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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...

Business Lunch: Provisions on Perkins

      Provisions on Perkins opened last September, sliding into the Acadian Village spot originally occupied...

Entrepreneur: Derrick and Tessa Holloway

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS In 2005, Tessa and Derrick Holloway were confronted with a not-so-uncommon problem: They...

Executive Spotlight: Chris Van Pelt

Position: Owner Company: M&M Glass Company Age: 54 Family: Wife, Penny Van Pelt, and two children: Caleb...