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

Quarterly Outlook: Seven sector-watchers share their predictions for Baton Rouge in Q4

Uncertainty continues to trickle through the biggest economic sectors in the Capital Region, driven...

Stephanie Riegel: A step backward for biking?

Neighborhood controversies may seem trivial to those who don’t live within the affected area....

Executive Spotlight Q&A: Kerry Drake, BancorpSouth

(Photo by Don Kadair) Name: Kerry Drake Position: BancorpSouth Insurance Services Louisiana Regional President Age: 60 Hometown: Baton Rouge Education:...

The choice of Louisiana’s next governor is weeks away. What might the 2016 cabinet look like?

As important as it is for an incoming governor to staff up with the...

Delays in the city’s permitting process are as bad as ever, realtors and developers say.

Delays and backlogs in the city-parish’s permits and inspections division have been a constant...

Designed with patients in mind: At Mary Bird Perkins-Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center, architecture and design are part of the treatment.

(Photo courtesy Mark Bird Perkins-Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center) When planning the renovation...

Lee Michaels to move bulk of Baton Rouge operations to old Gordon McKernan building on Bankers Avenue

Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry eventually will move the bulk of its operations into its...

Closure of additional stores and production facilities by Kean’s reflects larger downsizing effort

The closure of eight Kean’s Fine Dry Cleaning locations, announced Friday, is part of...

Plaintiffs’ bar outspending all other special interest groups in Louisiana politics, report says

Trial lawyers in Louisiana spent more than $8.5 million between 2008 and 2014 on...

2015 Louisiana governor’s race will impact ‘LSU and all of higher education,’ Alexander says

The 2015 Louisiana gubernatorial race is a critical election “for LSU and all of...
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