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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...
They’re back: Dunne and Nader make repeat appearances in SI’s swimsuit edition
Two prominent Baton Rouge names will be featured in this year’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.
Brooks Nader, a 2015 graduate of Episcopal High School, returns...
These Louisiana hemp organizations are suing the state
Editor's note: This story has been updated since original publication to reflect that Gov. Jeff Landry, Attorney General Liz Murrill and East Baton Rouge...
Capital Region physicians push back against insurance-driven treatment limits
After UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in Midtown Manhattan last December, a tirade of social media comments expressed anger over the widely...
More than a decade in, the Health District is prescribing innovation, collaboration and a...
The Baton Rouge landscape is dotted with world-class medical facilities, each a testament to the city’s commitment to health care excellence.
But behind the impressive...
Newsmakers: Health care professionals to watch in 2025
From cutting-edge research to compassionate patient care, health care professionals across the Capital Region are making strides in their fields.
A few standout individuals are...
