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Tiger People Clothiers closing Burbank store this summer

LSU merchandise retailer Tiger People Clothiers will close its University Views shopping center location...

News alert: ExxonMobil selects Baton Rouge for plant expansion worth up to $1B  

ExxonMobil has chosen Baton Rouge as the site of its long-discussed new polypropylene production...

East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging purchases Gus Young fire house

The East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging has acquired the long-abandoned Gus Young...

Vivid Ink buys neighboring Havertys building with plans to expand

Vivid Ink has acquired the Havertys furniture building on Airline Highway, near Florida Boulevard,...

Winning LSU basketball season a slam dunk for merchandise sales

With three games remaining in the regular season, LSU’s winning record in basketball and...

GOLFTEC moving from CitiPlace to Towne Center

Golf lesson and club fitting company GOLFTEC says it will move from its current...

City to rebid $18M River Center Theatre renovation contract, delaying project

The contract for the $18 million Raising Cane’s River Center Theatre renovations will go...

Louisiana lost residents in 2018

 All but two states—Illinois and West Virginia—gained residents over the past decade, even as...

Praxair to build hydrogen plant in Louisiana

Praxair Inc. announced plans this morning to build a large-scale hydrogen plant in Louisiana...

Louisiana Board of Regents approves new workforce development program

The Louisiana Board of Regents approved a new undergraduate certificate Wednesday, designed to meet...