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Essay: Building a better Baton Rouge begins with addressing climate risksĀ 

For Business Report’s 40th anniversary edition, we asked nine community leaders and young professionals...

Capital Region plant managers expect steady spending, hiring this year

Plant managers around the region expect production, capital spending and employment to remain mostly steady over the next six months.

Baton Rouge housing market remains strong for sellers

While homeowners around the country might be more inclined to rent rather than list their properties on the market right now due to a slowing housing market, that's not the case in the Capital Region.

Roundup: OLOL donation / Louisiana air pollution / FTC investigationĀ Ā 

Children’s health: Our Lady of the Lake Foundation recently received a $150,000 contribution from...

Environmental group urges EPA to deny permit for $740M Iberville gas plant

The Sierra Club is urging the federal government to deny an air permit for Magnolia Power’s proposed plant in Iberville Parish.Ā 

Louisiana nursing home owners push back on proposed regulations

Nursing home owners are pushing back on proposed changes to state regulations governing their emergency operations.
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BREC earns national award for parks and recreation servicesĀ 

Baton Rouge’s parks and recreation agency, BREC, has been named one of the top parks systems in the U.S. by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration.Ā 

Essay: Building a Baton Rouge that competes above its weight class

An excerpt from Baton Rouge Area Chamber President and CEO Adam Knapp’s essay, in which he discusses how Baton Rouge can build long-term economic success.

Five developments in flood hazard areas on Planning Commission agenda

The Planning and Zoning Commission for East Baton Rouge Parish today will consider advancing five developments that are partially or fully in federally designated flood hazard areas.Ā 

‘LaPolitics’: Walking for governor, because no one is running

Attorney General Jeff Landry’s annual alligator hunt, a fundraiser that was held last week in Acadiana, always causes a stir on social media.Ā