Two publicly traded companies have reached an agreement to transport industrial carbon dioxide emissions along the Mississippi River corridor from Jefferson Parish to the Baton Rouge area. 

Louisiana tourism’s recovery from the pandemic was quicker-than-expected, says Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, with visits last year up 29% from 2020.

Baton Rouge Area Chamber officials are “reasonably optimistic” about their priorities making it through the current legislative session

Vacancy rates across the Baton Rouge metro region are higher than the national average, but many of those dwellings aren’t suitable for residents, at least not yet. 

The trial involving the lawsuit to prevent the incorporation of St. George begins today at the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge. 

A state House of Representatives committee has advanced legislation that craft brewers say will help their industry grow. 

MidCity Makers Market organizers have decided to hold the event quarterly rather than monthly.

D’s Garden Center on Pecue Lane will open a second location this summer at the former site of Garden District Nursery on Government Street, owner Darren Duffy says. 

The Baton Rouge-area retail market has rebounded from the lows of 2020 and is on an upward trajectory through the first quarter of this year, according to Charlie Colvin of Momentum Commercial Real Estate.

State Sen. Rick Ward, R-Port Allen, has proposed creating the “credit access loan,” a new type of financial product for Louisiana, intended for borrowers who can’t qualify for a bank loan.