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Biden administration plan makes student loan repayments cheaper

The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt...

Placid Refinery pays $4.8M for BRAF’s former downtown headquarters

Port Allen's Placid Refining Co. has purchased the building that formerly housed the Baton Rouge Area Foundation along with a parking lot straddling the Central Fire Station on Laurel Street for $4.78 million.

EBR commercial real estate volume up in 2022 despite fewer transactions

The East Baton Rouge Parish commercial real estate sales market ended 2022 with 531...

More than a dozen state agencies missed accounting deadlines in 2022

More than a dozen state agencies failed to submit accounting data to the Louisiana...

Small businesses facing long list of challenges in 2023

Small businesses across the country face a mix of old and new challenges as...

Alford: Democratic side of governor’s race gets messy

While the Republican side of the governor’s race doesn’t exactly lack drama and intrigue, the Democratic side of things has become a downright mystery.
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LED expects up to $113M in small business funding to begin flowing in April

Louisiana Economic Development officials say money from the federal government’s State Small Business Credit Initiative may begin flowing in April. 

Origin Materials lands up to $1.5B in tax-exempt bonds for Geismar facility

Origin Materials Inc. announced last week that the Louisiana State Bond Commission has unanimously...

SoLou has a new landlord after private investor purchases property

Private investor Nicholis Milano is SoLou’s new landlord, after buying the property for an undisclosed sum, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Treasurer John Schroder announces bid for governor 

Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder has joined the governor’s race alongside Attorney General Jeff Landry...