Stories to remember from 2021: Hurricane Ida

Hurricane Ida came ashore as a Category 4 storm on August 29, 16 years to the day after Katrina's landfall. While it did not deliver a direct hit to Baton Rouge, parts of the Capital Region were without power for more than a week.

After a record-breaking year of mergers and acquisitions, what will 2022 bring?

It’s been a record-breaking year for business mergers and acquisitions both in the U.S. and globally.It’s been a record-breaking year for business mergers and acquisitions both in the U.S. and globally.

SWAT acquires Midwest Cooling Tower Services

Gonzales-based Specialty Welding and Turnarounds LLC, which provides technical maintenance services to chemical, refining, renewable, and industrial clients, today announced the acquisition of Midwest Cooling Tower Services from Dorilton Capital.

General Informatics expands into financial services with Texas acquisition

Baton Rouge-based IT managed services provider General Informatics this morning announced it has acquired Unicom Technologies, a Texas-based provider focused on banking, credit union, and financial services.

BRAF names New Schools’ Chris Meyer next CEO 

The board of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation today announced it has selected Chris Meyer as its new CEO and president. 

Northwest Louisiana scores three projects totaling more than $750M

Louisiana Economic Development this week announced three big-ticket developments that could be coming to...

JCW Creative moving to Mid City from Perkins Road

Baton Rouge advertising and marketing agency JCW Creative today announced plans to move from its Perkins Road office to a historic building in Mid City near Baton Rouge Magnet High School

Louisiana weekly initial unemployment claims rise 

Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana for the week ending Dec. 4 rose to...

Louisiana ranked as 44th best state for business  

Louisiana came in at No. 44 in CNBC’s annual list of top states for business, ranking ahead of just Mississippi, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Maine, Hawaii and Alaska. 

RoyOMartin, family donates $3.5M to three LSU campuses 

Lumber company RoyOMartin, and LSU alumni Roy O. Martin III and Kathy Kilpatrick Martin have committed $3.5 million to advance top capital priorities on three LSU campuses.Â