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How many parishes would actually opt out of the inventory tax?
Louisiana voters on May 16 will decide whether to give parishes the option to reduce or eliminate property taxes on business inventory, taxes that...
Real-time text updates are improving the ER experience at this local hospital
Baton Rouge General is leaning into technology to improve the emergency room experience.
The hospital system recently rolled out a text messaging platform across its...
Here are the three finalists for BREC superintendent
BREC has identified three finalists for its next superintendent following a national search.
The finalists are Brooks Williams, city manager and CEO of the city...
Nominations are now open for Business Report’s 2026 Forty Under 40
Do you know a game-changer under 40?
Business Report is now accepting nominations for our annual Forty Under 40 awards — recognizing the bold, driven,...
Meet the 500: Chris Stelly
Chris Stelly, Director, Legislative Affairs, Louisiana Economic Development
Chris Stelly is responsible for leading the effort to grow the state’s film, music and live performance...
Design: Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Cost: N/A
Architect: WHLC Architecture + CI Group
Contractor: Wampold Companies
Completed: October
The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has relocated to I Rivermark Centre, a mixed-use complex...
Proposed bill would require in-state spending in economic development deals
A bill moving through the Legislature would add a new in-state spending requirement to a key economic development tool widely used in Louisiana dealmaking.
House...
Nexus Louisiana’s reimagined programs and downtown move are designed to make the state a...
Back in March, 10 small groups of students from Louisiana universities pitched startup ideas in an event hosted by Nexus Louisiana, the state’s technology...
LSU President Wade Rousse has a private sector playbook, a 4 a.m. alarm and...
When Wade Rousse took over as president of the LSU System late last year, he inherited a sprawling, eight-campus enterprise at a time when...
Voices of Influence: Meredith Eicher
Ask a room full of accomplished women what success looks like, and you’ll get a room full of different answers. That’s kind of the...
Influential Women in Business: Meredith Eicher
As an executive business coach, Meredith Eicher is not prone to sugarcoating the truth.
Read Meredith Eicher's insights in Voices of Influence.
“I’ll shove you in...
Influential Women in Business: Rebecca Evans Mouk
Growing up in White Castle, Rebecca Evans Mouk was surrounded by business owners. Her father operated the family sugarcane farm. Her grandfather, an electrical...
Voices of Influence: Rebecca Evans Mouk
Ask a room full of accomplished women what success looks like, and you’ll get a room full of different answers. That’s kind of the...
Voices of Influence: Terri Hicks
Ask a room full of accomplished women what success looks like, and you’ll get a room full of different answers. That’s kind of the...
Influential Women in Business: Terri Hicks
During her years working in health care administration roles in northeast Louisiana, Terri Hicks heard a lot of positive things about The Spine Hospital...
Influential Women in Business: Jill Kidder
Jill Kidder didn’t plan on a career in hospitality. She was intent on law school. But a temporary job in the hotel industry changed...
Voices of Influence: Jill Kidder
Ask a room full of accomplished women what success looks like, and you’ll get a room full of different answers. That’s kind of the...
Influential Women in Business: Adonica Pelichet Duggan
Adonica Pelichet Duggan comes from a family of educators and she thinks often about the generations that shaped her path. Her grandfather couldn’t read...
Voices of Influence: Adonica Pelichet Duggan
Ask a room full of accomplished women what success looks like, and you’ll get a room full of different answers. That’s kind of the...
Influential Women in Business: Danielle Mack
Few charities in Baton Rouge have the kind of traction enjoyed by Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, a health care institution whose identity is...
