Business News

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

Velvet Cactus to improve parking and access at Baton Rouge restaurant with purchase of adjacent Dyson House property

An owner of The Velvet Cactus restaurant is among a group of investors that...

Pearson’s Travel World acquires luggage stores in Lafayette, Shreveport

Baton Rouge-based Pearson’s Travel World is getting back into business in Lafayette after about...

Louisiana oil exploration company WarHorse strikes back at Union Pacific

The courtroom showdown between a Louisiana oil exploration company and Union Pacific Railroad Co....

State, higher ed and industry officials call on Louisiana businesses to help fill manufacturing workforce gap

One by one, officials with state, higher education and industry agencies called on Louisiana...

Design work on Baton Rouge city dock under way

A joint venture of GraceHebert Architects and global engineering firm Moffatt & Nichol is...

Breaux Bridge native to bring Google’s virtual tour for businesses to Baton Rouge, south Louisiana

In late October, south Louisiana native Erryca Robicheaux will bring Google’s virtual tour technology...

Contract for Trinity Marine spares 283 layoffs, Brusly plant closure

Shortly after Dallas-based Trinity Marine Products announced the closure of its Brusly plant and...

Governor’s candidate spending on TV ads with Baton Rouge stations at $762K and growing

With little more than three weeks left in the hotly contested race to become...

Effect of Magellan layoffs in Baton Rouge on Perkins Rowe office remains unclear

Citing the loss of a major contract with the state, Magellan Health will lay...

Louisiana needs 7,000 more nurse practitioners over next 5 years to meet growing demand, OLOL college president says

Within five years, Louisiana will have at least 7,000 fewer nurse practitioners than it...
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