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News alert: Baton Rouge General and Ochsner to join forces in local market

In a move that will reshape the landscape of the local healthcare market, General...

Council defers vote for two weeks on making changes to permit plan review process

The Metro Council on Wednesday deferred voting for two weeks on a proposed change...

Survey shows mixed, paradoxical attitudes toward public education, school reform

The public is inconsistent and not terribly sophisticated in its thinking about public schools...

New Baton Rouge leadership at Whitney to help lead bank’s planned expansion in local market

With new leadership at its helm in Baton Rouge, Whitney Bank is positioning itself...

Baton Rouge developer proposes 18-story student housing complex behind Southgate Towers

Developer R.W. Day is proposing an 18-story high-rise with 455 units of student housing...

L’Auberge parent company exec says Baton Rouge smoking ban could put casino at competitive disadvantage

The parent company of Baton Rouge’s largest and most profitable casino is closely watching...

Survey shows left and right in Louisiana not as far apart as many think

Republicans and Democrats in Louisiana are not as diametrically opposed on the ideological spectrum...

Beauregard Quarters development to break ground in coming weeks

The developers of Beauregard Quarters—a gated four-story, 25-unit multifamily housing structure at the corner...

Ready Portion Meat Co. closing after 56 years of supplying Baton Rouge restaurants

Another Baton Rouge institution is going out of business. Ready Portion Meat Company, which has...

The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart’s SonLife Broadcasting Network has breathed new life into his once dying ministry

(Jimmy Swaggart leads the Family Worship Center Church band and choir at a recent...
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