Stephanie Riegel is the editor of Business Report.

LSU board to vote Friday on opening energy systems deal to outside bidders

The LSU Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote Friday on an agreement with the LSU Real Estate and Facilities Foundation that would give the REFF authority to select and recommend a private vendor to upgrade the aging utilities and energy systems infrastructure on the main campus.  

Edwards under pressure as political leaders push for phase three reopening

Gov. John Bel Edwards is under increasing pressure from conservative political leaders and business...

LSU downplays potential conflict with board member and Bernhard Capital

LSU officials are downplaying the relationship between board member Jay Blossman and Baton Rouge-based private equity firm Bernhard Capital Partners.

By Day Architecture/Tiek & Co take over former Huddle House on Government Street

Baton Rouge-based By Day Architecture and interior design firm Tiek & Co. have teamed...

Mayor’s race off to slow start 

Mayoral candidates have been making the rounds, attending various community events, albeit while keeping a...

Baton Rouge misses grant deadline to purchase tire shredder, so what now?

Baton Rouge has missed the Sept. 1 deadline by which it had to spend some $600,000 in federal grant money to purchase a tire shredder that, it was hoped, would reduce abandoned tires that serve as breeding pools for mosquitoes in blighted areas.

Richard Lipsey’s meeting to address panhandling attracts key stakeholders

Businessman Richard Lipsey says he’s committed to putting up money to help address a...

Baton Rouge commercial property owners see smaller assessment hikes than homeowners

East Baton Rouge Parish property owners should have received by now a notice of their new property tax assessments for 2020, but commercial property owners likely saw a smaller increase in their new assessments than did most homeowners.  

Post-Laura hotel occupancy remains strong in Baton Rouge, but for how long?

As expected, the influx of Hurricane Laura evacuees and first responders boosted hotel occupancy...

Riegel: Anger and stress in a time of uncertainty in Baton Rouge

We're emotionally cratering under the strain of a pandemic, a hurricane, social unrest and a presidential race, writes Editor Stephanie Riegel.