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Breaking news, company moves, economic trends, and the deals shaping Greater Baton Rouge and the Capital Region.

Downtown Baton Rouge hotels popular despite higher prices

Hotels in downtown Baton Rouge are propping up the occupancy rate for lodging parishwide while raking in more revenue per room than their local counterparts. 

‘LaPolitics’ Q&A: Tax issues pepper municipal policy agendas 

LaPolitics: We saw a tremendous amount of mayoral action on last year’s ballots. It...

Baton Rouge businesses cashing in on culinary tours trend 

Culinary tourism is growing in popularity around the world, and interest in guided food tours is expected to increase more than 16% per year over the next decade.

Google layoffs are latest indicator ‘clock has struck midnight’ for tech sector

Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the...

Louisiana legislators skeptical of Donelon’s homeowner insurance fix

Several Louisiana legislators say they are not yet prepared to fund a homeowners insurance...

Local experts applaud new development rules aimed to reduce flood risk

Local experts say the development regulations passed by the Metro Council on Wednesday evening...
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Louisiana ranks as 37th best state to start a business 

Louisiana comes in as the 37th best state to start a business in the latest ranking from Forbes Advisor. The Bayou State trailed most other Southern states.

​​DISH, DIRECTTV/U-verse blame station’s owners for WVLA’s absence

TV providers are pointing fingers at WVLA’s corporate management for the channel’s continued absence from their local viewers’ screens. 

Electric utility performance report ranks Louisiana near bottom 

A nationwide comparison of electric utility performance found that customers in states that are heavily reliant on fuel oil and natural gas,

Cava to build stand-alone restaurant near LSU 

Cava is ready to begin building its first stand-alone restaurant in the Baton Rouge area, south of the LSU campus
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