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Greater Baton Rouge sees less inventory, more home sales in October

Despite a 36.5% decrease in inventory, the Greater Baton Rouge area—including East Baton Rouge,...

Office downsizings, predicted for months, starting to hit Baton Rouge

After nearly 10 months of working remotely, Center for Planning Excellence President and CEO...

Plans for Bluebonnet apartment complex deferred amid neighborhood opposition

The Planning Commission deferred until December considering the site plans for a proposed apartment complex on Bluebonnet Boulevard, at the intersection of Burbank Drive. 

COVID-19 cases are rising, what that means for small businesses?

With COVID-19 case counts rising again in Louisiana on the eve of Thanksgiving and...

Baton Rouge Gallery collaborates with artists on mask program

Since launching its mask program over the summer, the Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art has sent artist-designed facemasks to 33 different states and as far away as Norway and Iceland. 

Report: Louisiana ranks 31st in highway performance and cost effectiveness

Louisiana’s highway system ranks 31st in the nation in overall cost-effectiveness and condition, according...
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What’s inside those offices abandoned during pandemic isn’t always pretty 

When people left their offices as pandemic lockdowns set in back in March, they...

Sasol completes Lake Charles Chemical Complex

Sasol’s $12.8 billion Lake Charles Chemicals Complex is now complete, becoming fully operational over...

Gulf oil production takes a hit from record hurricane season 

The series of hurricanes this year pushed offshore oil production in the Gulf of...

Two Louisiana GOP lawmakers call for eliminating state income tax 

Republican legislators on Tuesday called for Louisiana to eliminate state income taxes while acknowledging...
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