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Hydrogen startup considering Ascension Parish for $7.5B project 

Clean Hydrogen Works, a project development company founded in 2021 and focused on energy decarbonization solutions

Home2 Suites by Hilton on Citiplace Court purchased by Georgia investor

Home2 Suites by Hilton, a 116-room hotel on Citiplace Court, was recently purchased by a Georgia company, according to a recent report from Elifin Realty.

‘Zombie’ foreclosures up, but remain sparse in Capital Region

The number of “zombie” homes—residential properties going through foreclosure that have been abandoned by their owners—has been rising this year, a review of national data shows.

Roundup: OLOL partnership / Family services audit / Instagram lockout 

Medical records platform: Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge...

LSU researchers developing artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity tool

LSU cybersecurity researchers are developing a new tool, called HookTracer, to speed up cybercrime investigations using artificial intelligence, according to a recent announcement from the university.

Momentum for harnessing offshore wind energy grows, but much work remains 

The various parts and pieces needed to make offshore wind a reality in the Gulf of Mexico have come into sharper focus over the last year. 
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Baton Rouge Gallery’s upgraded art vending machine lets visitors take pieces home 

the magical plunk of any vending device still holds charm if you believe in the Art-o-Mat movement, which converts decommissioned cigarette machines into purveyors of tiny, original art. 

Graves-backed bill to expedite small recovery projects signed

President Joe Biden has signed a bill meant to expedite funding for disaster recovery projects that are less than $1 million, U.S. Rep. Garret Graves says. 

Record plunge in US worker productivity puzzles economists 

In the first half of 2022, productivity—the measure of how much output in goods and services an employee can produce in an hour—plunged by the sharpest rate

Oxbow Rum Distillery aims to be a pioneer in the craft rum business 

Louisiana native Olivia Stewart never expected to live in her home state again. She had built a career in the New York art world and generally loved the work.