Stephanie Riegel is the editor of Business Report.

The Katrina phenomenon: How a hurricane changed the way South Louisiana does business

On Aug. 27, 2005, thousands of New Orleans-area residents began streaming into Baton Rouge...

The Katrina phenomenon: Baton Rouge and New Orleans are finally working together for the good of the region

In 2007, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation and Baton Rouge Area Chamber jointly funded...

Six companies that relocated or expanded after Hurricane Katrina: The Bulldog and Velvet Cactus

(Photography by Don Kadair: The Velvet Cactus) In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a...

Six companies that relocated or expanded after Hurricane Katrina: Boudreaux’s Jewelers

(Photography by Don Kadair: Donny Boudreaux) Like so many businesses in the New Orleans area,...

Six companies that relocated or expanded after Hurricane Katrina: Zehnder Communications

(Photography by Collin Richie: Jeff Zehnder) Advertising executive Jeff Zehnder and his wife had owned...

Six companies that relocated or expanded after Hurricane Katrina: Vivid Ink

(Photography by Don Kadair: Stephen St. Cyr) Like a lot of Baton Rougeans, Vivid Ink...

Six companies that relocated or expanded after Hurricane Katrina: Beau Box

(Photography by Don Kadair: Beau Box Commercial Real Estate) Though Beau Box grew up in...

Six companies that relocated or expanded after Hurricane Katrina: Baker Donelson

Water was still pouring into the city of New Orleans from the 17th Street...

Stephanie Riegel: The importance of perspective, 10 years after the storm

There were two types of Hurricane Katrina evacuees: Those who couldn’t wait to get...