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BRAC won’t be endorsing anyone in mayoral primary

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s Political Action Committee, FuturePAC, has announced its endorsement of...

Executive Spotlight Q&A: David Day, The Day Group

(Photo by Don Kadair)  Name: David Day Position: Owner, The Day Group Age: 51 Hometown: Baton Rouge Education: B.A....

Baton Rouge airport director to resign

Anthony Marino, the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport’s aviation director, will resign his post, effective...

South Louisiana business and civic leaders visiting Panama learn traffic congestion is all relative

While Baton Rouge is notorious for its traffic congestion, business and civic leaders from...

$500M down payment for Louisiana flood relief included in federal stopgap measure unveiled today

Gov. John Bel Edwards and members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation say a proposed down...

Panama Canal expansion won’t be a ‘game-changer’ for Louisiana

As business and civic leaders from the south Louisiana Super Region visit Panama this...

State infrastructure task force considers doubling Louisiana’s fuel tax

A member of the Governor’s Task Force for Transportation Infrastructure Investment says an increase...

Trend of higher ed cuts, tuition raises ‘needs to be reversed,’ NCAA head Mark Emmert says

As the state has grappled with repeated budget shortfalls over nearly a decade, LSU...

CATS to vote on whether to eliminate Red Stick Trolley

After pouring roughly $16,000 into a marketing campaign to increase ridership of the Red...

Baton Rouge business leaders, elected officials headed to Panama this morning for economic development trip

More than 100 business and civic leaders from south Louisiana departed for Panama early...
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