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Here’s why the city of Central purchased over 350 acres for $5.7M

The city of Central has acquired over 350 acres between Wax and Hooper roads...

See what’s moving into the former Rock Paper Taco spot on Perkins

A New Orleans-based restaurant featuring Mexican-inspired cuisine is expanding into the Capital Region, opening...

Council on Aging awarded $3.2M affordable housing grant

The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging on Thursday announced that it has been...

Jude Melville shares how to balance the risks and rewards of expansion

Strategic expansion is key in business but it comes with challenges. Jude Melville, Chairman and...

CABL and C100 are merging to form a new nonprofit organization

Two influential Louisiana organizations, the Committee of 100 for Economic Development (C100) and the...

What a conservative clean energy group’s first statewide survey shows

The Louisiana chapter of Conservatives for Clean Energy, a clean energy advocacy group that...

​​Former Cajun Ready Mix partners launch a new concrete venture

The former owners of Cajun Ready Mix Concrete—once the largest cement and concrete company...

See who is acquiring H&E Equipment Services 

United Rentals, the world’s largest equipment company, is acquiring Baton Rouge-based H&E Equipment Services...

The latest on Nexus Louisiana’s CEO search

The next step in Nexus Louisiana’s search for a new president and CEO begins...

Here are an LSU professor’s AI trends to keep an eye on in 2025

2024 was a big year for artificial intelligence, and 2025 promises to bring with...