Stephanie Riegel is the editor of Business Report.

National real estate investors eye south Louisiana with caution after major storms

​​Is Louisiana’s increasing vulnerability to major weather events having a chilling effect on commercial real estate investment?

Riegel: The difficult realities of living in south Louisiana  

A few days before Hurricane Ida laid waste to coastal south Louisiana, leaving Baton...

United Airlines flight to LAX a winner for BTR

LSU’s Sept. 4 season opener against UCLA might have been a disappointment for Tiger fans. But United Airlines’ nonstop service from the Baton Rouge Metro Airport to LAX was a winner.

Arts Council organizes performances for displaced hurricane victims 

The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge is pitching in to make life a...

Garbage collection challenges in Baton Rouge persist, Republic tells Metro Council

At Wednesday’s Metro Council meeting, officials from Republic Services, which has the $90 million annual contract to pick up garbage, recycling and woody waste around the parish, tried to explain to the council what they’re up against.

Big Story: Ida’s powerful message

Hurricane Ida deals a massive blow to Baton Rouge and southeast Louisiana, knocking out power and creating a gas shortage.

Ida further slows wheels of justice already hampered by COVID

Among the many disruptions caused by Hurricane Ida, here’s one more to add to the list: delays on the docket. The closure of the 19th Judicial District Court last week means more hearings and trials have been rescheduled.

Metro Council to consider tougher rules for developing in floodplain

A measure that would tighten restrictions for new development in areas at high risk for flooding—which comprise nearly 50% of East Baton Rouge Parish—is expected to generate a spirited debate at tonight’s Metro Council meeting.

Annexations go before Metro Council; St. George trial date set for January

Several petitions filed by multiple property owners seeking annexation into the city-parish will come before the Metro Council for a vote later this month.

Baton Rouge is poised to address drainage issues, but will it follow through? 

In the five years since the historic August 2016 flood, members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation have secured more than $2.6 billion for the state, nearly one-third of which is heading to East Baton Rouge Parish to address long-standing drainage and flooding problems.