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What a Walk-On’s executive is saying after three restaurants are closed in the Carolinas
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux executives say they’re not planning any further closures after shuttering three Walk-On’s locations in the Carolinas over the past few months.
The...
Baton Rouge car dealers feeling effects from software cyberattack
Roughly 15,000 car dealers—including some in Baton Rouge—lost access for a second day to software that is essential to their day-to-day operations, stopping some...
How BLDG 5 has expanded the sale of its lemonades outside Louisiana
BLDG 5 Market + Kitchen + Patio’s lemonade brand, BLDG 5 Lemonade, is now stocked in roughly 160 stores across the Gulf South and...
This Baton Rouge surveying company was acquired by a national engineering firm
Atwell, a national consulting, engineering and construction firm, has acquired Baton Rouge-based Hydro Consultants, a professional surveying, engineering and mapping company, the companies announced...
Craig Greene won’t seek reelection to PSC
Dr. Craig Greene announced Wednesday afternoon that he will not seek reelection to the Louisiana Public Service Commission.
Greene, elected in 2016, represents much of...
A Baton Rouge industrial firm just bought this property for $750,000
Baton Rouge-based John H. Carter Company purchased a multi-tenant industrial warehouse/office property in Gonzales for $750,000, according to a deal filed last week with...
Louisiana has yet to tap $73.4M allocated for EV charging stations. Here’s why
Two years after receiving federal funding to build electric vehicle charging stations across the state, Louisiana has yet to seek bids to build a...
There’s a connection between successful AI prompts and effective leadership
Last month, Adrian Owen Jones led a ChatGPT training with a small team. At the conclusion of the session, the chief growth officer at...
A ‘historically significant’ number of apartment units will hit the market this year and...
Today’s apartment market is dramatically different from what it was prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when rental and occupancy figures had...
Amid a continuing residential slowdown, the market appears to be stabilizing
It’s not much to hang their hopes on, but sellers can find at least some solace in the latest numbers for the Greater Baton...
Expect limited retail growth this year as the market struggles with high interest rates...
A large portion of Baton Rouge’s retail real estate sector has shifted its focus as inflation, insurance and interest rates continue to hamper the...
Baton Rouge office vacancies hit a whopping 31% as demand uncertainty prevails
The post-pandemic struggle between employees wanting to work from home and owners wanting them back in the office continues to dampen office demand.
It’s a...
The Baton Rouge industrial real estate market is in desperate need of development
The Baton Rouge industrial real estate market continues to find itself in a state of “gridlock and stagnation” even as the national market appears...
Woman’s Hospital acquires 5 acres off Jefferson Highway
Woman’s Hospital has acquired a little over 5 acres off Jefferson Highway near Stumberg Lane, according to documents filed Tuesday with the East Baton...
See what’s moved into the former Velvet Cactus on Old Hammond Highway
The former home of The Velvet Cactus near the intersection of Jefferson and Old Hammond highways has a new tenant: The Patio Tex-Mex Fusion.
According...
Where does Davante Lewis stand on nuclear power?
In years past, District 3 Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis has made it clear that he doesn’t view nuclear power as a silver bullet...
Davante Lewis: If Louisiana wants to be like Texas, it must embrace solar
In recent years, there has been talk in Louisiana of a so-called “Industrial Renaissance”—a boom in economic development along the industrial corridor stretching from...
Unemployment rising for summer
Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana rose during the second week of June, climbing roughly 7.3% from the week prior, according to figures released...
2023 was a ‘historic’ year for LSU research activity
Research activity across LSU’s eight campuses totaled a record $488 million in 2023—a 14% increase from the previous record set in 2022.
According to a...
Industrial Fabrics announces $8M Pointe Coupee production facility
Industrial Fabrics Inc., a Baton Rouge-based manufacturer and distributor of geotechnical products, on Thursday announced that it is investing $8 million to establish a...
