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Termination trepidation: Best practices for firing an employee

It is the most dreaded conversation in the workplace, and while it's generally more...

Baton Rouge Entrepreneur: Niki Marie Hansen of Bayou Time Babysitting

Niki Marie Hansen Owner, Bayou Time Babysitting What they do: A boutique babysitting and nanny service Address:...

Does Baton Rouge have too many downtown hotels?

New hotels are all the rage in downtown Baton Rouge, with new projects emerging seemingly every...

Raising Cane’s head man Todd Graves on the greatest wisdom he has learned

(Photo courtesy Raising Cane's) Todd Graves Founder, CEO, Fry Cook & Cashier, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers Age: 43 “‘Progress,...

Courtyard Marriott TIF up in the air as email questions viability of downtown hotel market

When the Metro Council adjourned its June 24 meeting before taking up any business...

320-unit apartment complex planned for The Greens at Millerville

Plans for The Greens at Millerville mixed-use development at Interstate 12 and Millerville Road...

Holden and Arrigo say they’re ‘disappointed’ with NBC decision on Miss USA broadcast, but still mum on resolution

Mayor Kip Holden and Visit Baton Rouge President and CEO Paul Arrigo broke their...

City-parish contract fails to require Miss USA global broadcast

A contract Baton Rouge officials inked with the Miss USA pageant to provide $280,000...