Baton Rouge-based MasteryPrep is adapting to a changing U.S. education market by banking on virtual standardized test preparation services.

From increased spending on engagement rings to consumer preferences trending toward customization, Baton Rouge’s jewelers are seeing a boon in business.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Environmental Services aims to open a 27,000-square-foot operations facility on Florida Boulevard. The department wants to renovate and add space for “offices and service shops” at a vacant building that once belonged to an All Star Nissan dealership.

As power outages swept through Baton Rouge, many of the city’s hotels have experienced a surge in occupancy.

With many businesses essentially shuttered for two days, business interruption insurance could provide relief...

Residents like Brown worry that rezoning Millennial Park would exacerbate existing noise problems and a lack of parking spaces.

Homes in The Lakes at Harveston—the second residential phase of developer Mike Wampold’s planned community at Nicholson Drive and Bluebonnet Boulevard—will come online later this spring, around March or April.

Following a largely pandemic-triggered surge in ridership, Gotcha Baton Rouge will grow its local footprint in 2021—a move downtown officials believe will benefit the city’s central business district.

The Philadelphia-based retailer on Wednesday applied for an expedited commercial plan review permit, seeking a “tenant improvement commercial retail project” for the roughly 2,900-square-foot corner shell suite next to Frock Candy.

Amid the pandemic, Electric Depot—originally touted as a catalyst for Mid City’s redevelopment—has been slower to take off than anticipated. However, activity could potentially be on the upswing.