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Like Louisiana politics, state’s ‘I Voted’ stickers have a style all their own 

The vivid, variegated creations of Becky Fos have become as innate in the Louisiana...

The chilling effect of rising rates on Baton Rouge real estate

Cheap money was fueling the nation’s economy before the pandemic. But over the past year, the Federal Reserve has been aggressively raising interest rates

Tax service relocating from Interline Avenue to Sherwood Commons Boulevard

Anointed Hands Tax Service LLC has purchased an office space in the Sherwood Common Office Center for $159,000

Louisiana GOP endorsing Jeff Landry for governor stirs complaints

The leadership of the Louisiana Republican Party voted Sunday to endorse Attorney General Jeff...

BRAC canvas trip: Does downtown need an updated redevelopment plan?

The cohort of more than 100 Baton Rouge-area community leaders in business, local government and education came away from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s canvas trip to Greenville, South Carolina, with a familiar tune: The need for a focus on downtown. 

Metro Council to take up deferred $200M Harveston bond issue

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to take up a proposal to...
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Congress unlikely to make daylight saving time permanent 

If you were hoping Sunday was the  last of the twice-annual ritual of changing...

Louisiana schools using COVID funding for capital expenditures 

Louisiana public schools are spending millions in COVID-19 relief funding on new classrooms, cafeteria expansions, teacher bonuses, and HVAC renovations, The Center Square reports. 

A seismic shift in real estate

The days of cheap money and a frenzied post-pandemic real estate market are over as the cooling residential sector swings toward buyers—if they can afford the mortgage.

TILT buys The Spanish Moon with plans to turn it into its headquarters

Historic bar and music venue The Spanish Moon has been purchased for $385,000 by...