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US employers add 528,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 3.5% 

Defying anxiety about a possible recession and raging inflation, America’s employers added a stunning...

‘LaPolitics’: Local-level officials create nonprofit to secure federal dollars

For the first time in the long history of both organizations, the Louisiana Municipal...

South 15th Street apartment complex sells for $1M

Apartments on South 15th Street between Myrtle Walk Street and Terrace Avenue have sold for $1 million

Louisiana craft brewers hope changes to state laws spur industry growth

Louisiana lawmakers have made three significant changes that went into effect this week on how the state regulates the craft beer business. 

The Walls Project has been transforming Baton Rouge for 10 years 

It’s the Walls Project’s birthday. The multifaceted nonprofit is celebrating a big milestone: a decade of making waves in Baton Rouge through its mission to dismantle poverty with a strong focus on arts, education and community empowerment.

Gov. Edwards traveling to Europe to discuss flood control innovations

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is traveling to the Netherlands and France beginning Friday...
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Hurricane predictions trimmed but forecasters still see busy season

This hurricane season may be a tad quieter than initially projected, but it is...

BASF announces $19.8M Geismar plant expansion

BASF announced today that it will invest $19.8 million in its Ascension Parish manufacturing complex to increase production of the chemical intermediates HEP and NOP that are part of the global supply chain for inkjets,

BRG seeks rezoning for potential office near proposed Midway Connector

Baton Rouge General Medical Center is seeking to rezone an undeveloped residential tract near its Bluebonnet Boulevard campus to allow for medical offices

Officials: Offshore wind leases won’t hinder fisheries, oil and gas industry

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries' Shrimp Task Force meeting Wednesday featured an...