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‘Sign of the times’: Panda House on Corporate Boulevard has closed
Panda House, a family-owned Chinese restaurant in the Courtside Crossing Shopping Center on Corporate Boulevard near Towne Center, has closed.
Mark Hebert of Kurz &...
Meet the 2025 Influential Women in Business
The manager of one of the nation's largest refineries. Louisiana's chief business development officer. The vice president of the nation's top-performing construction company.
Those are...
This Baton Rouge retail company appointed a new CEO
Southern retail and lifestyle brand The Royal Standard has named Emily Dykes as its new CEO.
She succeeds founders Mark and Krista Peirce, who have...
Video: Escape rooms go corporate in Baton Rouge
Think escape rooms are just weekend fun for thrill-seekers or puzzling adventures for families? Think again.
In Baton Rouge, these immersive experiences are being reimagined...
Landry, Trump announce new $5B Hyundai steel plant in Donaldsonville
In a Monday afternoon White House press conference, Gov. Jeff Landry and President Donald Trump announced that South Korean automaker Hyundai plans to build...
This popular Mid City brunch spot is under new ownership
Leola’s Café & Coffee House, a popular breakfast, brunch and lunch spot in the Circa 1857 complex on Government Street, is under new ownership.
Port...
The Capital Region office market is finally bouncing back
The tide may be turning for office landlords—both nationally and in the Capital Region—as the market continues to adjust to post-pandemic realities.
According to a...
Honoring 2025 Hall of Fame Laureate Jay Campbell
Travel elsewhere around the country, and it’s hard to find the abundance of family-owned independent supermarkets that thrive across the Capital Region. Outlets like...
FranU and BRYC are partnering to create a direct-entry pathway to college
Under-resourced high school students in Baton Rouge now have greater access to health care career opportunities, thanks to a new partnership offering annual scholarships...
It was a strong month for Baton Rouge casinos
Baton Rouge casinos saw a strong February, posting a 5.4% increase in revenue over January, according to the latest report from the Louisiana Gaming...
What we know about the proposed legislation to restructure BREC
State Rep. Dixon McMakin says he hopes that his pair of prefiled legislative bills seeking to alter the control of BREC could eliminate some...
The Walls Project names a new co-executive director
The Baton Rouge nonprofit Walls Project has a new co-executive director, with Ashlyn Harrison, former senior director of programs for the organization, moving into...
A pair of legislative bills would alter the makeup and control of BREC
A pair of bills filed Thursday could drastically change the way BREC operates.
Republican State Rep. Dixon McMakin of Baton Rouge filed House Bill 86...
The American dream story of 2025 Hall of Fame laureate Jairo Alvarez
Born in Sonsón, Colombia, in 1938, the late Jairo Alvarez was the second-born of 11 children. He and his siblings helped their Papacito, Mario,...
This local bank was named a top-performing community bank in the US
Baton Rouge-based Currency Bank has been recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 community banks with under $3 billion in assets, according to...
Nelson, Bourgeois make their case for Amendment No. 2
In a Tuesday morning media briefing, Louisiana Department of Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson and Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois discussed why they view...
Local tax preparer held in contempt for violating federal injunction
A Baton Rouge federal court is holding Whylithia Robinson, a Capital Region tax preparer, in contempt for violating a permanent injunction that prohibited her...
Capital Region housing market produced mixed results in February
The Capital Region housing market saw year-over-year declines in closed sales and new listings during February but a leap in pending sales, according to...
BRAF will relocate to this downtown space late this summer
The Baton Rouge Area Foundation announced Monday that it will move to a new location late this summer.
BRAF has outgrown its current office space...
Here’s when LSU’s new arena plans are expected to be submitted for approval
The potential developer of LSU’s new $400 million arena is expected to submit its development plans to the LSU Board of Supervisors and the...
