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It’s Barn Hill Preserve versus the feds in a giraffe custody fight 

Barn Hill Preserve, an animal sanctuary and tour experience company based in Ethel, is...

LSU’s Reese and Dunne featured on ‘Sports Illustrated’ cover 

Just a few months after they were photographed for the magazine’s annual swimsuit edition, LSU athletes Olivia Dunne and Angel Reese grace the cover of Sports Illustrated’s October issue diving into how athletes are profiting off their name, image and likeness. 

This international model is now a Baton Rouge restaurateur 

While growing up in Cuba, a young Yilena Hernández had hopes of being a jet-setting model.

See who in Baton Rouge is working on new strategies for the future

The Downtown Development District Commission approved a strategic plan yesterday setting the goals of the organization for the next five years—but it’s actually just one of several Baton Rouge entities working on blueprints to help guide development and growth in the region. 

The Metro Council is taking up an estimated $8.6M tax break for ExxonMobil

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council later this month will consider granting a property tax exemption to ExxonMobil estimated to be worth about $8.6 million over 10 years. 

A new grant enables Louisiana health providers to share research data

The National Institutes of Health is awarding the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center (LA CaTS) a $1.3 million grant to create a network of data warehouses that will allow all Louisiana healthcare institutions to share research data, according to an announcement from Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

Congress tries to figure out how to set AI ‘rules of the road’ 

The development of artificial intelligence presents far-reaching challenges for virtually every aspect of modern...

Who is to blame for the plight of the St. George case? 

After a decade of trying, advocates of launching the city of St. George have to wonder whether their initiative might die in a Baton Rouge courtroom because of a potentially fatal flaw on the petition that voters approved in 2019.  

BRQ Seafood and Barbeque chef departs for Montana

BRQ Seafood and Barbeque is in the market for a new executive chef. 

East Baton Rouge Parish median property tax bill among highest in the state

East Baton Rouge Parish has one of the highest median property taxes in the...