Midwest flooding could widen oil glut, disrupt refining operations in Louisiana

The worst flooding across the U.S. Midwest in four years has shut some oil...

A look back on the top Baton Rouge business headlines from 2015

From the failed incorporation effort for a new City of St. George and the...

‘225 Dine’: Baton Rouge chefs, restaurateurs predict 2016 food trends

2015 brought Baton Rouge several deliciously exciting food trends—it was a year of charcuterie,...

Dardenne warns of ‘more dire’ budget woes; estimated $750M shortfall must be closed by June

Louisiana’s budget woes are even worse than the incoming administration of Gov.-elect John Bel...

US pending home sales slip in November

Fewer people signed contracts to purchase homes in November, as the real estate market...

Holden among many Louisiana politicians being urged to run for congressional seat

With Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden leaving office next year, and following his runoff...

Methanex starts production at second Geismar plant three months ahead of schedule

Methanex says it has begun producing methanol at the second plant it has relocated...

News roundup: Baton Rouge nonprofit gets grant to address affordable housing needs … Louisiana driver’s license will still get you on a plane in...

Laying the foundation: Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation, a Baton Rouge-based nonprofit community development agency,...

$1.2B bet on a dry hole along Louisiana coast led to ‘Jim Bob’ Moffett’s fallout at Freeport

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. co-founder James “Jim Bob” Moffett’s last big gamble as head of the...