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Credit unions breaking the mold as auto loan rates rise 

Credit unions have been offering some of the lowest car loan rates around, undercutting...

Newly elected Davante Lewis shares his thoughts on the PSC

On Dec. 10, political newcomer Davante Lewis was elected to represent District 3 on...

Stories to remember from 2022: New faces in high places

Turner Industries Executive Chair Roland Toups took a step back from the company’s daily...

Stories to remember from 2022: Mary Bird Perkins moves on

Less than five months after its bitter breakup with Our Lady of the Lake...

10 stories to remember from 2022

Editor’s note: These stories are in no particular order. Stories will be added to...

Weaker 2023 but homebuilders expect late-year rebound

The Home Builders Association of Greater Baton Rouge is anticipating a slow 2023 but a rebound late in the year or early in 2024, President and CEO Karen Zito says. 
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Cleanup removes 10 acres of trash from Burden wetland 

Ten acres of trash was removed this fall from a borrow pit at LSU’s Burden Museum and Gardens that has been collecting trash from stormwater for decades, according to a recent announcement from the LSU AgCenter.   

Greater Baton Rouge home sales down 37% in November from a year ago

The Capital Region housing market’s slowdown continued in November, as closed sales were down...

MasteryPrep sale boosts funding for local software startup

OfficerReports, a Baton Rouge software startup that helps security guard companies manage remote employees, is getting a funding boost as it expands to work with other types of businesses. 

Balanced housing market seen in 2023 by new GBRAR president

The Capital Region’s housing market is stabilizing after the “crazy frenzy” of multiple offers that often were above asking price, says Kendra Novak, president-elect of the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors.