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Courtyard Marriott developers to try again for TIF for downtown Baton Rouge hotel

The developers hoping to build a Courtyard Marriott at the corner of Third and...

New craft beer bar in the works at former Capital City Grill location on South Sherwood Forest

A new craft beer bar and sports restaurant could soon nestle into a vacant...

Magpie Café becomes first commercial tenant for downtown Commerce Building

Magpie Café will open a second location next spring in the downtown Commerce Building,...

Move of LSU-South Carolina game to Baton Rouge upends other events planned on campus Saturday

This morning’s announcement that Saturday’s football game between LSU and the University of South...

Baton Rouge developer says Mid City’s ‘crown jewel’ to be centerpiece of one-of-a-kind residential neighborhood

Mike Hogstrom’s planned residential development on the site of Goodwood Plantation, which was first...

Contentious meeting over Baton Rouge bike lanes nets lots of proposals, but no solutions

The battle over bike lanes along Glenmore and Hundred Oaks avenues became a much...

News alert: Ruth’s Chris in Baton Rouge sells for $2.35M

The Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse on Constitution Avenue, the Baton Rouge institution that has served...

Drake says EBR school system needs to boost its efforts to address workforce shortages

The East Baton Rouge Parish School System needs to boost its efforts to help...

Baton Rouge investors buy office tower off Bluebonnet for $9.55M

A group of local investors has paid $9.55 million for a towering glass office...

Marina’s Mexican Restaurant reopening on Perkins Road in former Souga location

Marina’s Mexican Restaurant will reopen at a new location at 6251 Perkins Road in...