What’s the latest on the update to FuturEBR?

City-parish planning staff will update the planning commission on how work is progressing on revising FuturEBR, the city-parish’s comprehensive master plan. 

Solar panel manufacturer planning $1B facility in Acadiana 

First Solar, the largest solar energy manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere, today announced it has selected Acadiana Regional Airport as the site of its fifth U.S. manufacturing facility. 

Full power restoration in Baton Rouge not expected until tonight 

Entergy has pushed the estimated power restoration time back to this evening after Monday afternoon’s thunderstorm left 23,000 businesses and homes in East Baton Rouge Parish without electricity.  

Baton Rouge Metro Airport passenger numbers nearing those of 2019 

Passenger volume at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport was up 14.7% in June of this year compared to the same month in 2022, with 66,827 total passengers flying in and out, according to the airport’s latest passenger volume report. 

Roundup: Community Coffee CEO / Economic growth / Unemployment claims 

ICYMI: Baton Rouge-based Community Coffee on Wednesday announced that CEO David Belanger is planning...

Hurricane season is getting longer thanks to hotter temperatures

Hurricane season officially runs June 1 through November 30, but Louisiana State Climatologist and LSU professor Barry Keim and a group of researchers are finding that hurricane season is starting earlier and ending later each year.  

Meta and Microsoft are teaming up on AI tools for businesses 

Microsoft is partnering with Facebook parent company Meta to make artificial intelligence software available to businesses, the tech giants announced today. 

Diane Allen and Associates transfers ownership and changes its name 

Baton Rouge-based advertising firm Diane Allen and Associates announced Friday that ownership of the company has transferred from founders Diane Allen and Al McDuff to Nancy Steiner and Donny Charbonnet and the firm will now be called DAA Media + Marketing.   

BRPD Chief Murphy Paul leaving at the end of the year 

Baton Rouge Police Department Chief Murphy Paul is planning to step down later this year after five and a half years in the role, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome announced this morning.  

Check out these July networking events you don’t want to miss 

July is another busy month in Baton Rouge. From professional networking opportunities to continuing education for your career to celebrating local businesses, there’s something happening every week.