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SoLou’s Lafayette location opens today
SoLou, a Baton Rouge eatery with an emphasis on south Louisiana fare, is expanding into Lafayette.
The new restaurant is on Kaliste Saloom Road near...
Lori Melancon discusses her priorities as BRAC’s new CEO
Last week, it was announced that Lori Melancon had been named the new president and CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber. She will...
Meet the Boomerangs: Laura and Sarah Roland
Sisters Laura and Sarah Roland, who were born and raised in the Walden neighborhood of Baton Rouge, also found themselves returning to their roots...
Meet the Boomerangs: Adam Guarisco
Adam Guarisco, 28, enjoyed the crawfish boils, football games, and family life that for him were synonymous with Baton Rouge. But he wanted new...
Meet the Boomerangs: Samantha Jarman
Samantha Jarman wanted a Southeastern Conference college experience but preferred not to attend LSU, where the University High graduate had not only gone to...
Meet the Boomerangs: Zach Schmidt
From the time he was 2 years old, Zach Schmidt, 29, claimed Baton Rouge as home. Raised in the Old Goodwood area, he attended...
Meet the Boomerangs: Matt Adler, Katie Kilgore and Allie Dasso
Andy and Suzie Adler’s children—Matt Adler, Katie Kilgore and Allie Dasso—all took different paths in coming back home to the Capital Region.
After Matt Adler,...
Entrepreneur: Meet Lorenzo Bennett
Starting a pet crematory might sound unorthodox, but for Lorenzo Bennett, it was a tidy fusion of both market need and personal interests.
His Prairieville-based...
Here’s where the University Lakes Project stands right now
After kicking off in earnest in June of last year, Phase 1 of the University Lakes Project is “progressing well.”
That’s according to CSRS Principal...
Business Lunch: Tsunami @Highland
Tsunami @Highland
Address: 1 Smart Way, Suite 100
Phone (225) 497-2424
Website: highland.servingsushi.com
Cuisine: Sushi and Japanese
Owner: Chad Hughes
Scene: Located on ground floor of tech campus anchored by...
How to safeguard your business this hurricane season
Christian Leach, vice president of commercial insurance at TSL Insurance Group, sat down with Business Report to share his tips for safeguarding your business...
How is the labor market looking for Baton Rouge restaurants?
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on the restaurant industry’s labor market. Overall restaurant industry employment in the U.S. shrank...
Bernhard Capital Partners acquiring Colorado-based government tech firm
Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners announced Tuesday that its dedicated government services platform has acquired Apogee Engineering, a government technology services provider.
Colorado-based Apogee specializes...
See what’s going on in Zachary’s Americana development
The massive traditional neighborhood development Americana in Zachary got its start more than a decade ago.
That expansion shows no signs of slowing.
Just last month,...
The Peach Cobbler Factory is coming to Zachary
The Peach Cobbler Factory is opening a location in Zachary, according to a Facebook post from Zachary District 3 Council member Ambre DeVirgilio.
Known for...
Meet the 2024 Influential Women in Business
Meet nine women who are making a difference in the Capital Region.
They find a way to make it all look so easy despite the...
What a hyperactive hurricane season means for Louisiana’s oil and natural gas industry
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday issued its most aggressive Atlantic hurricane season forecast on record.
Due to near-record water temperatures and the...
Two new ‘nightlife destinations’ are coming to downtown Baton Rouge
Local entrepreneur David Facey is bringing two new “nightlife destinations” to Third Street in downtown Baton Rouge.
Facey, an LSU graduate who operated Dead Poet...
How is inflation affecting Baton Rouge restaurants?
Food prices in the U.S. are up 25% since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic—outpacing the overall inflation rate of 19% over the same...
How would downtown businesses be affected by the River Center’s repositioning?
At its meeting Wednesday, the Metro Council will consider Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s plan to reposition the Raising Cane’s River Center as a convention...
