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Entergy Louisiana customers, who number roughly 1 million across the state, are going to be paying the $1.4 billion in grid repair costs from...

Baton Rouge Republican U.S. Rep. Garret Graves did not announce a run for governor this morning, as was rumored he might. 

More new businesses formed in East Baton Rouge Parish during this past December than in December 2021. But total new businesses in the parish for 2022 lagged the previous year’s total, according to the latest numbers released by the city-parish.

There’s a good chance you’ve heard MasteryPrep’s origin story by now. Baton Rouge High School graduate Craig Gehring earned perfect scores on the ACT...

As Louisiana continues to be plagued by insurance woes, with insurers leaving or going out of business in the hurricane-stricken state, some lawmakers say a special legislative session to address the crisis is imminent.

BR Works, the online job portal launched by the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, has garnered 81,500 page views and 13,900 users since it went live one year ago, BRAC announced this morning.  

With labor concerns and food price hikes still simmering, the year ahead already looks unappetizing for restaurants, but there are things business owners can...

NewAperio founder Logan Leger announced today that he has sold the company to New York-based software developer Forward.

Local firm Sequitur Consulting is moving from the Wrenwood Office Park on Jefferson Highway to The Exchange @ Jefferson, near Airline Highway. 

State regulators have given East Baton Rouge Parish until Sept. 15 to submit a draft stormwater management plan, which was originally due today. 

Tony’s Seafood in Baton Rouge has been a hotspot for crawfish lovers for years. But thanks to last month’s four-day freeze in south Louisiana, customers at Tony’s and other local seafood restaurants can expect to pay more at the start of the season.

Federal pandemic aid is disappearing, but state tax collections continue to surge, giving Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Legislature $1.6 billion in...

Consultant Scott Wozniak explains how any Baton Rouge company, regardless of size, can become a legendary brand.

Will the MasteryPrep sale help boost the Capital Region’s startup ecosystem by convincing local investors that winning bets can happen here?

The YMCA of the Capital Area on Monday announced plans to construct a four-story apartment building and replace the 60-year-old A.C. Lewis building with a new facility at its Mid City location on South Foster Drive.

The East Baton Rouge Planning and Zoning Commission today will consider adding 65,000 square feet to the 100,000 currently allowed for commercial development in Rouzan. 

Congressional members Garret Graves from Louisiana and John Garamendi from California plan to continue fighting to close a loophole that allows offshore wind and...

U.S. workers’ wild ride is coming to an end, The Wall Street Journal reports. After three whiplash-inducing years of, first, professional vulnerability and, then,...

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs just wrapped up back-to-back college football championships, something only seven teams in college football history can claim. The last one to do it was Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide. 

Karla King considers herself to be a healthy person. She’s practiced yoga for 30 years and eats right. She’s involved in the community and...