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Planning Commission staff recommends denying proposed 18-story high-rise near LSU

The final development plan for a proposed 18-story high-rise student housing complex on Burbank...

Louisiana House OKs $26B budget protecting hospitals over TOPS; bill heads to Senate next

Lawmakers in the Louisiana House have sent their colleagues in the Senate a nearly...

Committee of 100 to flex its muscle and begin pressuring lawmakers who oppose Edwards

The Committee of 100, a business roundtable group comprising top executives of the state’s...

Metro Council defers voting on resolution to create smart car technology district

Armed with several questions on the boundaries and location of the proposed Transportation, Technology...

Business owners are still trying to make sense of Louisiana’s new tax code and how much it’s going to cost them

(Spillway Sportsman owner Scott Roe estimates the elimination of "Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax...

Many out-of-state businesses find the Capital City a perfect place to enter the Louisiana market

(Buc-ee’s owner Arch “Beaver” Aplin says heavy traffic and area demographics make Baton Rouge...

Baton Rouge manufacturer’s heat transfer equipment could go from cars to stars

(Mezzo Technologies co-founder and CEO Kevin Kelly went from riding a bike to work...

Istrouma coming back to compete

Back in the day, Istrouma High School was an athletic powerhouse and a rival...

Trump’s success reflects our country’s cultural demise

Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive presidential nominee of the Republican Party, there...

Christopher Peneguy and Stevie Guillory’s mission: caffeinate the world

(Photo by Don Kadair) Position: Co-owners Company: Cafeciteaux Coffee Roasters What they do: Specialty coffee Address: 14141 Airline Highway, building 4, suite...