Stephanie Riegel is the editor of Business Report.

Wanting higher profile, IBM offering peek behind the curtain of its riverfront facility

(Editor's Note: This story has been revised from an earlier version to include updated...

Mayor calls for better oversight of mosquito abatement district, other quasi-independent agencies

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome is calling for tougher oversight of the city’s Mosquito Abatement...

Ready Shield Solutions making little visible progress

Last June, the nascent Baton Rouge North Economic Development District announced a new company,...

MovEBR RFQ—yes, it will be a RFQ—to be issued by Friday

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s administration will issue a Request for Qualifications by the end...

Metro Council members move to oust head of mosquito abatement agency

Two members of the Metro Council are calling for a hearing to fire Todd...

Stung! How a taxpayer-funded mosquito abatement facility nearly doubles in price

After years of rubber-stamping escalating spending requests, the Metro Council is now wondering how...

Riegel: Why we remain so unfriendly to pedestrians

Baton Rouge recently made another one of those dubious lists that highlights the bad...

Who is Gary Beard and how does he keep landing public contracts?

In his nearly 40-year career, Gary Beard has found work as an engineer, a...

Flock this: Spanish Town residents pink with worry over Airbnbs

(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include comments from Airbnb.) Some Spanish Town...

Louisiana Tax Commission administrator resigns amid scandal, arrest

The top staffer at the Louisiana Tax Commission, Charles Abels III, has stepped down...
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