Business News

Riegel: Inefficiencies of the Baton Rouge entrepreneurial ecosystem

At first glance, a recent study by Emergent Method on the status of Baton...

Publisher: Thank you, Joe Alleva

Joe Alleva and his wife, Annie, joined the LSU family on April 4, 2008....

Alford: Session offering up plenty of distractions

If there’s anything senators like discussing more than politics, it’s themselves, which was evident...

Unleash Baton Rouge campaign launching tomorrow

Baton Rouge families, businesses and municipal leaders Saturday are launching an Unleash Baton Rouge...

Radians shuttering Neese facility in Gonzales

Less than a year after acquiring Neese Industries—the Gonzales-based manufacturer of protective rainwear and...

‘Advocate’ purchase of ‘Times-Picayune’ makes sense

While those who follow local media were stunned by Thursday’s announcement that The Advocate...

LABI-backed coalition urges state bar to crack down on attorney advertising

Aiming to remedy what it calls a statewide “automobile insurance rate epidemic,” the Louisiana...

Alford: Running on one ticket

It has been nearly a year since I was sitting across from Lt. Gov....

The bottomless business of brunch in Baton Rouge

When he opened the gourmet pizzeria, Rocca, in January 2018, restaurateur Ozzie Fernandez knew...

The business of billboards … or driver distraction?

One of the more controversial proposals of this year’s legislative session is a pair...