Three years after Gov. John Bel Edwards announced funding had been identified to begin widening a busy stretch of Interstate 10 through Baton Rouge from the Mississippi River to the I-10/I-12 split, several key questions about the project remain unanswered
A Baton Rouge-based coalition determined to invest in the state’s crumbling roads and bridges will once again push for a gasoline tax when the Legislature convenes in April.
An attorney for the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors says it’s too soon to predict when the agency staff will complete its investigation into a complaint, filed Dec. 28, seeking to disqualify one of the two bidders competing for a lucrative energy services contract at LSU.
The Chase Towers in downtown Baton Rouge will get a new name in the new year, says developer Mike Wampold, who is planning to rebrand his iconic high rises as I & II River Mark Center
While 2020 could have been a year that decimated commercial real estate, the office and retail sectors in Baton Rouge remain relatively healthy as the year comes to a close, though there’s plenty of uncertainty and some concern about what lies ahead.