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Free workshop will explore how entrepreneurs can fund their businesses
Some of the biggest names in business in Baton Rouge will meet for a full-morning workshop next week where entrepreneurs and small business owners...
Organization gets $1M in funding to buy locally grown produce for food banks
Baton Rouge-based Feeding Louisiana has been awarded $1 million by the Louisiana Legislature to expand its purchase of locally grown produce and proteins for...
What the LSU presidential search committee aims to do at its first meeting
The committee tasked with selecting the next president of the LSU System will hold its first meeting on Tuesday morning and is expected to...
What the state’s new income and sales tax changes will mean for households
A new study of Louisiana’s adjusted tax system by economist Greg Albrecht finds that most households are likely to see a reduction in overall...
Amid LSU arena talks, Oak View Group faces fresh scrutiny in Texas
Oak View Group, the embattled firm in talks to develop LSU’s new $400 million arena, has found itself embroiled in yet another controversy.
For context,...
Initial unemployment claims are rising in Louisiana
Initial unemployment claims 8/15 by Holly Duchmann
Continued unemployment claims 8/15 by Holly Duchmann
Amedisys completes $3.3B sale to UnitedHealth
Baton Rouge-based Amedisys announced Thursday morning in an SEC filing that UnitedHealth has completed its $3.3 billion purchase of the home health care company.
Amedisys...
A state divided: LSU and PAR launch initiative to reduce political polarization
LSU’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs and the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana announced this week they are partnering on a...
Mayor Edwards: Transition report ‘won’t sit on a shelf’
Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards says his administration is moving quickly to turn his transition team’s recommendations into reality.
Some have already been acted upon;...
Residents will get another chance in October to discuss Plan Baton Rouge III
More than 2,000 community surveys have been completed and roughly 500 people have attended two community meetings as stakeholders continue to gather input for...
Ascension Parish looks to relocate residents amid industrial expansion
To support the growth of its RiverPlex MegaPark, Ascension Parish is taking steps toward buying residents who live on the 17,000-acre industrial site out...
Former Metro Council member slams LSU arena project
Former Metro Council member Darrell Glasper on Tuesday delivered a pointed critique of LSU’s proposed $400 million arena project, warning that the deal lacks...
Capital Region companies sprint onto the Inc. 5000 list
For the second consecutive year, 15 companies based in the Capital Region have earned spots on Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies...
Study calls for turning the River Center into a 350-room hotel and events center
Following a comprehensive entertainment market study on the River Center expansion and hotel project, Chicago company Hunden Partners has recommended redeveloping the River Center...
Gov. Landry’s former policy director launches lobbying firm
John Kay, who served as Gov. Jeff Landry’s policy director for the first 18 months of his administration, has stepped away from the governor’s...
Amtrak’s NOLA-to-Mobile passenger rail route gets moving next week
Amtrak’s new Gulf Coast passenger rail route running from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama, starts Monday, Aug. 18.
The twice-daily route, called the Amtrak Mardi...
Sales tax collections are dropping in East Baton Rouge Parish
May 2025 by Holly Duchmann
Hut 8 breaks ground on massive data center north of Baton Rouge
Construction has commenced on the massive $12.5 billion data center that bitcoin miner Hut 8 is developing in West Feliciana Parish, according to Parish...
Blue Cross is cutting jobs across Louisiana
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is reportedly cutting jobs across the state, WAFB-TV reports.
The company, also known as Louisiana Blue, is the...
BCP is selling its stake in Brown & Root
Bernhard Capital Partners announced that it has agreed to sell its stake in Baton Rouge-based Brown & Root Industrial Services.
KBR Inc., an investor in...
