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Parker’s Pharmacy buys former Regions Bank building on Florida Boulevard

The brothers behind Parker’s Pharmacy bought the former Regions Bank building on Florida Boulevard,...

Big John’s Fast Fries among recent restaurant deals in Baton Rouge area

Big John’s Fast Fries, billed as a “startup french fry concept,” is moving into the South Sherwood Forest Boulevard building most recently vacated by Best Boilers.

BRAC to close PPE Marketplace, transition it to sell wider range of office supplies

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today announced the closure of its PPE Marketplace on Oct. 1, at which point the marketplace will transition from a strictly PPE operation to include broader office supplies.

Pandemic already changing world’s cityscapes, public spaces

While planners, thinkers and policymakers are talking a lot these days about how the COVID-19 pandemic will change the way we design and build our communities in the future, some of those changes are already taking place, say experts, who spoke at the opening session today of the Center for Planning Excellence’s 2020 Virtual Smart Growth Summit.

BRAC dashboard shows positive economic trends 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its COVID-19 economic indicator dashboard, a report...

@Highland opens flex space for remote workers, businesses

@Highland has officially unveiled its plans to reconfigure 17,860 square feet of vacant, third-floor office space into flex space for remote workers and local businesses
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Alford: Rural campaigning goes digital

If anyone was unsure just how rural the 5th Congressional District can be in...

‘Too little, too late’: Baton Rouge bar owners weigh in on eased restrictions

After being shut down for essentially six months, Baton Rouge doubt reopening so close to the fourth quarter will remedy the significant damage done to their industry, especially given the restrictions.

Layoffs continue for Baton Rouge, NOLA hospitality industries

Nearly seven months after the first round of COVID-19 restrictions were issued, restaurants in Baton Rouge and New Orleans are still posting layoffs. 

MARC scraps plan to purchase tire shredder, will explore tire amnesty program

The parish Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control board unanimously decided to scrap its longtime...