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Feds: LSU arena finalist secretly made millions in ‘incentives’ steering its clients to Ticketmaster
A signed non-prosecution agreement in the indictment involving the top contender for the LSU arena project indicates the company pocketed millions of dollars to...
Will Meta’s Louisiana data center one day rival Manhattan’s footprint?
In a post on Threads this week, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg touts the build-out of a data center called Hyperion.
That center, he shares, is...
Shell Project BlueCat expansion elevates Port Allen to No. 1
Shell Catalysts & Technologies has completed Project BlueCAT, a $121 million expansion that gives its Port Allen facility a second world-leading title. Already recognized...
Business Lunch: The Overpass Merchant’s Thai Peanut Shrimp Salad
The Overpass Merchant
Address: 2904 Perkins Road
Phone: (225) 508-4737
theoverpassmerchant.com
Cuisine: American
Owner: Hufft Marchand Hospitality
Scene: Gastropub in the Perkins Road Overpass District serving elevated bar fare, including...
LSU helped launch it. Now Bocock Brothers’ college cigar line is growing
Last year, Houston-based cigar company Bocock Brothers made history when it began selling officially licensed LSU cigars. It was the first time a major...
Top 100 Private Companies: A closer look at Level Homes
Level Homes has steadily expanded its footprint across south Louisiana and into North Carolina.
Launched in 2000, the company focuses on master-planned communities and move-in-ready...
This Lafayette fine jewelry brand is opening a Baton Rouge storefront
Lafayette’s Embark Fine Jewelry is expanding into Baton Rouge. The company plans to open a location in the Coterie Exchange development on Jefferson Highway,...
Justice Department alleges LSU arena finalist was a ‘pimp’ for Ticketmaster
The indictment against the top executive of the final firm in consideration to develop LSU’s new $400 million arena isn’t the company’s first legal...
Meet the 500: Craig Stevens, CEO of Genesis 360
Craig Stevens started small in 2011 by offering parking lot striping services. The retired Air Force captain has since grown Genesis 360 into a...
Top 100 Private Companies: A closer look at Community Coffee
Founded in Baton Rouge in 1919, Community Coffee has grown into one of the most recognizable brands in Louisiana—and beyond.
Still family owned after more...
LSU arena stakeholders plan a ‘due diligence review’
Amid disturbing revelations that have emerged about the top pick to develop a new $400 million arena for LSU, stakeholders plan a “due diligence...
Shortages plague the GBR Food Bank as future cuts loom
A mix of economic changes and cuts to federal food assistance over the past year has led to substantial reductions in the amount of...
AI and the law: A guide for smart business integration
It’s no secret that businesses across nearly every sector of the economy are increasingly integrating AI into their operations. But with innovation comes risk—and...
Top exec of LSU arena finalist indicted
The CEO of Denver-based Oak View Group, the final firm in consideration to develop LSU’s new $400 million arena, has been indicted by the...
Baton Rouge’s MasteryPrep is expanding its Texas footprint with this acquisition
Baton Rouge-based ed-tech firm MasteryPrep has acquired Sirius Education Solutions, a leading provider of exam prep materials for Texas schools, in a move that...
See which local homebuilders are among the nation’s leaders
Several Louisiana-based homebuilders are among the nation’s leaders in single-family closings.
The five highest-producing builders remained unchanged from 2023, with D.R. Horton leading the way...
Louisiana schools face uncertainty amid $6.8B federal funding freeze
On June 30, the U.S. Department of Education told states that it was placing a hold on $6.8 billion in federal education funding for...
Lamar adds 1,500 billboards to its portfolio through acquisition
Lamar Advertising Company has acquired the assets of Verde Outdoor in the first-ever UPREIT transaction in the billboard industry, the company announced Monday afternoon.
The...
B1Bank will expand its north Louisiana footprint with this acquisition
Baton Rouge-based Business First Bancshares Inc., the holding company for b1Bank, on Tuesday announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Progressive...
BRAC is launching a new business accelerator program
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber on Monday announced the launch of its Growth Lab Accelerator, a leadership development program tailored for minority-, woman- and...
