Work underway on mixed-use section of Harveston

Work is underway on the mixed-use portion of Harveston, the traditional neighborhood development at Nicholson Drive and Bluebonnet Boulevard, developer Mike Wampold says.

Government Street businesses hope renovation spurs more foot traffic

White Light Night, the Mid City art festival planned for Nov. 19, will be...

Home-school trend has entrepreneur switching from 3-D printers to education

Capital Region entrepreneur Craig Billings is out of the business of manufacturing 3-D printers and on to a new brand serving the education market, particularly the growing home-schooling sector. 

OLOL, LSU partnering on pre-med education

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and LSU Health New Orleans’ Baton Rouge campus will partner to provide “an immersive experience” for pre-medical students at LSU, officials say.

Louisiana craft breweries calling on state to ease regulations

Despite a national reputation for its local cuisine and “let the good times roll”...

Ochsner taps regional CEO for Baton Rouge, Lake Charles

Ochsner Baton Rouge has appointed Charles “Chuck” Daigle as regional CEO for Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, the company announced today.

Feds telling pipeline owners to improve cybersecurity

The federal government is moving from asking oil and gas pipeline owners to improve their cybersecurity to telling them to do so, an attorney whose practice includes cybersecurity says. 

Video game idea born at St. Joseph’s Academy leads to women-led business

An all-women video game design studio hopes to bring a concept first hatched in a St. Joseph’s Academy classroom to the marketplace. 

Capital Region economy was finding its footing, then came delta and Ida 

While the pandemic-driven economic downturn in early 2020 was devastating for many businesses and...

BRPD, sheriff’s office say COVID not causing staffing shortages

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Baton Rouge Police Department both say COVID-19 has not caused staffing problems for their agencies, though only the sheriff’s office is tracking infections.