Stephanie Riegel is the editor of Business Report.

Barras’ election as House speaker could bring dividends when budget battles begin

Monday’s vote by the Louisiana House of Representatives to elect Rep. Taylor Barras, R-New...

New year brings fee hikes for many BREC recreational programs

The cost of playing tennis or golf at most BREC facilities has gone up...

Increased occupancy, average room rates made 2015 ‘a really good year’ for Baton Rouge hotels

Hotel occupancy for the first 11 months of 2015 increased just slightly over the...

CRISIS to present cost-benefit analysis of mega Baton Rouge area transportation projects this week

A group of business and industry leaders who have been analyzing potential solutions to...

Dream for HUD-financed apartment complex downtown coming together after four years

Nearly four years ago, John O. Hearin began working on plans to redevelop two...

City-parish to begin negotiations with two local architecture firms for River Center remodel

The city-parish will enter into contraction negotiations with a joint venture of Baton Rouge-based...

Macy’s departure leaves future of Cortana Mall as a retail center even further in doubt

Macy’s announcement late Wednesday that its Cortana Mall store is among 40 that will...

Holden highlights Baton Rouge’s growth over his three terms as mayor in final State of the City address

Kip Holden delivered his final State of the City address to the Baton Rouge...

Roof repairs on former Chelsea’s building underway; property manager says several prospective tenants interested

Less than a week after Chelsea’s closed after 28 years in business beneath the...

A conversation with John Bel Edwards on being governor of Louisiana

(Photography by Collin Richie: Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards speaking at Southern University's graduation) Democratic Gov.-elect...