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A look inside the reborn Baton Rouge Magnet High School

(Photography by Tim Mueller) BATON ROUGE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL Address: 2825 Government St. Owner/developer: East Baton Rouge...

River House developer secures financing, hopes to break ground later this summer

The developers of the River House—the mixed-use development planned for a site at the...

Cook: Thai Kitchen moving to former Phil’s Oyster Bar location on Concord

Thai Kitchen will move from its current location in the Southdowns Shopping Center on...

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers buys Baton Rouge property for its first restaurant in Louisiana

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, a Wichita, Kansas-based chain, is a step closer to...

Groundbreaking on Baton Rouge’s first Home2 Suites hotel expected in coming weeks

Lake Charles-based Patel Construction is set to break ground on the first Louisiana location...

CATS looking for upwards of $11M to fund capital needs outlined in strategic plan

The Capital Area Transit System will need as much as $11 million over the...

Senate race opens up House seats for Baton Rouge area politicos

With state Reps. Regina Barrow and Dalton Honoré, both Democrats representing the Baton Rouge...

Super 8 on Reiger Road sells for $3.2M

The Super 8 hotel at 10451 Reiger Road, just off Interstate 10 at the...

Baton Rouge entrepreneurs to launch new barbecue food truck

Christian Walther and Trey Bacon have four businesses between them, and they’re about to...

Louisiana’s physical footprint could be determined over next 10 years, coastal protection chair says

New money from the federal government and BP give Louisiana a historic opportunity to...