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Breaking news, company moves, economic trends, and the deals shaping Greater Baton Rouge and the Capital Region.

The Interview: Louisiana Ag Commissioner Mike Strain on the state’s relationship with Cuba

(Photo by Don Kadair) The possibility of the United States lifting its trade embargo on Cuba...

WRKF-FM in talks with LSU about possible move to campus

WRKF-FM and LSU are having discussions about moving the National Public Radio affiliate station...

Two new restaurants, coffee house, fitness center coming to Central in new TND

Two months after the historic flood of 2016 devastated much of Central, city leaders...

Deal between Baton Rouge General and Ochsner months behind schedule, but both sides say they’re still talking

When officials with New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System and General Health System, which owns...

Changes to industrial tax exemption program won’t apply to renewals, governor and commerce board decide

A controversial executive order signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards earlier this year imposing...

Executive Spotlight Q&A: Richard Hanley, Hanley’s Foods

(Photo by Don Kadair) Name: Richard Hanley Position(s): Founder, CEO, maker, delivery and demo guy Age: 32 Hometown:...

Edwards increases request for federal disaster assistance to $4B

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has upped his request for federal disaster assistance from...

Varsity Sports expanding into Metairie

Varsity Sports is planning to continue its expansion in the New Orleans area with...

Raising Cane’s to buy naming rights to Baton Rouge River Center, sources say

Mayor Kip Holden’s administration has secured a deal with Raising Cane’s for the chicken...

Courtyard Marriott breaks ground in downtown Baton Rouge after years of delays

It has been exactly two years since South Carolina-based Windsor Aughtry Hotel Group announced...
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