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BRAC’s annual meeting set for February

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is holding its 2024 annual meeting from 11 a.m....

H&E Equipment Services acquiring Phoenix equipment services company

Baton Rouge’s H&E Equipment Services Inc. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire equipment services firm Precision Rentals.

The Fed is leaving interest rates alone for now, but are cuts on the horizon?

Check out which days may have the worst holiday traffic this month

More Americans are expected to fly or drive far from home over Christmas than did last year, putting a cap on a busy year for travel.

Alvarez Construction buys lots for Woodstock Park

Alvarez Construction has purchased 13 lots for the final phase in the Woodstock Park subdivision.

East Baton Rouge tax collections creep upward in September

East Baton Rouge Parish officials collected nearly $18.9 million in sales taxes in September,...

Weyerhaeuser planning $96.2M lumber mill modernization project

Weyerhaeuser, one of the world's largest private owners of timberland―including 1.39 million acres in...

The DC law firm reviewing Louisiana State Police is no stranger to controversy

With Louisiana State Police facing possible consequences for civil rights violations, the state’s incoming...

How lowering mortgage rates could change the US housing market next year

Several housing economists are projecting that mortgage rates will ease moderately next year, though the forecasts call for the average rate on a 30-year home loan to remain above 6%.

LSU researchers developing sensors to detect carbon capture leaks

Researchers in LSU’s engineering department are working to develop specialized monitors that can detect...