Pizza Art Wine restaurant opening in Baton Rouge in November

Fashion model Yilena Hernandez’s new Italian restaurant concept, Pizza Art Wine, is set to...

Few requests to modify overlay districts granted in recent history

If a proposed modification to the Old Hammond Highway Overlay District allowing for the development of a controversial Murphy Oil gas station secures Metro Council approval later this month, it would join just a few other cases where properties have successfully been removed from one of the parish’s 10 overlay districts in recent years.

BRG’s Ascension Neighborhood Hospital to open first phase Monday

Baton Rouge General will open the second-floor primary care clinic of its Ascension Neighborhood...

For Baton Rouge hotels, influx of first responders should more than offset loss of LSU game

Despite LSU moving Saturday’s planned home game to Missouri due to Hurricane Delta, Baton Rouge’s hospitality industry is heading into this weekend expecting a boost in business—which, at first glance, may seem counterintuitive.

BTR plans fewer November flights with dip in Thanksgiving travel

With Thanksgiving travel demand forecast to soften this year, the Baton Rouge Metro Airport...

Renewable Energy Group investing $825M into Geismar biorefinery expansion

Renewable Energy Group is investing at least $825 million of capital to expand its...

Local investor group to acquire Commerce Community Bank

A group of well-known Baton Rouge investors has signed a deal to acquire Delta...

Episcopal High student will pitch FaceTutor app to nationwide investor panel

Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge alumnus Thomas O’Connor, founder and CEO of startup...

Metro Council still meeting today, but bar owners paying little attention

The Metro Council is meeting later this afternoon to vote on a resolution that...

Sasol selling $2B chemical stake in Lake Charles to LyondellBasell

Sasol has struck a deal for partnership in its U.S. Base Chemicals Business in...