Economic Development

A conversation with Janet Simmons on the power of HOPE

(Photography by Collin Richie: Janet Simmons) Janet Simmons is chairman and CEO of HOPE Ministries,...

A conversation with The Rev. Cleo Milano on the Old Goodwood renaissance

(Photography by Collin Richie: The Rev. Cleo Milano) With Old Goodwood and Mid City experiencing...

A conversation with Clay Young on bridging the gap

Clay Young is a New Roads native and 20-year veteran of the local media...

Publisher: A wish list for 2016

It’s a new year full of possibilities and potential. So what goals have you...

Removing the nation’s oil export ban should help Louisiana in the long run, but the short term impact isn’t clear

(Photo by Tim Mueller) When Congress voted last month to lift the country’s 40-year-old oil...

Capital Region Legislative Delegation’s Errin Flynn offers the best advice she has ever received

(Photo by Brian Baiamonte) Errin Flynn Executive Director, Capital Region Legislative Delegation Age: 38 “For as long...
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Brown and Root acquires Port Allen-based Petrin Corp.

Brown and Root Industrial Services has acquired Petrin Corp., a 43-year-old industrial specialty services...

No solution in sight for Baton Rouge neighborhood divided over bike lanes

More than three months after controversy erupted over the enforcement of bike lanes on...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, ExxonMobil and the Baton Rouge Area Foundation are leading a new kind of corporate philanthropy in the...

(Photography courtesy ExxonMobil: An intern helps students at Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at...

One of the hottest areas for development is one of Baton Rouge’s oldest districts: Goodwood

(Photography by Don Kadair: Michael Hogstrom of Onsite Design + Development) In the center of...