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While it hasn’t been in the news much lately, officials and stakeholders are working toward a solution to East Baton Rouge Parish’s stormwater issues. 

As health care costs rise, some small business owners are moving away from group...

Executives at large public companies are concerned about the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s plan...

Gov.-elect Jeff Landry today announced key members of his transition team—a group that includes two past gubernatorial candidates, business leaders and his wife, USA Today Network reports. 

A developer is looking to turn 33 acres of residential land on Burbank Drive into a variety of commercial ventures. 

While state officials still await an announcement for a $200 million federal grant for infrastructure upgrades, Gov. John Bel Edwards has expressed confidence that Amtrak passenger trains will be traveling between Baton Rouge and New Orleans by 2027. 

The Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership, the nonprofit arm of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, will receive a grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful for its new Take 5 Campaign. 

Wages and benefits grew at a slightly faster pace in the July-September quarter than the previous three months, a benefit for workers but a trend that also represents a risk to the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation.

Next year’s Washington Mardi Gras, slated for the week of Jan. 27, was already expected to be a record-breaking extravaganza with a 75th anniversary celebration on tap and former Saints quarterback Drew Brees wearing the king’s crown.  

Shreveport’s Southern Classic Chicken is eying at least six potential restaurant locations in the Baton Rouge area that will bring about 125 jobs.