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Deflin deal helps drive interest in proposed floating LNG port off of Louisiana

A floating liquefied natural gas port proposed off of Louisiana is gaining new momentum...

Helix school expanding into former Raising Cane’s downtown

Helix Legal Academy plans to move into the former Raising Cane’s on Third Street...

Vacant 12-story building on Wooddale sells for $1M to investor at auction

A vacant 12-story building on Wooddale Boulevard has sold at auction for $1 million...

Audit finds issues with agency responsible for collecting online sales taxes 

A Louisiana commission charged with collecting sales and use taxes for remote sellers lacked...

Alford: Unintended consequences on the ballot

A proposed constitutional amendment that was meant to protect Louisianans from forms of slavery and involuntary servitude may actually do just the opposite if passed into law by voters later this year

Baton Rouge dining sector has grown from staid to inventive over the decades 

It’s Friday night in Baton Rouge, and finding a table at one of the...
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Making a hard right turn

While Louisiana politics have historically been dominated by Democrats, Republicans began to assert control starting in 2008.

McCollister: It’s time for Baton Rouge to come ALIVE

Symbolic of Baton Rouge not capitalizing on opportunities to embrace the future is the rejection of the downtown ALIVE project.

Holiday shopping starting earlier this year because of inflation 

Though summer is still not officially over, consumers are already getting started on their holiday shopping, which means small businesses and retailers need to be ready for a different end-of-year rush than usual, Inc. reports.

Mayor: EBR seeing less violent crime compared to last summer

East Baton Rouge Parish this summer saw declines in major categories of violent crime, which Mayor Sharon Weston Broome attributes at least in part to her administration’s community engagement efforts.Â