Business News

What a tightening supply across the local commercial real estate market means

The Baton Rouge commercial real estate market is entering the second half of 2026...

New government relations firm Frontline Strategies is becoming a powerful force in a rapidly changing market

With the stroke of a pen, a single bill can reshape an industry overnight. A...

A new speakeasy is set to open inside Circa 1857 this month

Hearsay Social Club, a new speakeasy-style cocktail bar tucked inside the Mid City antique...

Landside gaming is giving Baton Rouge’s casino market a successful second act

Not long ago, the Belle of Baton Rouge was pulling in somewhere between $600,000...

The surprising factors that convinced this boomerang to return to Baton Rouge

John Musso is the kind of boomerang that Capital Region economic developers dream about....

A family-owned shop built on neon, grit and personal service succeeds one sign at a time

Scott Jones was born in 1975, the year his father, Buck Jones, officially opened...

A longtime Gonzales retailer is making home projects easier with a major expansion

Marchand's Interior and Hardware is expanding its Gonzales campus with a new warehouse, an...

Guest column: Louisiana’s broadband strategy is helping businesses compete

Every Louisiana business depends on reliable internet service, whether it is processing payments, managing...

A new restaurant is planned for the former BR Furniture Outlet site on Florida

A new Cajun restaurant and lounge concept is in the works for Florida Boulevard,...

Local leaders visited the Netherlands to talk water. What did they learn?

A Louisiana delegation that included leaders from The Water Institute, the Baton Rouge Area...