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Edwards keeps mask mandate, lifts capacity restrictions at bars, restaurants

While several states have shed their mask mandates, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday...

City Pork taking over Adrian’s Restaurant & Bar in Highland Park Marketplace

Adrian’s Restaurant & Bar, which has been closed since last summer, is being converted...

BRG Mid City planning facility face-lift

One year after reopening its acute care facilities, Baton Rouge General Mid City has...

LED projects $473M state impact for tax incentives

Louisiana Economic Development estimates the tax incentives it oversees will be worth almost $473...

ExxonMobil plans $334M expansion at Baton Rouge chemical plant

ExxonMobil is planning to invest $334 million on  expansion and maintenance project at its...

Louisiana Survey: Economy, COVID-19 emerge as residents’ top concerns

The economy and the COVID-19 pandemic have replaced education and transportation infrastructure as Louisiana...
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Engquist buys downtown riverfront lot from Bernhard for nearly $5.7M

Jim Bernhard has sold one of the last undeveloped tracts of downtown riverfront property to businessman and developer John Engquist for $5.68 million in a deal that closed Monday.

Izzo’s property on Corporate sold by one Spinosa entity to another

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that a property on South...

Robots could replace 140,000 US oil and gas jobs over next 10 years

After losing thousands of jobs to the pandemic downturn, robotics and automation could slash...

BBQGuys launches national branding campaign featuring Archie and Eli Manning

Six months after acquiring Baton Rouge-based BBQGuys and promising to turn the local online retailer of high-end barbecue grills and outdoor products into a nationally known brand, private equity firm Brand Velocity Partners is launching BBQGuys’ first national marketing and ad campaign, starring Louisiana’s own Archie and Eli Manning.