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Groundbreaking on $109M OLOL, LSU science building expected in AprilĀ 

Groundbreaking for the Our Lady of the Lake Interdisciplinary Science Building, which the LSU Foundation describes as the $109 million hub for a new campus district focused on scientific discovery

COVID-related unemployment fraud may total $191B

The U.S. government may have misspent roughly $191 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits, a...

Louisiana medical marijuana producer doubling its cultivation capacityĀ 

Louisiana's largest medical marijuana producer is doubling its growing space in 2023, citing projections...

Best of 225 nominations close this afternoonĀ 

There are still a few hours left to decide who will be nominated for this year’s Best of 225 Awards. Write-in nominations close today at 5 p.m.

Opinion| Memo to voters: Beware of the real Jeff Landry

Voters should look closely at the actions of Jeff Landry and not simply support him for governor because he's a conservative Republican.

Oil companies slow down on transitioning to renewable energy sources

Oil companies are slowing down their planned transitions toward renewable energy sources as they...
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Fratelli’s Italian Grille to open location at Mall of Louisiana

Fratelli's Italian Grille is opening a location at the Mall of Louisiana, its second in the Capital Region.

EBR wants to give break to businesses with delinquent taxes

East Baton Rouge Parish business owners who are late paying sales or license taxes will likely pay a bit less in interest starting this year.Ā 

Customer pushback on price increases forces businesses to get creativeĀ Ā 

While price increases, which began as early as the summer of 2021, have been...

Check out Baton Rouge’s most expensive home sales of 2022Ā 

Real estate agents who deal with the priciest homes in the Baton Rouge area say 2022 was a fantastic year for the high-end market.