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Indoor pickleball franchise to open a location in Walker
A national indoor pickleball court franchise will open a location in Walker, its first in Louisiana.
Pickleball Kingdom, which has courts in 23 states, will...
BREC forms task force to assist interim superintendent in transition
BREC has created a Superintendent’s Advisory Task Force comprising business and community leaders who will help guide the vision and key initiatives of the...
Louisiana is responding to chronic absenteeism with a new strategy
As Louisiana makes strides in academic recovery, a new state-led initiative is putting the spotlight on a lingering challenge: chronic absenteeism.
The Louisiana Department of...
Delta Utilities completes its acquisition of Entergy’s natural gas business
Delta Utilities on Tuesday announced that it has completed its acquisition of Entergy’s New Orleans and Baton Rouge natural gas distribution networks.
Entergy’s natural gas...
What BTR projects its Fourth of July travel numbers to look like
The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport expects the upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend to mirror that of 2024.
Louis Hubbard, assistant director of aviation at...
Louisiana companies tread carefully as political and cultural shifts reshape diversity efforts
Efforts to understand how Baton Rouge-area businesses are adapting to shifts in diversity, equity and inclusion policies are being met with silence—even from organizations...
How ‘think-and-do tank’ Better Louisiana plans to achieve bold reforms
With an eye toward bold, systemic reform, two of Louisiana’s most influential advocacy groups—the Committee of 100 for Economic Development and the Council for...
It was a record year for the Capital Region’s top 100 private companies
In a year marked by economic headwinds and persistent uncertainty, the Capital Region’s Top 100 private companies achieved a record milestone—generating nearly $38.58 billion...
How lifelong entrepreneur Stuart Gilly is turning Tuesdays into a movement
When the phone rang, Stuart Gilly was ready.
The team from the Emerge Center was on the other end of the line, explaining that its...
The Newtron way: A belief in doing right by employees helped this contractor become...
In each of The Newtron Group’s offices and job site trailers across the country hangs a copy of the company’s core values and beliefs....
First-Class Travels: Derek Foret’s tips for navigating the British Virgin Islands
As a child, Hannis T. Bourgeois partner Derek Foret grew up visiting the Caribbean and the Yucatan of Mexico. To him, the one place...
Get a peek at design firm Tilt’s new digs in the Spanish Moon building
Preserving the spirit of the century-old Spanish Moon was just as important as renovating the space for the team at Tilt, the Baton Rouge...
How entrepreneur William McGehee is finding a new use for beer fermentation
In 2022, Tin Roof Brewery founder William McGehee was exercising at Iron Tribe Fitness in Mid City when workout friend and LSU chemical engineering...
What to know about LSU’s $215M dorm project
The LSU Board of Supervisors approved plans on Friday for two new residence halls that will add 1,266 beds across 650 units on the...
Baton Rouge is listed among America’s 100 best cities
A new report from Canadian consulting firm Resonance Consultancy ranks America’s “100 Best Cities” for 2025.
Coming in at No. 94? None other than Baton...
Investar Bank agrees to acquire First National Bank in Texas
Investar Bank will grow to more than $4 billion in assets and more than triple its branches in Texas with a proposed acquisition of...
Here’s what Capital Region executives say it takes to be a great leader
What’s the one quality every great leader needs? We asked some of Louisiana’s top execs, and let’s just say no two answers were the...
BREC appoints pair to interim leadership roles
BREC interim Superintendent Janet Simmons has appointed Maurice Velasquez as interim chief operating officer and Johanna Landreneau as interim chief human resources officer, both...
This engineering firm is building a new corporate home in Baton Rouge
Providence, an engineering and environmental consulting firm, has broken ground on its new corporate headquarters in Baton Rouge. The firm will relocate from its...
Reality TV wants to ride with BRPD
The Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to vote tonight on whether to allow the Baton Rouge Police Department to be featured on the...
