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Community Coffee files notice for $4M expansion

Baton Rouge-based Community Coffee has filed an advance notice with the state that it intends to undergo a $4 million expansion. 

Industries that depend on thriving downtowns are suffering

It’s not just downtown Baton Rouge that has suffered from fewer workers coming into the office. 

City-parish extending Mississippi River levee trail to EBR parish line 

Baton Rouge’s popular Mississippi River levee trail draws walkers, runners and cyclists to 12.5 miles of paved, lighted pathway overlooking the river. Now, the...

City-parish wrapping up FuturEBR update survey this month

The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission is wrapping up its round of community open house meetings to solicit feedback for its planned five-year update to the city-parish’s comprehensive master plan. 

Heat, drought raise concerns for Louisiana cash crops

Hot and dry weather may limit the yields for some of Louisiana’s most important crops, though the full impact won’t be known until harvest, LSU AgCenter experts say. 

Companies walking a fine line when it comes to diversity efforts 

Tensions around efforts to increase diversity in American workplaces had been building for years prior to last week’s Supreme Court decision on affirmative action in the college admissions process, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Louisiana officials expect record traffic on Fourth of July 

Baton Rouge traffic is almost always bad, but it will get worse this week. 

Charter school files for occupancy of former Franciscan High School

The recently closed Franciscan High School may soon be replaced by a Helix Academy school, according to a permit filed with the city-parish
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Spain to continue his work on key BRAF initiatives while pursuing new projects

While John Spain is stepping down as executive vice president of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, a position he has held for two decades, he remains under contract with BRAF for the next two years.

Negotiations are in the works to develop Rouzan’s last commercial tracts

Negotiations are underway to develop the remaining commercial tracts in the Rouzan development off Perkins Road.

Employers brace for challenges to diversity programs after SCOTUS ruling

Businesses are expecting Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action to reduce the diversity in the pool of highly educated candidates for future jobs, including leadership roles, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Check out who won this year’s Best of 225 awards

What lunch spots are impressive enough to show off to out-of-towners? How about the fine-dining restaurants worthy of a birthday dinner? What local places belong on the itinerary for a staycation?

How FTC’s proposed changes will affect mergers and acquisitions

The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that it is considering a number of changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino, or HSR, filing rules for mergers and acquisitions, which have not been changed in 45 years.
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John Spain transitions to new role with BRAF

John Spain, longtime executive vice president with the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, is stepping back from that role but will continue to work with the foundation’s leadership team to advance key initiatives.

Baton Rouge experiences its hottest June on record

Louisianans have some extra latitude to curse the weather this summer. For some parts of the state, this time of year has never been hotter.

City-parish sales tax collections drop in April

The city-parish collected roughly $19.6 million in sales taxes in April, marking a drop of more than 7% from April 2022, according to figures released this week by the finance department.

IRS throws a chill into the collectives that are paying college athletes

The rapidly expanding landscape of nonprofit, donor-backed collectives paying college athletes to promote charities has been hit with a potentially seismic disruption. A recent 12-page...

U.S. Rep. Graves says rising costs will not slow Comite River diversion project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has committed to continuing work on the Comite River Diversion Project, even though the projected cost has approached $1 billion, U.S. Rep. Garret Graves says.

Demographic data often needs context that goes beyond the numbers

When looking at a data set for a region or city, the data must be crafted into a story with context for people to fully understand what it means. 

Lower prices show Louisiana electricity regulation working, Entergy argues

While elected regulators and outside observers are calling for Louisiana to rethink how it oversees consumer electricity providers, Entergy Louisiana officials say relatively low prices in the state indicate the current system is working.