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Brewers still struggling after shutdown ends

Though the partial government shutdown has come to an end for now, Baton Rouge...

Phil’s Oyster Bar owners lead group that buys Uncle Earl’s

A group of local investors, including the owners of Phil’s Oyster Bar & Seafood...

Assistant parish attorney asked to stay beyond resignation date despite 2016 sexual harassment complaint

Tedrick Knightshead continued to serve as a key member of the East Baton Rouge...

Big oil companies finished 2018 strong, despite plunge in prices

The world’s largest Western oil companies shrugged off a plunge in oil prices in...

Downtown Baton Rouge gearing up for 7,000 conventioneers, $3M economic impact

Downtown officials, hotels and restaurants are preparing for the more than 7,000 visitors coming...

‘LaPolitics:’ Staffed up and ready in governor’s race

The three declared candidates for governor are still in the process of building out...

Roundup: LSU 100 nominations / Louisiana nets $54M from lottery / Louisiana Grammys

Naming names: Nominations are now open for the 2019 LSU 100: Fastest Growing Tiger...

‘225 Dine:’ Baton Rouge Chef Chris Motto dishes on ‘Hell’s Kitchen’  

Things are heating up on “Hell’s Kitchen” with Chris Motto, executive chef at Mansurs...

Watershed management critical as Baton Rouge tries to stay dry

(Editor's Note: This story has been revised from an earlier version to include an...

Together Baton Rouge organizer leaves group, says ITEP not reason

The longtime lead organizer of Together Baton Rouge, Broderick Bagert, is no longer at...