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Five Baton Rouge companies make LED’s 2021 Louisiana Growth Leaders list
Baton Rouge-based ThreeSixtyEight, BBQGuys, Mastery Prep, ITinspired and Genesis 360 were named among Louisiana Economic Development’s 10 Louisiana Growth Leaders for 2021.
LED honored the...
New Baton Rouge bookstore Red Stick Reads wants to be a community hangout
A Baton Rouge couple have taken advantage of the pandemic to turn their love of books and reading into a business.
Teresa and James Hyfield...
LSU suspends Kappa Sigma until 2023; fraternity fighting back
LSU’s Kappa Sigma chapter is appealing the university’s recent decision to suspend the fraternity for two years for holding unregistered off-campus gatherings that violated...
Chicken shortage impacting restaurants across the country
It’s not like we weren’t warned. The doomsayers predicted this months ago: “A MASSIVE CHICKEN WING SHORTAGE IS BREWING,” blared the headline of one...
Taylor Porter asks judge to dismiss LSU associate AD’s RICO case against firm
Taylor Porter is asking a federal judge to toss the claims against it made in a civil RICO and Title IX lawsuit filed earlier...
Bill allowing college athletes to profit off their names heads to Louisiana Senate
Louisiana state senators today moved forward with legislation that would allow college student athletes to earn money for use of their name, image or...
TRENDS: Pandemic throws wrench in 2020 Baton Rouge real estate market
While the economy is showing positive signs of recovery, the yearlong pandemic has created uncertainty in the market that makes it difficult to predict the future of the multifamily and commercial real estate sectors in Baton Rouge, according to experts at this morning’s TRENDS Real Estate Seminar.
Bollinger acquires Gulf Island’s shipbuilding assets
Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards continued its pattern of growth by acquiring the shipbuilding assets of Gulf Island Fabrication in Houma, reports KATC. The deal positions...
Proactive questions every company leader should be asking
The questions below, informed by HBR’s consulting work and experience as board members and executive coaches, can enable boards to change from passive to active and from reactive to transformational.
Dardenne says he’s not upset at being passed over for LSU president’s job
Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says he is not bitter that the LSU Presidential Search Committee did not name him to the short list of finalists for the university’s top job.
Shoppers, many armed with stimulus money, returning to malls in droves
Vaccinated shoppers are heading back to the mall, offering hope that the worst of the pandemic downturn is over for this beleaguered industry, The...
Baton Rouge loses 12% of constructions jobs over past 12 months
Construction employment decreased by 12%, or 5,900 jobs, in the Baton Rouge area from March 2020 to March 2021.
Paula Pennington de la Bretonne‘s son to pay $10.7M after pleading guilty in health...
A federal judge in New Orleans has set an Aug. 11 sentencing date for Baton Rouge resident Christopher Blackstone and two New Orleans-area co-defendants,...
Remaining candidates for LSU president surprising because of who didn’t make the cut
When the LSU Presidential Search Committee announced the three finalists for the university’s top job late Wednesday after two days of online interviews and...
Saints owner Gayle Benson ranks as Louisiana’s lone billionaire
There are nearly 2,400 people worldwide whose individual net worth exceeds $1 billion—and more than one-quarter of them live in the U.S.. All told,...
Fight over ExxonMobil’s future intensifies amid shareholder battle
A public battle is raging over how ExxonMobil should face questions about long-term oil demand and prepare for a carbon-constrained world, as activist shareholder...
Louisiana House committee advances bill to legalize recreational marijuana use
A bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Louisiana advanced from a House committee today for the first time ever after three Republicans on the...
Initiative aims to connect the dots in helping at-risk youth in Baton Rouge
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s administration recently announced the relaunch of an initiative known as My Brother’s Keeper, which seeks to address the persistent opportunity...
Resilia launches nonprofit platform to boost philanthropic access
As the nonprofit sector begins to rebuild from the losses and challenges of the past year, Louisiana-based Resilia today announced it has launched a platform to help nonprofits build their fundraising and service capacity.
Restaurants can tap into an additional $29B in federal aid starting May 3
The Small Business Administration will begin accepting applications May 3 for a $29 billion grant program aimed at boosting the restaurant industry, according to...
