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Louisiana less politically, socially divided than much of the nation, Isaacson says during PAR keynote

While the rest of the nation seems to lose all sense of civility and...

Lender to take back Bon Carré after Commercial Properties defaults on more than $36M loan

Commercial Properties Realty Trust, the for-profit real estate arm of the Baton Rouge Area...

Attorney Gordon McKernan expanding law offices, buys building facing I-10 for $515K

Baton Rouge attorney Gordon McKernan is expanding his law offices, having purchased a building...

BREC board stands behind superintendent, zoo director in wake of controversy

BREC’s Board of Commissioners stood together today to show their support for the agency’s...

Crispy Catch closes Perkins Road location, fishing for new site

rispy Catch has closed its location near the Perkins Road Overpass after three years...

Belle of Baton Rouge looking to upgrade if riverboat casino law relaxed

Among the bills up for final passage today in the Louisiana Senate is a...

Baton Rouge mayor releases list of upcoming city-parish contracts

In an effort to follow through on a promise to make it easier for...

JR Ball: LSU initiative should tackle poverty

LSU is out to solve the state’s problems. For reasons we’ll get into later, those...

Riegel: Questions raised by the Baton Rouge Zoo debate

(Editor's Note: This column has been updated from an earlier version to include new...

Publisher: Enough of the trash talking Baton Rouge

Our recent cover story was titled “Blight Rouge.” It would be funny if it...