Nonprofits

Baton Rouge sees job growth but many sectors still face shortages

Construction is one of the fastest growing job sectors in the Baton Rouge area as building and maintenance projects pick up across the Capitol Region following the COVID-19 slowdown seen across all sectors.

Ochsner donates $4M for eponymous LSU wellness center 

Ochsner Health has made a $4 million gift to LSU’s College of Human Sciences & Education, establishing the Ochsner Wellness Center inside the Huey P. Long Field House. 

Ruffin Rodrigue honored posthumously for philanthropic efforts

The late Ruffin Rodrigue, a former LSU football player and founder of Ruffino’s restaurants in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, was honored with the Julia Woods Dickinson Heart and Soul Award at the Best Dressed Ball in October.

PitchBR finalists to compete next week 

The CEOs of three Louisiana startups will be grilled on their business plans and development potential next week in the PitchBR finals, marking Nexus Louisiana’s first in-person pitch event since before the pandemic.  

Local cryptocurrency Game Coin completes security audit

Game Coin, a digital currency founded by Baton Rouge entrepreneurs, has officially completed its security audit, the company announced today. 

Last call to send in nominations for ‘inRegister’ Women with a Cause

If you know someone like this, nominate her to be featured in the January 2022 issue here. The deadline for submissions is Friday.
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The 2021 class of Forty Under 40

Honoring the Capital Region's brightest young leaders, innovators and business professionals.

‘It’s really, really sad that it had to turn into this’

The ending of the Mary Bird Perkins partnership with Our Lady of the Lake is something few saw coming, or thought would ever happen, but now that it has the Baton Rouge health care market will never be the same.

Apartments sold to nonprofit that creates affordable housing for vets

Patriot Services Group, a nonprofit that creates affordable housing for veterans, recently purchased Kingston Point Apartments on Boulevard De Province for $7.3 million in a deal that closed Friday.

Alford: Democratic Party targeting new voters

Republicans have enjoyed a hot streak in Louisiana, capturing most statewide and federal offices...