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Breaking news, company moves, economic trends, and the deals shaping Greater Baton Rouge and the Capital Region.

Local commercial sales in February top 6-year averages in number, dollar volume

Through February 2021, the total number and dollar volume of commercial sales in the Baton Rouge market are both up 40% over the previous six-year averages, according to an analysis released earlier this week by local real estate firm Elifin Realty.

SBA triples maximum EIDL loan size, extends first payment date

The Small Business Administration is increasing the maximum amount small businesses and nonprofits can...

What to consider when crafting a long-term remote work plan

Virtually all projections anticipate the post-pandemic workforce will be relatively more remote—that is, nearly...

Jeff Landry leads 13-state lawsuit to overturn oil and gas lease ban

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a 13-state lawsuit against the Biden administration...

Board of Regents vows to bolster oversight after LSU report

Louisiana's top higher education policymaking board pledged today to tighten oversight and enforcement of...

Louisiana’s personal income grew in 2020 but fell sharply in Q4

Louisiana’s state personal income grew by 5.4% from 2019 to 2020, but below the...

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Dismukes challenges report calling Formosa project ‘financially unviable’

A Baton Rouge-based energy expert refutes several of the points made in a report released Tuesday by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, which called The Formosa Plastics Group’s proposed petrochemical complex in St. James Parish “financially unviable” and urged its cancellation.