Placid Refinery pays $4.8M for BRAF’s former downtown headquarters

Port Allen's Placid Refining Co. has purchased the building that formerly housed the Baton Rouge Area Foundation along with a parking lot straddling the Central Fire Station on Laurel Street for $4.78 million.

SoLou has a new landlord after private investor purchases property

Private investor Nicholis Milano is SoLou’s new landlord, after buying the property for an undisclosed sum, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Plastic surgery center Sono Bello coming to Corporate Boulevard

A new plastic surgery center is coming to Corporate Boulevard, according to documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Commercial Properties buys 22 blighted properties in Nicholson corridor for $3M

Commercial Properties Realty Trust has purchased 22 tracts in the Nicholson Drive corridor for $3.02 million

New Walk-On’s CEO plans to add menu options, boost customer experience 

Scott Taylor may be the new CEO of Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux, but he doesn't plan to reinvent the wheel now that he's at the helm.

Bay Leaf Indian Cuisine founder purchases Sherwood Forest Plaza for $1.8M

Bay Leaf Indian Cuisine founder and general manager Frank Presad has purchased the Sherwood...

​​Houma heavy equipment dealer purchases Rieger Road property for $5.2M

M&L Industries has purchased a property on North Rieger Road for $5.2 million, which will become the new home for its Baton Rouge franchise, according to the company’s president, Steven Marmande.

Louisiana’s industrial sector struggling to attract skilled labor

The biggest problem facing the industrial sector this year is a lack of skilled workers. 

Zachary’s SouthStar Urgent Care sells to Utah investor for $1.8M

The SouthStar Urgent Care clinic on Main Street in Zachary has been sold to a Utah investor for $1.8 million, according to documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

The top 10 Capital Region industrial projects currently in the works 

Industry's push for cleaner energy is fueling construction projects. Dozens of companies have announced...