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Is it time to update your company’s dress code? 

As business leaders work to get more employees back in the office, some are...

Hammond group submits plans for Materra apartments

Hammond-based Stoa Group submitted its final development plan for an apartment community at Materra, the 100-acre planned community fronting Airline Highway near Woman’s Hospital.

Audit of DA office’s finances reveals 11 fake checks totaling $46,000

Eleven fake checks with previously used check numbers were drawn from the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Narcotics Seizure account, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office reports. 

Alford: Leadership changes in the works at LABI, LED and C100

Three organizations that reside inside the beating heart of commerce in the Bayou State—the Committee of 100; Louisiana Association of Business and Industry; and Louisiana Economic Development—will all have new leadership installed over the next five months.

LED hosting small business summit in Lafayette next month 

Registration is now open for Louisiana Economic Development’s 2023 Louisiana Small Business Summit, an annual event that connects small business leaders with an array of resources available to them from across the state.

SunGas Renewables to revitalize shuttered Pineville facility as green methanol plant

Houston-based SunGas Renewables plans to revitalize the shuttered 1,300-acre International Paper mill in Pineville...

Metro Council member is calling for a clear media policy following lawsuit

Kiran Chawla, publisher of online news site Unfiltered with Kiran, has sued East Baton...

Business openings in 2023 on pace to surpass last year’s record highs

From home services to arts and entertainment, every category of business grew during the first half of 2023, according to the latest breakdown from Yelp. 

Spanish Town Civic Association opposes liquor license for former Capitol Grocery 

The Historic Spanish Town Civic Association has taken a firm stance against a hard liquor license for Belli, the former Capitol Grocery.

Louisiana governor candidates tell how they would boost state’s tourism

Reducing crime, retaining tax credits for film productions and legalizing marijuana are ways Louisiana’s gubernatorial candidates say the state could boost its tourism industry.