Business

Nearly three decades since founding Raising Cane’s in Baton Rouge, Todd Graves’ chicken tender chain has more than 750 locations, and he is listed...

Melty, a new cheesesteak, hamburger and wing restaurant, had a soft opening earlier this week on College Drive near the intersection with Corporate Boulevard. 

LSU President William Tate listed tax policy as his primary concern going into the first year of Gov.-elect Jeff Landry’s tenure with a new legislature being seated. He shared his thoughts Wednesday in an address to the school’s Faculty Senate. 

An avid outdoor sportsperson for most of his life, Logan Meaux noticed a problem with booking hunting and fishing trips—there was no centralized marketplace...

Baton Rouge’s International Mezzo Technologies and its parent company, Signia Aerospace, have been accused of violating the patent of a competitor. 

Louisiana agriculture and forestry suffered $1.69 billion in damage due to this summer’s drought and excessive heat, according to preliminary estimates by LSU AgCenter experts.

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is hosting a delegation from Ukraine at its downtown offices today, WBRZ-TV reports. 

A freight brokerage firm specializing in the transportation of full truckload freight is looking to add a facility in Baton Rouge. 

A Southern University finance junior’s business networking company was selected for a $10,000 investment from Nexus Louisiana as part of the annual BizTech Challenge designed to encourage HBCU students with startup opportunities.

Cigna and Humana are in talks for a combination that would create a new powerhouse in the health insurance industry, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The Shed BBQ is closing its doors a year and a half after opening.

“Authentic” is the word of the year for 2023, according to Merriam-Webster Inc.

Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain plans to ask the Legislature for $43 million to beef up firefighting equipment and personnel after the...

In hopes of building a one-of-its-kind clean hydrogen energy cluster in south Louisiana, the multi-pronged H2theFuture initiative is gradually taking shape, 10/12 Industry Report...

The renovation of the historic Lincoln Theater on Eddie Robinson Drive starts next month and is expected to last throughout next year. 

Local bakery CounterspaceBR is continuing its expansion across the Capital Region with a new location in Mid City.  The new Government Street location, inside the...

UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum—which agreed to acquire Baton Rouge’s home health care company Amedisys for roughly $3.3 billion in June—is now facing a federal...

Louisiana lawmakers voted to kill a public-private partnership to replace the Interstate 10 bridge over the Calcasieu River near Lake Charles after trucking firms complained about the cost of the tolls that would have helped to pay for the project.

The foundation customers of Venture Global LNG’s Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas export facility in Louisiana are in for an even longer wait for...

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves and Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser are calling for more federal funding to test imported seafood and tighter regulations to slow...