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Design teams wanted to overhaul Baton Rouge Zoo, Greenwood Park

BREC wants to hire two design teams, one to tackle the ambitious goal of...

Jerry Pearson’s constant (retail) evolution

Staring down Amazon’s online retail dominance, Jerry Pearson is once again changing with the...

Talk finances before saying ‘I do’

MONEY TALK: A good way for couples to have that first financial discussion, says...

Does your business need a collective-action waiver?

NOTHING NEW HERE: The recent arbitration ruling by the Supreme Court generally mirrors employment arbitration...

JR Ball: Getting priorities straight in Louisiana

Here’s a pretty important conversation we’re not having in Louisiana: What’s the appropriate role...

Riegel: What Baton Rouge can learn from Cincinnati

“Why Cincinnati?” a member of Baton Rouge’s business community asked me in late May,...

Materra: A different twist on a TND

The site plan for the residential development section of the Materra mixed-use development. (Courtesy...

LSU paired degree program creating the next generation of Louisiana entrepreneurs

PAIRING: Ed Watson runs the LSU entrepreneurship paired degree program, designed to boost the...

Entrepreneur: Amber Elworth

Photography by Brian Baiamonte COMPANY Light House Coffee POSITION Co-owner WHAT THEY DO Specialty coffee shop employing refugees...

Publisher: Speak up Baton Rouge and be bold

Last month my wife and I enjoyed a special evening on what used to...