Louisiana is the first state to gain full approval of its ‘Internet for All’ proposal 

The federal government has approved the second part of Louisiana’s plan to spend more than $1.35 billion to provide high-speed internet throughout the state, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today. 

How much will the state get from its first offshore wind agreements?

Louisiana’s Mineral and Energy Board approved the state’s first wind operating agreements in state offshore waters at its December meeting today, according to an announcement from Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Secretary Tom Harris.

Turner Industries sells plant management software

Baton Rouge’s Turner Industries is selling its suite of proprietary plant management and field operations software, MobilOps, to Raleigh, North Carolina-based Prometheus Group, the companies announced Monday. 

BRAC’s annual meeting set for February 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is holding its 2024 annual meeting  from 11 a.m....

H&E Equipment Services acquiring Phoenix equipment services company  

Baton Rouge’s H&E Equipment Services Inc. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire equipment services firm Precision Rentals. 

Weyerhaeuser planning $96.2M lumber mill modernization project  

Weyerhaeuser, one of the world's largest private owners of timberland―including 1.39 million acres in...

Pennington family pulls support from cancer center at Baton Rouge General 

The Pennington family is withdrawing its financial support for Pennington Cancer Center at Baton Rouge General after 23 years and has given the hospital permission to remove signage and marketing materials containing the Pennington name. 

See which Capital Region companies were selected for LED’s accelerator program 

Seven Capital Region businesses were selected to participate in Louisiana Economic Development’s annual Diversity...

OLOL partnering with Traction Sports through purchase of 40% stake 

Our Lady of the Lake Health has purchased a 40% minority stake in Baton...

LSU Innovation receives $600K grant to support startups 

LSU has been awarded a $600,000 U.S. Economic Development Administration grant to boost technology...