Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana announces new organizational structure

Editor's Note: This article originally stated that Bryan Camerlinck joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana in May. Camerlinck stepped into his role...

Nexus Louisiana lays out plans for CEO search

The Research Park Corporation, which oversees Nexus Louisiana, took significant strides in its search for a new president and CEO at Tuesday's board of...

A snapshot of June’s commercial real estate market

Sticky inflation, elevated interest rates and myriad insurance woes continue to hinder the commercial real estate market in East Baton Rouge Parish. At the halfway...

Louisiana follows a national trend: No degree needed for most public jobs

Historically, state and local governments have been prescriptive in their job descriptions, requiring a pre-set level of education, professional experience and even specific skills...

See how the area housing market fared in June

Mortgage rates could drop soon, but the housing market continues to see a decline in pending and closed sales, according to the latest report...

A new pasta and pavlova concept has arrived in Baton Rouge

Prima Après, a Mandeville-born restaurant concept with an emphasis on pasta and pavlovas, quietly opened a Baton Rouge location on Nicholson Drive near Tigerland...

Premier Concrete is investing $10M in its Livingston Parish facility

Premier Concrete Products Inc. will invest up to $10 million to add a precast concrete pipe production unit at its manufacturing facility in Livingston...

Will revenue follow a DOTD overhaul?

With Gov. Jeff Landry directing an aggressive overhaul of the state transportation department, highway advocates and policy hawks wonder if new revenue streams could...

How this coffee shop is reacting to three burglaries in two weeks

After three burglaries over a span of just 12 days, Light House Coffee on Lee Drive is changing its ways. The establishment will no longer...

The income it takes to be middle class in the Capital Region

Achieving middle class in the Capital Region takes a household income of $64,222―the most of any metro area in Louisiana.  That’s according to a national...

RV company purchases land near I-12 for new location

Miller’s RV purchased six acres on Commercial Avenue near O’Neal Lane and I-12 with plans to eventually move its operations from Florida Boulevard to...

This restaurant group is opening a new eatery in Denham Springs 

A new Mexican restaurant is opening its doors this summer in Denham Springs.  Ruderis and Maria Gomez, members of the family who own local restaurants...

A new Korean corn dog spot is set to open on Highland

Two Hands Corn Dogs, a national Korean corn dog chain that got its start in California in 2019, is set to open its first...

How the Baton Rouge metro stacks up when it comes to new apartment permits

With only one multifamily housing permit per 10,000 people so far this year, the Baton Rouge metro ranks near the bottom of the pack...

Genesis 360 is aiming to quadruple revenue in 2024

What started in 2011 as a parking lot striping company has come a long way. In the years since its founding, Baton Rouge-based Genesis 360...

​​​​​​Downtown gift shop Brass by Circa 1857 announces closure

Brass by Circa 1857, a gift shop on North Boulevard in downtown Baton Rouge, is closing its doors at the end of the month. Co-owners...

Louisiana ranks near the top in new business application growth

Louisiana is among the states that have seen the largest growth rate in business applications since 2005, according to a recent analysis from the...

BTR expects to see record number of Fourth of July holiday travelers

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport officials are expecting record-high Fourth of July holiday travel this year with more than a 5.3% increase in passengers compared...

Meet the Capital Region’s 2024 Top 100 Private Companies

Navigating global supply chain issues, inflation coupled with fears of an imminent  recession, the Federal Reserve's restrictive monetary policy, rising wages and multiple workforce...

Nursing home purchases property housing its facility from OLOL

St. Clare Manor Nursing Home purchased the property where its facility is located on Bishop Ott Drive and Lobdell Boulevard from Our Lady of...