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Curate Conference will celebrate women in Baton Rouge business

Local creative agency owner Victoria Armstrong will host the second Curate Conference this October...

Your job posting might be scaring away qualified applicants

If you have a position you need to fill in your business, you might think you know precisely what you’re looking for. But if your job advertisement is really specific, you might be scaring off potential candidates.

Up-and-coming local men’s clothing brand brings punchy apparel to Mid City

Baton Rouge-based menswear brand Jack Duncan is all about the little things—tiny, jewel-colored koi fish swimming across a bubble-patterned button-down.

Energy sector gets left behind as Wall Street exits bear market

Falling crude oil prices and lingering worries about the global economy have been sapping power from energy stocks throughout 2023.

Decision to hold veto override session broke down mainly along party lines

More than two-thirds of Louisiana’s legislators opted into a veto override session Thursday that is expected to focus on LGBTQ+ bills rejected by Gov. John Bel Edwards following the regular session.

What the actors’ strike means for the Baton Rouge film industry

Following a month of negotiations over pay, the union representing more than 160,000 actors, models and performers is officially set to strike.

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Appeals court rules against St. George incorporation

A state appeals court has affirmed the trial court’s decision that the St. George incorporation effort did not fully comply with state law.

Mondays take center stage in the battle over hybrid work

Bosses are making a push to get workers into the office specifically on Mondays...

‘LaPolitics’: It’s back to Baton Rouge for state lawmakers

The leadership of the state Senate and House of Representatives confirmed this morning that lawmakers will return to Baton Rouge on Tuesday, July 18, for a veto override session—the third in as many years.

Reviving iconic Baton Rouge brand names is a hot trend

Three years ago, Ty and Allyson Hingle’s son let them know he wanted to attend LSU. That inspired some reminiscing about their college days, including their time at a certain bar near campus popular with fraternities and sororities that closed under tragic circumstances in 1997.