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BREC will seek public input in creating 10-year master plan

East Baton Rouge’s parks and recreation system this year will engage the public to create the master plan that will guide its next decade.

Geaux Ride expanding beyond downtown with neighborhood tours 

Baton Rouge-based Geaux Ride is expanding beyond downtown. In February, the social bike riding...

Louisiana’s corporate income tax highest in region

Louisiana’s corporate income tax rate is the 15th highest in the nation, according to...

First-year profitability key for sustaining Baton Rouge-to-DC direct flights

Profitability during the first year of service will likely be the deciding factor in whether American Airlines continues making direct flights between Baton Rouge and Washington, D.C.

Washington Mardi Gras has Louisiana politicos partying in DC 

Ahead of a state special session on insurance next week, many of Louisiana’s elected officials, business leaders and state lobbyists decamped to Washington, D.C.,

Federal recovery dollars won’t be used to replace BRAC annual funding from city-parish

When the Baton Rouge Area Chamber on Tuesday announced it would stop receiving an...
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Blue Cross sale could create multibillion-dollar foundation that would dwarf BRAF

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana’s sale to a for-profit publicly traded conglomerate could lead to the establishment of a local nonprofit foundation worth billions. 

BRAC ends its funding relationship with city-parish

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber this morning announced it will no longer receive funding from the East Baton Rouge city-parish government

How will state fund future transportation projects as gas tax revenues decline?

Louisiana will need to rethink how it funds transportation and infrastructure projects in the...

Downtown Baton Rouge hotels popular despite higher prices

Hotels in downtown Baton Rouge are propping up the occupancy rate for lodging parishwide while raking in more revenue per room than their local counterparts.