Photo Gallery: Business Awards & Hall of Fame

Behind every great company is a person with a vision, a team that believed in it and a community that made it possible. The...

Nexus restructures its board as part of a rebranding effort

Nexus Louisiana has unveiled a newly structured, industry-led board of directors and expanded leadership team, marking a significant step in the organization's ongoing evolution...

City-parish says its retiree health plan shift is saving $15M annually

Last year, the city-parish announced a plan to shift retirees from its traditional employer-sponsored health plan to a Medicare Advantage plan. Doing so, officials...

When adoption leads, AI succeeds

For most executives, the hardest part of AI adoption isn’t choosing the right tools—it’s preparing the organization to use them well. A new partnership...

National Water Infrastructure joins national water utility trade group. Why that matters

National Water Infrastructure, one of the largest privately owned sewer utilities in the Capital Region, has joined the National Association of Water Companies. The move...

New filings detail McGlinchey Stafford’s finances before bankruptcy

Documents filed Thursday in McGlinchey Stafford’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy case provide new details on the once-prominent law firm’s recent finances. Bankruptcy schedules filed Thursday show...

Essential Credit Union to open full-service Towne Center branch and tag office

Essential Credit Union will open its new full-service Towne Center branch and Essential Tag and Title Company later this month, marking the latest expansion...

The former Serop’s space on Corporate Boulevard has a new tenant

The space that formerly housed Serop’s Café on Corporate Boulevard has found a new tenant. Brandon McGehee, who owns the Courtside Crossing Shopping Center across...

Why Southern’s School of Nursing was named the best in the nation

Last year, the Southern University School of Nursing was named the No. 1 nursing school in the U.S. by Nurse.org. Sandra Brown, the school’s...

Developers seek OK on north Baton Rouge grocery-anchored development

A proposed commercial development in north Baton Rouge, anchored by a grocery store, is headed to the Planning Commission for approval. The project is expected...

A $1.4B green methanol and SAF facility is coming to St. Charles Parish

Southern Energy Renewables announced it will invest $1.4 billion to develop a green methanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in St. Charles...

These are the finalists for Nexus Louisiana’s DevDays competition 

Computer science and engineering students from four Louisiana universities will compete for $10,000 in cash prizes during Nexus Louisiana's first DevDays competition of the...

Could Rapides Parish be home to Louisiana’s next big data center project?

Public records and local economic development activity suggest that Applied Digital, a digital infrastructure developer based in Dallas, is positioning a site in Rapides...

Entrepreneurs: Tiek ByDay

What they do: Full-service design and architecture studio Address: 3718 Government Street, Baton Rouge Gilded Age luxury travel inspired their lauded design of The Colonel’s Club,...

New director tapped for LSU’s FOODii program

Amogh Ambardekar has been selected as the new director of LSU’s FOODii incubator. That’s according to Achyut Adhikari, FOODii’s interim director, who tells Daily Report...

Is a comeback for The Bluffs finally teeing up?

Local golfers of a certain age remember when The Bluffs was the stuff of legend. The Arnold Palmer Signature Course in St. Francisville along Thompson...

LSU rolls out training programs to meet ‘critical’ construction workforce need

LSU Online on Monday announced it is partnering with the National Center for Construction Education and Research, or NCCER, to expand its professional development...

What are LABI’s priorities for the 2026 legislative session?

With Louisiana lawmakers set to convene Monday to kick off the state’s 2026 regular legislative session, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry is...

Is there a smarter way to bid on government contracts? This startup thinks so

For many companies, finding government contract opportunities can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. A Baton Rouge startup is using artificial...

Studyville is expanding with a $1.26M investment

Studyville Enterprises is expanding its Baton Rouge headquarters as the locally founded education technology company grows its digital tutoring platforms and national reach. The company...