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Louisiana judges get extra five-figure stipends―without the independent efficiency study
Thanks to a line-item veto by Gov. Jeff Landry, judges in Louisiana will now receive a one-time stipend without having to participate in a...
Speedy Eats sells first unmanned drive-thru store
Baton Rouge startup Speedy Eats has sold its first unmanned drive-thru store to Tance Hughes, an entrepreneur based in Vidalia.
Speedy Eats is a developer...
The new Amazon fulfillment center is spurring area development
Interest in commercial real estate near the new Amazon fulfillment center has seen a “tremendous increase” as of late.
That’s according to Will Chadwick, a...
North America’s second direct air capture facility is coming to Louisiana
California-based Heirloom Carbon Technologies on Monday announced that it is moving forward with the first phase of a massive public-private decarbonization project that will...
Baton Rouge riverboat casino revenue rebounds in May
Baton Rouge’s trio of riverboat casinos collectively saw revenue pick back up last month after dipping in April.
L’Auberge Baton Rouge, The Queen (formerly Hollywood...
Gov. Landry vetoes controversial Nexus Louisiana bill
Gov. Jeff Landry has vetoed a controversial measure targeting control of Louisiana’s advocacy organization for entrepreneurs, known as Nexus Louisiana.
The surprise legislation authored by...
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...
