Business News

A look at the new businesses taking over the former Garden District Nursery 

A mixed-use development on Government Street aims to become the latest Mid City hotspot with a newly opened barber shop and plant nursery, plus a forthcoming, New Orleans-born taco restaurant.

Electric Depot partner plans mixed-use redevelopment of century-old building

Kimble Properties is planning a mixed-use development in a 99-year-old building on the south side of Government Street east of South 14th Street. 

Capital Region’s ‘seriously underwater’ mortgage rate well above national average

More than 11% of the homes with mortgages in the Baton Rouge area are seriously underwater, compared to a national average of just under 3%, a new report shows.

Hangover time off? Employee benefits are changing with the times  

The Great Resignation caused employers to offer increasingly generous benefits, with some of the...

Container vessel fabricator ends contract with Plaquemines Parish port

After almost six years working exclusively with the Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District...

More workers taking vacations, though not totally checking out 

More U.S. workers are taking vacations than in years past, but they’re not staying...
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Making homework ‘fun and cool’

Offering a variety of teaching and tutoring services, Studyville is finding success with personalized service in a space where students enjoy learning.

Dantin Bruce planning 324-unit apartment complex on Bluebonnet near Celtic

Dantin Bruce Development is planning a 324-unit apartment complex on Bluebonnet Boulevard near Celtic Drive, documents submitted to the Planning Commission show. 

PMAC to open before night football games, host Tiger Band performances

The Pete Maravich Assembly Center will be open to the public prior to home evening football games this season, LSU Athletics Director Scott Woodward says in a letter emailed to fans.

Nearly half of small business owners still can’t fill job openings 

Small businesses across the country continue to raise wages to keep employees and fill...