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Victoria’s Toy Station is up for sale after 40 years in business
Victoria’s Toy Station on Government Street, which has been open for more than 40 years, is now up for sale for $1.2 million.
Beau Box...
Roundup: Banning reservation trading / Legislative preview / LSU budget cuts
Table for two, please: A lawmaker has filed a bill to ban reservation trading apps from operating in Louisiana. People are buying and selling...
Here’s a snapshot of how the Ascension commercial real estate market fared in Q1
The Ascension Parish commercial real estate market finished the first quarter of 2025 with an increase in sales volume but a slight decline in...
Critics warn of the impacts of last week’s $744M judgment against Chevron
After a Plaquemines Parish jury last week ruled that Chevron must pay $744 million in damages, critics are warning that the lawsuit—and dozens of...
What does the future of health care in Baton Rouge look like?
Running a hospital has never been easy, but today’s health care leaders are facing more challenges than ever.
Rising costs, staffing shortages, evolving technology and...
Chevron gets hit with a $740M verdict over Louisiana’s wetlands
Oil company Chevron must pay at least $740 million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, a jury ruled on Friday...
How the Baton Rouge Health District is prescribing innovation
The Baton Rouge landscape is dotted with world-class medical facilities, each a testament to the city’s commitment to health care excellence.
But as Business Report...
Roundup: Earned income tax credit / Natural gas / Dow plunges 2,000
Doubling the credit: Rep. Matthew Willard, D-New Orleans, has filed a bill proposing to double the state's Earned Income Tax Credit for low- and...
A financial firm just snapped up this Denham Springs office space for $2M
Denham Springs-based Presley Wealth Management is relocating to a larger office after purchasing a two-story building just down the street from its current location.
Founder...
Your homemade lunch may be hurting the economy
Could toting homemade lunches to work be having a notable impact on restaurants revenue? Quite possibly.
More employees are bringing lunches from home than they...
Vacancies plague the nation’s weather watchers
After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates—twice that of just a decade ago—as severe...
Roundup: ULM plans furloughs / Fish farming / Oil and gas lawsuit
Budget shortfall: The University of Louisiana at Monroe plans to furlough staff in an effort to avoid a $5 million to $6 million budget...
Flannery Road apartment complex sells for $5.6M
The Acadian Place apartment complex on South Flannery Road across from Flannery Road Park, recently changed ownership.
Delaware-registered Acadian Place 2022 Holbox LLC, represented by...
The global trade war is on: China strikes back against Trump’s tariffs
China struck back against Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs on Friday morning by announcing it would be levying its own 34% reciprocal tariff...
This wellness bar and grocery store is bringing healthy foods to Mid City
Mid City residents will soon have access to more healthy and fresh foods.
Terrez Collins, a registered nurse and owner of cold-pressed juice company C.A.K.E.D,...
US jobs report for March offers up some surprising numbers
U.S. employers added a surprising 228,000 jobs last month, as the American labor market continues to show resilience as President Donald Trump wages trade...
‘LaPolitics’: Broadband, LED on Legislature’s commerce agenda
Louisiana has gained praise for its quick rollout of federal grants to expand access to broadband internet. But grant recipients are in some cases...
Roundup: Private lenders / Pepsi’s revival / US jobless claims
Exploring options: As the traditional direct lending market has become crowded, private lenders are looking for ways to expand their reach into other parts...
Trump is betting that other nations will feel more pain from tariffs than the...
President Donald Trump’s decision to enact expansive new tariffs goes against a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers and is likely, economists say,...
How to build culture after an acquisition
While closing an acquisition deal may take months or even years of planning, many acquisitions fall flat of pre-deal expectations because of a lack...
