Deanna B. Narveson

Baton Rouge collected more sales taxes in 2023 than the year before

    December East Baton Rouge Parish General 2% Sales and Use Tax by...

Emergency management firm launches in Baton Rouge 

A group of emergency management experts is launching a new veteran-owned disaster services company in Baton Rouge. 

Baton Rouge-area home sales continued to decrease in January  

Baton Rouge-area homebuyers are starting to see some relief from the strong seller’s market as inventory and the number of days houses stay on the market both climb, according to the latest report from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors. 

Lake Charles Methanol announces plans for $3.2B manufacturing plant  

Lake Charles Methanol II LLC today announced plans to invest $3.24 billion to construct a manufacturing plant that will produce low-carbon intensity methanol and other chemicals at the Port of Lake Charles. 

Amedisys expands patient services with diagnostics partnership  

Baton Rouge home health care company Amedisys announced last week it is adding advanced...

Roundup: Federal deficit / US trade / Alcohol sales 

Latest projections: The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that it expects the federal budget...

Baton Rouge sales tax collections were up slightly in November

East Baton Rouge Parish General 2% Sales and Use Tax by Deanna...

Small businesses are struggling to comply with this new corporate transparency law 

Small businesses are beginning to feel more prepared for a new beneficial ownership reporting requirement that kicked in at the start of this year—but there's still a long road ahead to get everyone on board, Inc. reports. 

Federal lawsuit filed to overturn Louisiana’s new congressional district map

A group of 12 plaintiffs is suing Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry over the state’s new congressional district map, alleging the map violates civil rights protected by the 14th and 15th amendments.  

Tens of thousands of business deals occur daily on Baton Rouge interstates 

An estimated 45,000-plus business deals are made on Interstates 10 and 12 through Baton Rouge each day, according to a recent survey of 3,000 commuters by California-based legal services firm LawLinq. Â