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The chair of Spanish Town’s civic association says residents have not raised any major concerns about a proposed townhome project in the neighborhood. 

Wanting to mimic the success of other cities, the goal of the Baton Rouge Health District is to get the area’s medical centers to collaborate in helping the area become a regional destination for care and research.

Gabriel Vicknair, interim executive director of the Downtown Development District, announced today he will leave the position and the commission entirely in early March.

A set of changes to how Louisiana’s court system handles automobile wreck claims won’t affect the state’s highest-in-the-nation auto insurance rates for at least a few years

Baton Rouge-based Mezzo Technologies has brought home a 2021 Lantern Award for manufacturing excellence from Louisiana Economic Development. 

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health acquired McMains Children’s Developmental Center, a Baton Rouge-based nonprofit outpatient pediatric therapy clinic, OLOL announced today.

Week two of Louisiana’s redistricting legislative session kicks off today, and lawmakers have yet to vote on any map proposals on the House or Senate floors. 

Offering young workers a sense of purpose can help the petrochemical industry compete for the best and brightest, industry leaders say

The unemployment rate for the Baton Rouge metropolitan area fell to 3.2% in December compared to 3.5% in November, according to preliminary estimates the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. 

The Capital Region’s petrochemical industry likely will continue to benefit from low domestic natural gas prices over the next two years, economist Loren Scott told Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance members today.