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Louisiana construction unemployment falls to 4.7%

The construction industry is booming in Louisiana, but it’s not keeping pace with the...

Long-awaited Mid City Beer Garden plans to break ground in one month

After nearly three years of planning and much anticipation, the owners of the proposed...

Volunteers of America awarded grant to build 122 apartments in Spanish Town

A nonprofit has been awarded $5.7 million in Community Development Block Grant funds from...

MoMo Tea, Jambalaya Shoppe among six tenants joining Ichiban Square

Six tenants have signed leases to open at Ichiban Square, a roughly 21,450-square-foot retail center under...

Gourmet Girls leaving Perkins Road overpass area for larger space in Studio Park

Kathy Mangham, owner of Gourmet Girls. Catering company Gourmet Girls will be moving from its location near the...

Gourmet Girls leaving Perkins Road overpass area for larger space in Studio Park

Catering company Gourmet Girls will be moving from its location near the Perkins Road...

Jindal makes case for the moral logic of school choice in ‘WSJ’ column

There is a more fundamental and practical reason to favor school choice than the...

Door closing on Legislature

If you believe political trends from recent history routinely repeat themselves, then what we’ve...

Truckers have a slow haul navigating Baton Rouge I-10 traffic

LONG DETOUR: Chance McNeely, executive director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association, says long-haul truckers,...

Is there actually hope for a new Mississippi River bridge?

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Scott Kirkpatrick, executive director of the Capital Region Industry for Sustainable Infrastructure,...