Business News

Here’s a snapshot of the area commercial real estate market in April

The East Baton Rouge commercial real estate market continued its upward trend in April...

How one Baton Rouge native built a football manufacturing powerhouse

Many of us in Baton Rouge are aware of the dominance of homegrown Marucci...

Are charter schools delivering on their promise?

When Jared Lamb talks about BASIS Materra, where he serves as head of school,...

How does the local price gap between new and existing homes compare nationally?

Through the first quarter of this year, the U.S. median price for a new...

Visit Baton Rouge unveils ‘Our Place, Your Pace’ ad campaign 

Visit Baton Rouge unveiled a new brand identity and advertising campaign this week highlighting...

‘Trust Fund Temple’? Attack ad takes a swing at the insurance commissioner

If you’ve driven down Corporate Boulevard lately, you may have noticed an attack ad...

The local impact of today’s heavy rainfall

As a string of storms continues to dump rain on Louisiana and much of...

This Ascension industrial property sold for nearly $2M

Roughly 37 acres of vacant industrial land in Ascension Parish have sold for $1.9...

Tourism by the numbers: How Baton Rouge fared in 2024

Baton Rouge welcomed 9 million visitors in 2024—up from 8.8 million in 2023—who collectively...

Across boardrooms, construction sites, courtrooms, classrooms and C-suites, this year’s Influential Women in Business...