Business News

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

See how Baton Rouge-area hotels got a Super Bowl boost as well

Thanks mainly to the Super Bowl, hotel occupancies and average daily rates at Baton...

CATS union workers edge closer to a strike after an alleged wage freeze

Transit union employees of the Capital Area Transit System are “closer than ever” to...

How Baton Rouge restaurants are navigating norovirus 

A recent norovirus outbreak has shaken the Louisiana oyster industry, with ripple effects on...

A developer wants to turn this downtown space into affordable housing

A New Orleans-based developer is planning to transform the former State National Life Insurance...

Meet Drusilla Seafood Restaurant’s new executive chef 

Daniel Dreher, former executive chef at The Myrtles and Restaurant 1796, is the new...

LSU president warns of ‘crippling financial shortfalls’ from NIH cuts

LSU President William Tate warns that changes to the National Institutes of Health funding...

NAI Latter & Blum is under new ownership. See who acquired the company

Latter & Blum’s commercial division is back under local ownership after a New Orleans-based...

A smarter way to approach Louisiana’s film tax credits? This new company thinks so

Patrick Mulhearn, a major player in Louisiana’s film industry, has launched a new business...

A look at Mayor Edwards’ plan to curb crime

Mayor-President Coach Sid Edwards on Tuesday morning unveiled two new public safety initiatives during...

Here’s what the newly formed Leaders for a Better Louisiana is planning

In January, two of Louisiana’s most influential public policy advocacy groups—the Committee of 100...
1...171172173...1,681Page 172 of 1,681