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Addressing the north Baton Rouge food desert

Repackaging and funneling leftover recovery money from hurricanes Gustav and Ike, Mayor Sharon Weston...

Pushing for a charter-friendly leader of Baton Rouge public schools

With Superintendent Warren Drake set to retire at the end of the school year,...

Business Lunch: Southern Pearl Oyster House

Business Lunch: Southern Pearl Oyster House, on Perkins Road, strikes a familiar pose to its Gulf South sister restaurant, Half Shell Oyster House.

Alford: New Year. Who dis?

Someone around the State Capitol should invest in name tags, because they would certainly...

LSU’s Kristine DeLong leads a team studying climate change

The LSU paleoclimatologist and other Gulf Coast scientists are examining coral's past to determine what its future may hold.

Outsiders and the C-suite

Not from Louisiana? It can be tough getting in the executive-level door.

When imposter syndrome hits

It's the high-achieving, highly successful people who usually experience it.

Where is she now? Erin Monroe Wesley is moving up

After stints in nonprofit and politics, she's back in the private sector as a regional VP.

Looking to bring disruption to industrial construction

Industry-backed research, dubbed Operating System 2.0, is searching for a model to overhaul the industrial construction process.

Executive Spotlight: Billy Bellefontaine

Executive Spotlight: Billy Bellefontaine, named president of Brown Eagle Contractors in November, plans to be aggressive in expanding the business.