State Sen. Cleo Fields files four bills in response to ExxonMobil fire

State Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, has filed four bills in response to the...

Meet the world’s youngest astronaut-in-training: She’s from south Louisiana

Baton Rouge native Alyssa Carson has bragging rights to another global first: She designed the world's first luggage for space travel.

Daylight-only restrictions back in effect; Mississippi expected to hit 42 feet

A few weeks after they were lifted, daylight-only restrictions on Mississippi River ship movements...

What Acadian Village can expect with 16,000 square feet of vacant space

The Acadian Village shopping center on Perkins Road is expected to soon dump 16,000...

Port of Greater Baton Rouge has yet to see impacts from coronavirus

Despite potential threats to the global supply chain brought on by the new coronavirus...

 Why this longtime local bar owner finally got a sign

Citing the importance of location and a changing retail landscape, longtime local bar owner...

Baton Rouge sees nation’s second-biggest drop in 2019 home prices

Over the past year, the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area saw the second-biggest decrease...

Proposed subdivision, near Highland and Bluebonnet, goes before Planning Commission

A developer who wants to create a subdivision on 12 acres near the intersection...

HUD approves Louisiana’s $1.2B flood mitigation plan

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved Louisiana’s action plan for...

Studyville tutoring center to open at Perkins Rowe

An academic lounge called Studyville is coming to Perkins Rowe, the mixed-use development announced...