Nationally renowned urban planner calls new downtown BR grocery a ‘great breakthrough’ 

Nationally renowned New Urbanist planner Andres Duany—best known locally for Plan Baton Rouge, his...

French firm to build $170M plant in St. James to supply oxygen to $1.85B methanol facility

Paris-based Air Liquide says it plans to build a $170 million plant in St....

Williams reopens Geismar ethylene plant following 2013 deadly explosion

Roughly 20 months since an explosion at the plant killed two workers and injured...

‘Business Report’: As companies along Airline migrate south, what does it mean for those left behind?

If retail follows population, it’s no surprise that two businesses—with long histories in Baton...

BRPD planning to double number of officers at downtown precinct

As many as 22 full-time police officers could be assigned to the new downtown...

La. gas price increases coming at faster clip than nation’s average

Louisiana motorists are seeing gas pump prices creep up at a pace faster than...

Louisianans among nation’s least confident about US economy, survey finds

When it comes to confidence in the U.S. economy, you can count Louisianans among...

LSU to lead $4.9M research effort to expand understanding of advanced materials

LSU faculty will lead a new three-year research initiative focused on expanding the understanding...

News roundup: Port improvements underway in Alexandria for Cool Planet facility … Lafayette’s unified development code in its final draft … Global agency sees...

Breaking ground: Construction has begun on infrastructure improvements at the Alexandria Port to accommodate...