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Alford: Locals prepare for a moment in the sun

If you’re ever bumping around the Capitol, and you hear someone refer to “the...

Prominent New Orleans hotel owner buys Nottoway Plantation

New Orleans business and hotel magnate Joseph Jaeger Jr. has purchased Nottoway Plantation in...

Baton Rouge residential market still shifting, January sales drop nearly 11%

The trend of a cooling Baton Rouge area housing market, which began late last...

Should planning department report to mayor, rather than Metro Council?

Should authority over the Planning Commission move from the Metro Council to the mayor-president’s...

Developing Louisiana talent key to Regents’ Master Plan update

Within the next 20 years, expect college—and high school—as we know it in Louisiana...

Spanish Town apartments not backed by planning staff

A planned apartment complex for families and veterans in Spanish Town doesn’t have support...

Red Stick Social opening delayed; executive chef hired

Though the plan was for a February opening, the realities of renovating a nearly...

140 acres sold near Zachary for $1.5M

Cody Fortier, Kyle Bratton and Ben LeBlanc bought some 140 acres next to the...

Baton Rouge sports drink startup expands footprint, aims to be ‘next Gatorade’

Hydra-Guard Recharge, an all-natural sports drink created by a Baton Rouge entrepreneur, has doubled...

Bikeshare rollout delays RFP for management of 800 downtown parking meters

While the city-parish will next week rebid private management of two downtown parking garages,...