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More than 4,500 donors pledged $1.28 million through 225GIVES, an annual fundraising event for Capital Region nonprofits that culminated in a 24-hour giving event May 4, the Capital Area United Way announced today. 

The city of Baton Rouge is losing population at a rapid rate while East Baton Rouge Parish’s suburban cities—Zachary and Central— and its two most populated neighboring parishes—Livingston and Ascension—are gaining residents. 

Tony Danza will be one of the stars of Re-Election, an indie comedy currently...

Oil production in the Gulf of Mexico is cleaner than in other parts of the world, producing up to 46% less greenhouse gas emissions than the global average

More than 200,000 Louisiana workers quit their jobs in the first quarter of 2023,...

Approximately 30% of state funding earmarked for legislators’ 197 personal pet projects in the House-approved budget plan goes to just three of the state’s 64 parishes.

Indianapolis-based Juicy Seafood is planning to open a second location in Baton Rouge, on Siegen Lane next to TJ Ribs. 

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP purchased just under 18 acres off of Pecue Lane for $6 million.

Local builders are feeling pretty good about the potential for more housing starts in the back half of this year and a potential rebound in early 2024.

Louisiana’s most recent plan to restore and protect its coast—at a cost of $50 billion—advanced Wednesday through the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.