Stephanie Riegel is the editor of Business Report.

Baton Rouge firms make pitch on state flood control management projects

The state Office of Community Development heard oral presentations today from firms vying for...

Riegel: A new way to redevelop north Baton Rouge?

Can you redevelop north Baton Rouge one house at a time? Armed with an ambitious...

Louisiana’s CVBs pushing bill to impose hotel tax on Airbnbs

Louisiana’s tourism industry will be pushing legislation in the upcoming state legislative session that...

MARC director errs saying he must keep job for parish to get tire shredder grant

The embattled director of the state’s Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control district, whose future...

Council to debate measure to remove parish Mosquito Abatement director

The Metro Council is scheduled to decide at its meeting Wednesday whether to hold...

Lawmaker predicts legislative hearings on state’s troubled medical marijuana program

The state legislator who sponsored the 2015 bill creating the state’s star-crossed medical marijuana...

News alert: Governor says he can’t call St. George election by Monday deadline

Gov. John Bel Edwards has effectively ended the faint hopes of supporters of the...

Downtown Baton Rouge library construction to resume after nearly 11 months

Construction could resume as soon as next week on the downtown library, which has...

Louisiana medical marijuana program in limbo

The future of the state’s upstart medical marijuana program looks increasingly bleak, as an...

Launch of Baton Rouge bike share program pushed to later this spring

Consultants working with the city’s new bike share vendor planned to announce the date...