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Riegel: Local control over Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program makes sense

Gov. John Bel Edwards set off alarm bells in June 2016, when he issued an...

‘Business Report’ Publisher: Who’s afraid of Louisiana’s fiscal cliff?

Last week, Gov. John Bel Edwards arranged a meeting with a group of business...

Are we eating ourselves to deaf?

Loud restaurants have become the bane of customers across Baton Rouge as eateries embrace...

Albemarle’s exit a blow to Louisiana

It’s not clear that there’s anything Louisiana could have done to keep Albemarle from...

Albemarle closing downtown Baton Rouge office, 200 jobs impacted

Albemarle executives notified 200 or so employees in the company’s Baton Rouge offices at...

A Teachable Moment: The Challenge of Equity in Baton Rouge

We can learn a lot from the recent controversy over the Baton Rouge Area...

Where’s the search for a Baton Rouge Metro Airport director? Don’t bother, some say

Exactly 10 months after Anthony Marino retired from his longtime position as executive director...

Baton Rouge police retirement plan only 53% funded, audit says

A legal trust established to cover promised lifetime retirement benefits for Baton Rouge police...

Executive Spotlight Q&A: Stephen St. Cyr, president of Vivid Ink Graphics

Photography by Don Kadair Stephen St. Cyr Position: President, Vivid Ink Graphics Age: 53 Family: Married to Donna St. Cyr,...

Louisiana’s $1.5B budget gap projection is skewed, say Edwards, state lawmakers

Gov. John Bel Edwards and state lawmakers are decrying next year’s projected $1.5 billion...
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