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Proposed rezoning necessary for Citiplace hotel denied

The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning and Zoning Commission has denied a request to...

Baton Rouge Metro able to escape rash of delays plaguing airline industry

Although flight delays across the U.S. and internationally have been staggering of late—with Forbes recently reporting there have been as many as 10,000 in recent days—Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has not suffered any impacts

Council member sides with residents opposing Citiplace hotel proposal

The Metro Council member who represents the Citiplace area says a proposed hotel is not the best use for one of the planned development’s last undeveloped tracts.

July 4th travel surpasses 2019 pre-pandemic levels

The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.

‘LaPolitics’: Secretaries of state headed to Baton Rouge

For the first time since Fox McKeithen was secretary of state (he served from 1988 to 2005), the National Association of Secretaries of State will hold one of its conferences in Louisiana.

Louisiana Travel Association president to lead Visit Baton Rouge

Jill Kidder, currently president and CEO of the Louisiana Travel Association, will be the next leader of Visit Baton Rouge.

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Air travel disruptions causing more business travelers to hit the highway

Business travel habits, which have been in flux since early 2020, are changing again. As...

Williams Jet Center owners plan further development in north Baton Rouge

The owners of Williams Jet Center say they are buying more land near the airport for their own business and future development.

Controversial rezoning proposal for Citiplace hotel to be deferred

An application to rezone one of the last undeveloped tracts in Citiplace to allow for a hotel will not be considered as scheduled

Controversy rises over proposed Citiplace hotel next to Bocage Lake

A proposal to build a 93-room TownePlace Suites by Marriott hotel near the intersection of Corporate Boulevard and Bocage Lake Drive faces opposition from nearby residents, who want their neighborhood to stay residential.