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Mary Bird Perkins partnership in Opelousas may signal further growth in 2023
Baton Rouge-based Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and Opelousas General Health Center announced a partnership this week to expand and enhance cancer care in Acadiana.
BRAF releases framework for promoting ‘thriving and resilient future’
The Baton Rouge Area Foundation today released the strategic framework that will guide its work under CEO Chris Meyer.
Company with Louisiana plans pulls off first meaningful CO2 direct-air capture
Startup Climeworks AG achieved an important milestone recently by successfully pulling CO2 from the open air and storing it underground for the first time,...
Inflation dips for a sixth straight month in December
Rising consumer prices in the U.S. moderated again last month, bolstering hopes that inflation’s grip on the economy will continue to ease this year and possibly require less drastic action by the Federal Reserve to control it.
Eliminate no-fault divorce? Louisiana GOP considers a push to do so
The Republican Party of Louisiana is debating whether to recommend the elimination of no-fault divorce, a change that would make it more difficult for couples to dissolve their marriages if enacted.
BASF breaks ground on $780M final phase of Geismar plant expansion
BASF broke ground this week on the third and final phase of expansion at its Geismar plant.
Niagara Bottling investing $160M to build plant near Hammond
Niagara Bottling is planning to invest $160 million to build a production facility in Tangipahoa Parish near Hammond, Louisiana Economic Development announced today.
The 500,000-square-foot...
DDD launching new strategic planning effort
The Downtown Development District is about to begin planning for the next phase of downtown Baton Rouge’s growth.
Former Relief Telemed CEO pleads guilty to stealing company funds
The founding CEO of a Baton Rouge health tech company pleaded guilty today to misusing company funds.
States ask Supreme Court to address how rail crossings are regulated
Eighteen states are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case that could affect how railroad crossings are regulated and the amount of...
Companies tracking productivity encounter creative workarounds
In a time of hybrid work where employers are extra-focused on ensuring staffers are productive, workers have come up with hacks to keep bosses...
Festival celebrating Baton Rouge culture debuts next month
A new festival kicking off Saturday, Feb. 25, aims to become an annual celebration of Baton Rouge culture.
Created to showcase local businesses, organizations, artists...
State, local governments gain flexibility in how they spend federal COVID aid
State and local governments will soon gain flexibility to spend billions of federal coronavirus relief dollars on things not directly related to the pandemic,...
BTR flights resume after FAA nationwide system outage
Flights are once again taking off from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport following an overnight outage of the Federal Aviation Administration's Notice to Air Missions...
How high is too high when raising prices on customers?
After a year of significant price increases, companies are trying to figure out how far they can go in 2023, according to The Wall...
State’s new building codes projected to significantly lower energy use
Louisiana’s adoption of new energy codes for buildings could reduce energy use by 20% in new residential buildings and 32% in new commercial buildings, a new study indicates.
Christmas freeze puts damper on record sugar cane season
In his 33 years of farming sugar cane, Ricky Gonsoulin had never had as good of a crop as the one he saw growing...
Louisiana’s Haynesville Shale play fueling US natural gas boom
U.S. production of natural gas has hit record levels, fueled in large part by booming production in the Haynesville basin straddling northwest Louisiana and...
New Walk-On’s CEO shakes up corporate team with layoffs
Some of Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux’s Baton Rouge-based corporate team has been let go as part of a restructuring under new CEO Scott Taylor.
Researchers clash over merits of freshwater diversion
Scientists and state agencies say freshwater diversions are the key to saving Louisiana’s rapidly eroding coast. To that end, the state is expected to...
