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Denham Springs BBQ restaurant seeks new owners

Buddy’s BBQ in Denham Springs is up for sale as its owners have decided to pursue a catering venture.

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Gonzales boosts radiation offerings

The Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Gonzales has begun using a new radiation treatment system as the local cancer market continues to evolve.

Where Louisiana stands in the nationwide energy transition

Louisiana will soon mark the seventh annual National Clean Energy Week. While the state’s renewable power industry is slightly behind that of most other states, it is forecast to accelerate significantly over the coming years.

Whitney Johnson: Manage your life as a portfolio of S-curves

Whether you have money in the market or not, you are an investor—and your most important portfolio is your life.

Remote work stabilizes at higher rate than before the pandemic

According to a Gallup poll, the average U.S. worker currently spends 3.8 days per month working from home. This is down from 5.8 during 2020 but higher than the 2.4 average from 2019.

Woman’s Hospital to open mental health unit for pregnant and postpartum women

Woman’s Hospital will open Louisiana’s first inpatient mental health unit dedicated to serving pregnant and postpartum women, hospital officials announced this morning.

See which new subdivisions go before the Planning Commission on Monday

The Planning Commission on Monday afternoon will consider two new large subdivisions that local developers are proposing off Old Scenic Highway.

Blue Cross policyholders aren’t entitled to profit from the pending sale, but this group might

While Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana covers some 1.9 million Louisiana residents, only about 92,000 will get to vote on the potential sale of the company to Elevance Health.

LSU named best Louisiana university on ‘Wall Street Journal’ best colleges list

LSU claimed the top spot among both private and public higher education institutions in Louisiana, according to The Wall Street Journal’s 2024 Best Colleges in the U.S. survey.

Here’s the latest Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio acquisition

Bernhard Capital Partners-owned power plant services provider Allied Group Holdings today announced that it has acquired Virginia-based Dominion Engineering Inc.