Business News

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

Some see potential in a Florida Boulevard rebirth

While Florida Boulevard faces considerable challenges, including vacant and blighted properties, below-market lease rates,...

Alford: The trumping of Louisiana

President Donald Trump's promise of new I-10 bridge sort of stole the show when...

Spanish Town Airbnb battle heats up as draft ordinance becomes public

Spanish Town Civic Association members are raising concerns over an ordinance draft that would...

Capitol Views: Centralized sales tax issue dead for this year

The House Ways and Means Committee essentially defeated legislation Monday afternoon that would have...

Legal battle over Swaggart land headed back to 19th JDC for November trial

The long-running lawsuit between Rev. Jimmy Swaggart’s Family Worship Center Church and a local...

Legislature to hear Carter’s gas tax bill, even though it’s DOA

Steve Carter’s proposed gas tax bill, which is effectively dead for the session, will...

HerringStone’s clothing boutique moving into former Blink space

HerringStone’s, a Monroe-based women’s clothing boutique, is moving into the Corporate Boulevard space once...

Disruption by Lubricity Labs

Rigsby Frederick Salon, one of the most well-known hair salons in Baton Rouge for...

Out to disrupt the private security business in Baton Rouge

After a string of local bank robberies in the mid-2000s, it didn’t take long...

Keeping Spanish Town weird in an Airbnb world

Spanish Town residents Cheryl McCormick and Derrell Cohoon recall the surly reputation the neighborhood...
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