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Legislation would allow a statewide vote on St. George school system next year
State legislators are mulling over proposals that would bring an end to the saga between the newly incorporated city of St. George and East...
A new retail center is planned for Juban Road
A new retail center is in the works for Juban Road in Denham Springs.
Juban Retail Partners LLC purchased a 2.12-acre tract along Juban Road...
Roundup: Investment growth / Credit card rates / Mortgage applications
Where Louisiana ranks: Between 2019 and 2024, Louisiana saw a massive 452% increase in investment, with venture capital growing from $165 million to more...
Voices of Influence: Laura Vinsant
2025 Influential Women in Business honoree Laura Vinsant, executive director of Teach for America, shares her insights. Read her profile here.
What’s the most important...
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 jointÂ
Salt Pepper Oak, a barbecue restaurant that gained popularity through TikTok, has relocated from Pass Christian, Mississippi, to Baton Rouge, 225 writes.Â
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.
What’s...
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.
What’s the most...
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.
What’s the most...
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.
What’s the...
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...
