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Small businesses expect holiday shoppers to spend more cautiously this year

Small businesses are stocking their shelves early this holiday season and waiting to see how many gifts inflation-weary shoppers feel like giving.

Eight questions for DDD’s new executive director 

225 magazine checked in with Sayal about her vision for downtown, the new parking meters on its streets, and her most interesting—and surprising—past job.

Owners of Sunshine Cleaners purchase land from Celtic Studios for $900K

Baton Rouge-registered business Procel LLC purchased an undeveloped tract of land from Celtic Management Corp. for $900,000,

Tony Clayton buys downtown Roumain Building for $2M

Tony Clayton of the law firm Clayton, Fruge & Ward has purchased the six-story Roumain Building on Third Street in downtown Baton Rouge for $2 million, Elifin Realty reports.

Golf trainer to the pros, Baton Rouge native Kolby Tullier co-authors book

Since moving from Baton Rouge to Jupiter, Florida, five years ago to become performance director at professional athlete training center Joey D Golf, Kolby Tullier has added a new accomplishment to his resume: published author.

Auditor: State-backed insurer at risk of not being able to pay claims after major hurricane

Louisiana’s state-backed property insurer of last resort might not have enough reinsurance to pay claims following a major hurricane, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office reports.
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Baton Rouge’s Tim Temple announces bid for insurance commissioner 

Republican Tim Temple, a wealthy insurance executive from Baton Rouge, will take a second crack at incumbent GOP Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon

Drones can help better predict hurricanes, lessen impacts  

The killer app for hurricane prediction could be lightweight drones that explore some of the fiercest parts of a hurricane and send back real-time data

Cleco project highlights unknowns of carbon capture  

A carbon capture project proposed for a central Louisiana power plant has been dubbed “Project Diamond Vault” by owner Cleco. T

Baton Rouge tank barge operator GMS acquired by Parker Towing

General Marine Services, the Baton Rouge-based tank barge operator, has been purchased by Tuscaloosa's Parker Towing Co.