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

Engineering firm buys office in Baton Rouge Health District 

An office off Picardy Avenue and Brittany Drive in the Baton Rouge Health District was sold for $1.3 million this week. 

With a $600K federal grant, LSU researching psychological aspects of cybersecurity 

LSU is working with DARPA—the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—on a $600,000 cybersecurity research...

US Supreme Court declines to block trial for Louisiana coastal erosion case

A trial over alleged damage to the coast by oil companies in Cameron Parish will proceed as scheduled on Nov. 27 after the U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to block it. 

‘LaPolitics’: The government relations Q&A

LaPolitics: How has life inside Louisiana’s D.C. clique changed since the election of Speaker...

How could Gov. Edwards’ paid family leave policy affect the private sector?

The new policy could indirectly affect the private sector. State government now has a new tool to compete for workers, and when a major, high-profile employer enacts such a policy, other businesses may consider following suit. 

Planning Commission set to vote on FuturEBR update on Monday

The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission will vote on a revision to the city-parish’s comprehensive master plan, FuturEBR, on Monday. 

Why this year hasn’t been great for venture capital funding 

October was a particularly bad month in a year that continues to be bad...

With additions like Zara, Mall of Louisiana returns to pre-pandemic traffic 

Fast-fashion chain Zara has opened its first Baton Rouge location in the Mall of Louisiana―a sign of the shopping center’s continued health post-pandemic, mall executives contend.

This Baton Rouge chef is upgrading menus all around town 

In mid October, former Beausoleil Coastal Cuisine chef David Dickensauge announced his role as...

How a group of ‘litter warriors’ is working to improve Baton Rouge’s economic future by tackling trash

Firearms. Bags of ammunition. Hundreds upon hundreds of used needles. These are just a few...
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