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New rules for casinos could spur growth in Baton Rouge market

Changes being sought to Louisiana gaming laws—like allowing riverboat casinos to move onto land—could...

Jay Ducote appearing in special episode of Food Network’s ‘Chopped’

Jay Ducote will make a return visit to Food Network early next year when...

Edwards offers ideas to close Louisiana’s $1B budget gap

Gov. John Bel Edwards outlined his tax proposals today for closing a $1 billion...

Executive Spotlight Q&A: Jacob Talley

Photography by Don Kadair Jacob Talley Position: CEO Company: Tin Roof Brewing Co. Age: 36 Family: Wife, Lindsey, and...

At long last: Dearman’s to reopen Monday

Nearly two years after it was badly damaged and shuttered by fire, Dearman’s will...

Hanley’s preparing to make big pitch on CNBC’s ‘Billion Dollar Buyer’

Hanley’s Salad Dressing is poised to go big time with an appearance early next...

Business group urges governor, legislators to pass comprehensive fiscal reform

The Committee of 100 for Economic Development, the state’s business roundtable comprising leaders of...

Finding small business financing in Baton Rouge harder than in other cities

Small businesses in the Baton Rouge area have a harder time gaining financing for...

Birth Center of Baton Rouge relocating to new facility on Woman’s Hospital campus

The Birth Center of Baton Rouge, an accredited freestanding out-of-hospital childbirth center for women...

Law firms jockeying to represent Baton Rouge in opioid lawsuit

If around in the 1990s, you might remember the jockeying among law firms that...