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Sen. Kennedy touts US economy to Ascension audience, with one major caveat
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy told Ascension Parish business leaders Tuesday that the U.S. economy remains on solid footing, but persistent inflation and the high...
The Ascension Zoning Commission will weigh new data center rules today
Ascension Parish is moving to establish where data centers can be built—and who must bear the costs and community impacts of bringing the power-intensive...
Inside Chevron’s Geismar expansion: plant manager Zac Leeth on what’s next
Chevron's expanded renewable diesel refinery in Geismar has ramped up production while increasing its economic footprint in Ascension Parish, according to plant manager Zac...
Sports bar of the future? Walk-On’s to debut new model in Baton Rouge
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux is preparing to debut what it’s calling the “sports bar of the future” in Baton Rouge: a restaurant roughly half the...
Livingston tract linked to data center speculation underwent federal wetlands review
A roughly 700-acre Livingston Parish tract at the center of speculation about a possible data center underwent an extensive federal wetlands review just months...
Multimedia: Ascension’s movers and makers, in pictures
Business owners, executives and community leaders from across Ascension Parish recently gathered to exchange ideas, make new connections and reconnect with familiar faces at...
East Baton Rouge Parish commercial real estate market continues summer slide
East Baton Rouge's commercial real estate market continued to soften in July as overall sales volume and transaction activity declined for the third consecutive...
What’s driving this local credit union’s ‘rapid growth’
Pelican Credit Union has nearly tripled in size since 2017. Its president, Melissa Ott, attributes that swell primarily to “organic growth” rather than to...
Leadership matters: Butch and Brooks are here and ready
One of them I have known for years and have seen in action. The other I have not met yet, but he has a...
Julio Melara: NOW is the time
There’s a lot happening in Baton Rouge right now.
Julio Melara is the publisher of Business Report.
In our September edition of Business Report alone, we’re...
Two decades later, how did we do?
Sometimes we don’t stop to reflect on the past and take stock of how we are doing.
I was looking through an old bound volume...
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The Baton Rouge region is expected to lead Louisiana in employment growth over the next decade, adding 20,928 jobs through 2034.
That’s according to new...
Get tickets to the 2026 Louisiana Energy Awards
Some of the biggest names in the energy industry will be honored this fall as Business Report’s 10/12 Industry Report hosts the Louisiana Energy Awards, recognizing...
Tickets to Business Report’s Louisiana Business Symposium celebration are going fast
Join the region’s most influential executives, entrepreneurs and industry leaders as we recognize Baton Rouge Business Report's Top 100 Private Companies of 2026—those making...
Help Business Report recognize the Capital Region’s most charitable companies
Baton Rouge Business Report is building a new ranking of the Capital Region’s most charitable companies—and we want your organization to be part of...
