CF Industries is building a $4B low-carbon ammonia facility in Ascension Parish

CF Industries, the world’s largest producer of ammonia, announced on Tuesday its approximately $4 billion final investment decision to build a low-carbon ammonia facility...

Can a Texas turkey hunt move the needle on auto insurance reform in Louisiana?

Last week, Gov. Jeff Landry, five legislative leaders and two prominent personal injury attorneys gathered at a Texas lodge to hunt turkey and discuss...

Meet the new managing director of Live After Five

J. Hover, a local concert and festival organizer, is the new managing director of the popular downtown concert series Live After Five. Hover had previously...

This wellness bar and grocery store is bringing healthy foods to Mid City 

Mid City residents will soon have access to more healthy and fresh foods.  Terrez Collins, a registered nurse and owner of cold-pressed juice company C.A.K.E.D,...

Here’s where Rotolo’s Craft & Crust is expanding next 

Rotolo’s Craft & Crust is expanding into new markets nationwide.  The Baton Rouge-founded pizza franchise plans to have 40 locations complete or under construction across...
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Impact from tariff on Canadian lumber will eventually reach the Capital Region

The effect of President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on Canadian goods, including lumber, could trickle down to the Capital Region, although it may take...

Mary Bird is upgrading cancer care with help from a global tech company 

Cancer care at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is reaching new heights through its evolving partnership with the Swedish medical tech company Elekta.  New Elekta...

This Baton Rouge startup is bringing AI to the farm field 

Artificial intelligence is making waves in health care, energy and education across the Capital Region—but what about agriculture?  That’s the question posed to FarmSmarter Growing...

Meet the candidates vying to become the next dean of LSU’s business college

Four candidates will interview to become the next dean of LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business between April 6 and April 17, the search...

Landry announces an executive branch hiring freeze

Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday issued an executive order instituting a hiring freeze for the executive branch of the state government. The executive branch includes...

What local car dealers are seeing ahead of new Trump-imposed tariffs 

After a slow start to the year, some Baton Rouge car dealers are seeing an uptick in sales leading up to President Trump’s soon-to-be-imposed...

​​Baton Rouge’s Todd Graves is the 293rd richest person in the world

Todd Graves, the founder and CEO of Baton Rouge-born Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, is the 293rd richest person in the world, according to this...

How Capital Region researchers and doctors are leading the charge in precision health care

Imagine walking into your doctor’s office and getting a simple finger-stick blood test that is used to prescribe a personalized diet aimed at optimizing...

Duvic’s bar property changes hands for $1.1M

The Duvic’s Martini Bar property near the Perkins overpass has changed hands. Kalurah Christian Properties LLC, led by Duvic’s co-owners Shane Courrege, David Pittman and...

LABI calls for a ‘return to the drawing board’ after voters reject Amendment 2

Will Green, president and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, on Monday issued a statement regarding voters’ rejection of Constitutional Amendment...

Why a pipeline company is taking an Ascension Parish landowner to court

Houston-based Gulf South Pipeline Co. has filed a lawsuit to take over private land in Ascension Parish so it can relocate a pipeline as...

LSU President William Tate announces hiring freeze as part of ‘realignment’

In a letter sent to faculty and staff on Friday morning, President William Tate announced the school would start a hiring freeze and would...

The future of health care in Baton Rouge: What’s next?

Running a hospital has never been easy, but today’s health care leaders are facing more challenges than ever. Rising costs, staffing shortages, evolving technology and...

This Baton Rouge restaurant will be featured on Food Network 

Phil’s Oyster Bar & Seafood Restaurant will be featured on the American food reality TV series “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” on Food Network next...

Health systems are betting big on booming communities

Local hospitals are ramping up their push into the Baton Rouge suburbs, zeroing in on high-growth areas to build new health care facilities or...