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For wedding photographers it’s all about the turnaround time for pictures

Wedding photographers like Baton Rouge-based Eric Garcia are noticing a shift in their industry, with clients planning smaller events and requesting a faster turnaround on photos. 

Culinary innovator

The LSU AgCenter Food Innovation Institute's (Foodii) latest plans include a new retail shop and a focus on product development and bottling.

Seeds of success

Louisiana Nursery, a Baton Rouge fixture, is not only celebrating its past but also planning for its future.

Louisiana metros rank low on US emerging housing market index

While seven Louisiana’s metro markets made The Wall Street Journal’s summer emerging housing market index released this morning, they all ranked near the bottom of the list. 

Will expected interest rate hike further cool the local commercial real estate market? 

The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by one-quarter of a percentage point today, which would be the 11th hike in the past 12 policy meetings but might also be the last in the Fed’s current effort to tame inflation. 

Shell Norco manager Tammy Little recounts her toughest challenge 

Tammy Little served several stints at Shell Norco and other facilities before taking on...

Automation could begin replacing certain jobs sooner than anticipated

Automation was already expected to wipe out millions of jobs in the U.S., but the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the pace of these changes.  

Dow explosion’s impact on nearby water still not clear 

Nearly two weeks after the explosion at the Dow Chemical facility in Plaquemine, a preliminary incident report from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality finds that the blast may have contaminated nearby water, but the potential impact on area residents is still not clear.  

Ontario plant will supply company with knowledge for Ascension biomass facility

Origin Materials’ first commercial site will soon begin making chloromethyl furfural, a chemical used...

Self-storage facility planned in front of Tin Roof brewery

A Baton Rouge-based self-storage company plans to build a storage facility on the 2-acre lot in front of the Tin Roof brewery on Nicholson Drive.Â