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Multiple council members who previously voted against TIF for downtown hotel now say they’ll support it

Roughly three months after voting down a special tax incentive to help finance construction...

DDD ready to explore possibilities for development with newly expanded tax base

Voters handed Downtown Development District Executive Director Davis Rhorer a major victory Saturday when...

Winner of Vitter-Edwards battle in Louisiana is anybody’s guess, LSU researcher says

For months, the expected ending to the first half of this year’s gubernatorial race...

Baton Rouge looks to upgrade GIS maps with ‘bird’s-eye view’ of city’s building topography

The city-parish Information Services Department is seeking approval from the Metro Council to spend...

BREC expenses up in 2014, newly released audit shows

BREC’s cost of running the Baton Rouge Zoo increased nearly 10% in 2014 over...

Baton Rouge companies claim five of top 10 spots on LSU 100 rankings

Five Baton Rouge-based businesses learned this afternoon that they’re among the 10 fastest growing...

Another large methanol plant planned in St. James Parish

Pending permit approvals and a final investment decision, Houston-based Syngas Energy Holdings announced today...

Zachary leads state in Common Core test results, East Baton Rouge lags behind

The Zachary Community School District led the state in the percentage of its students...

L’Auberge lifts Baton Rouge casino market in September; riverboat winnings up 2.8%

Two of Baton Rouge’s three riverboat casinos—Hollywood Casino and Belle of Baton Rouge—saw their...

White Castle biomass plant on schedule to begin turning sugar cane waste into fuel in July

The biorefinery being installed by NRF BioEnergy at a White Castle sugar mill, which...
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