Business News

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

Baton Rouge entrepreneurs: Caryn and Jason Roland of Heirloom Cuisine

Positions: Catering manager and chef/owners Company: Heirloom Cuisine What they do: Full-service caterer featuring unique, multiregional...

Investors should consider higher interest rates very carefully in 2016

On Dec. 4, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the economy had added...

Stephanie Riegel: Business and the ‘raunch culture’

When I was a television reporter in New Orleans, I was frequently asked to...

Investing in fine art can help diversify a portfolio

(Photography by Megan Thompson Lovoi: Amanda Winstead of New Orleans) It’s more fun to own...

Removing the nation’s oil export ban should help Louisiana in the long run, but the short term impact isn’t clear

(Photo by Tim Mueller) When Congress voted last month to lift the country’s 40-year-old oil...

Cook: Highland Plantation complex sells

The Highland Plantation Apartments complex at 5151 Highland Road has been purchased by Fowler...

An in-depth look at the Alliance Safety Council’s Gonzales training center

ALLIANCE SAFETY COUNCIL GONZALES TRAINING CENTER 1205 W. Edenborne Parkway, Gonzales Photography by Tim Mueller Owner/developer: Alliance Safety...

Capital Region Legislative Delegation’s Errin Flynn offers the best advice she has ever received

(Photo by Brian Baiamonte) Errin Flynn Executive Director, Capital Region Legislative Delegation Age: 38 “For as long...

Riverfront parking, casual levee use not affected by Mississippi River emergency order, state official says

An emergency order issued Monday by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority restricting traffic...

Brown and Root acquires Port Allen-based Petrin Corp.

Brown and Root Industrial Services has acquired Petrin Corp., a 43-year-old industrial specialty services...
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