Baton Rouge retailers see strong holiday season sales

Despite facing various challenges throughout much of the year, many local retailers saw stronger-than-usual...

Year-in-review: Single-family residential real estate exits 2020 on a roll

Amid low interest rates, the Baton Rouge area saw a healthy single-family residential real estate market throughout 2020, with the number of home sales and median sale prices rising year-over-year and inventory shrinking.

3 things to know: Charlotte Claiborne

Charlotte Claiborne, executive director of Bridge Center for Hope, spent 17 years working for Entergy before enter the mental health field.

Baton Rouge philanthropist Sue Turner dies

Baton Rouge philanthropist Sue Turner, who supported many of the city’s most visible arts...

BLS report: Louisiana women earned 73.6% of what men did in 2019

Louisiana women who were full-time wage and salary workers in 2019 had median weekly...

Weekly initial jobless claims rise to 9,289 in Louisiana

Initial unemployment claims in Louisiana rose to 9,289 last week, up from 9,114 the...

For banks, new year brings another wave of PPP and many questions

Heading into 2021, Baton Rouge banks are preparing for a new presidential administration and Congress, another round of Paycheck Protection Program funding and a vaccine rollout that’s expected to wrap by the end of next year.

Yoga Rouge, Core Chiropractic open in Southdowns Shopping Center 

The Southdowns Shopping Center has added two new tenants over the past month, while two of its existing tenants have moved into larger spaces within the Perkins Road retail center.

Louisiana Restaurant Association pushing for more federal aid 

The Louisiana Restaurant Association is lobbying for additional federal aid as its establishments, like...

Petroleum Service Corporation acquires assets from Fryoux Tankerman Service

Petroleum Service Corporation, the Baton Rouge-based portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired...