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A decade ago, a group of residents launched a petition to eliminate the nine-hole City Park golf course and use the additional room to create a true “central park” for Baton Rouge—and the debate grew testy. 

FuturePAC, the political action committee of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, today announced its early endorsements for several incumbents based on previous voting records and their support for business priorities outline in BRAC’s 2023 election platform.  

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SafeBR, a coalition of business, government and nonprofit leaders officially launched in February, aims to cut Baton Rouge’s murder rate in half over the next 10 years. 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber has announced the second cohort of the Drive Minority Business Accelerator. 

Three organizations that reside inside the beating heart of commerce in the Bayou State—the Committee of 100; Louisiana Association of Business and Industry; and Louisiana Economic Development—will all have new leadership installed over the next five months.

The Historic Spanish Town Civic Association has taken a firm stance against a hard liquor license for Belli, the former Capitol Grocery.

Reducing crime, retaining tax credits for film productions and legalizing marijuana are ways Louisiana’s gubernatorial candidates say the state could boost its tourism industry.

The Capital Area Transit System board has tapped Theo Richards, the system’s business development director, to be interim CEO, and has hired a search firm to find a permanent leader. 

The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would make some 3.6 million additional U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay.