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

Commercial Properties gives state coastal agency a rent break on new Water Campus digs

The state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will get a break on its rent...

Marketing campaign fails to attract riders to Red Stick Trolley, route’s future in doubt

Ridership on CATS’ Red Stick Trolley has continued to dwindle, even after a marketing campaign...

Jay Ducote to make television return

Baton Rouge-based chef Jay Ducote is going to be on TV, again. Ducote announced...

Walk-On’s expanding into Dallas-Fort Worth, plans dozens more US locations

Walk-On’s Bistreaux and Bar is continuing its expansion out of state with a move...

Local timber farmers hurting as demand for their product slows

Decreased demand for the high-quality pine timber that is so abundant in south Louisiana...

New Phil’s Oyster Bar aiming for back-to-school opening

Construction is under way in the Southdowns Shopping Center on the space that will...

Zachary medical complex expanding into second phase

The Alabama developer of the Sullivan Medical Office Park in Zachary has purchased 2.2...

Kleinpeter shutting down Montpelier farm

Kleinpeter Farms Dairy is closing its 1,500-acre farm in Montpelier, about 50 miles northeast...

Changes planned for parish parking and landscaping requirements

Developers who save existing trees in the parking lots of their developments will get...

Fairness issue surfaces in business tax discussions at Capitol, PAR president says

There’s a growing interest at the State Capitol in the idea of a “corporate...
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