
Only 555 M&A contracts were...
New BRAF grants target early learning, violence prevention
The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has launched a new grant program aimed at tackling two big issues: early childhood development and community safety.
Through the...
‘LaPolitics’: Lawmakers may have more capital outlay opportunities
Gov. Jeff Landry’s budget left more meat on the capital outlay bone this year, giving legislators more room to include their own brick-and-mortar priorities.
Lawmakers,...
Why Burgersmith is closing this location
Lafayette-based Burgersmith will close its Siegen Lane restaurant at the end of May after more than 10 years in operation.
Company executives announced Monday that...
Roundup: Wind energy / Garret Graves / Services sector growth
Pressing pause: A coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop the development of wind energy....
Are tariffs headed for the film industry?
President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the U.S.
In a post Sunday night on his...
