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BRAF wins $350K grant to reduce prison population

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation announced it has won a $350,000 grant to invest...

Gender disparity in climbing the local government ladder

More women are advancing in local government positions, but they have yet to catch...

Throw me something biodegradable, mister!

LSU Department of Biological Sciences Professor Naohiro Kato is refining the process in which...

Roundup: BRG Foundation board changes / Elderly abuse audit / Bagwell Energy expansion

Switch up: The Baton Rouge General Foundation today announced that Scott Kirkpatrick has been...

Governor, TBR oppose lawmakers’ back to the future ITEP plan

Together Baton Rouge has come out strongly against plans by two Baton Rouge-area lawmakers...

New Courtyard Marriott nudges downtown over 1,000-room mark

When the new Courtyard Marriott on Florida and Third streets officially opens later today,...

LMOGA makes it official, naming Tyler Gray president

General Counsel Tyler Gray is now president of Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association,...

Proposed Shoppes at Sherwood ‘in a holding pattern’

Development of the Shoppes at Sherwood—the proposed 18,000-square-foot retail strip center on South Sherwood...

Roundup: Investar Q4 revenue / Bud’s Broiler sold / Rig counts up  

Snapshot: Baton Rouge-based Investar Holding Corp. this morning reported fourth-quarter earnings of $3.3 million....

Finding engaged talent biggest industrial workforce challenge  

Trey Crawford, vice president of Grady Crawford Construction and chairman of Associated Builders and...