Louisiana Farm Bureau proposes 3-story office building in Towne Center Business Park

Louisiana Farm Bureau is planning to build a three-story, single-tenant office building near the...

Louisiana state government faring better than private sector on employment

While the pandemic is causing Louisiana’s private sector and local governments to shed thousands of jobs, it isn’t having the same effect on state government employment.

Graves: Louisiana shouldn’t expect Hurricane Laura relief until after election

Louisiana might not receive federal funding for Hurricane Laura relief until after the presidential election, or even until early 2021, according to U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, who spoke today at LABI’s second virtual seminar of The IMPACT continuing education series.

VBR gets travel convention feedback six months later; here’s what that means

The more than 700 people who attended the Travel South Domestic Showcase in Baton Rouge in early March rated the show as above average compared to previous shows.

Willow Ridge homeowners push back against 14 annexation requests 

Twenty-six homeowners within the Willow Ridge subdivision are pushing back against 14 property owners’...

Report: Louisiana had budget shortfall even before start of COVID-19 crisis

With just $14.8 billion available to pay $36.4 billion worth of bills, Louisiana is...

CATS workers demand ‘transparency and accountability’ over millage use

Representatives from the workers’ union for Capital Area Transit System employees are protesting what...

Vantage Contractors acquires Kelly’s Industrial Services

Vantage Contractors, a Baton Rouge-based construction, maintenance and disaster recovery firm, has acquired Kelly’s...

Several commercial property owners will challenge reassessed property values

The Metro Council on Wednesday will review and hear complaints from three East Baton Rouge Parish commercial property owners regarding their newly reassessed property values, on which the 2021 property tax bills will be based.

Louisiana’s unemployment rate drops to 7.6% for August

Louisiana’s unemployment rate dropped between July and August, from 9.4% to 7.6%, according to...