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Pondering $10M campaign, Capital Area United Way surveys donors

Capital Area United Way is asking donors for feedback about a potential $10 million fundraising campaign.

‘We are in the business of being essential’

Bernhard Capital Partners, ranking among the 300 largest private equity funds in the world, has its sights set on utility privatization but finding government partners is proving challenging—and controversial.

Credit card debt surges as inflation spurs uptick in borrowing 

Credit card debt soared in the U.S. from April through June as Americans borrowed...

Louisiana will get additional $134M in federal funding for road projects 

Louisiana is set to receive an additional $134 million in federal funding for infrastructure...

Louisiana’s biofuels market entry energizes timber industry

Gov. John Bel Edwards and other officials recently announced the construction of a $110...

CPEX: Update to EBR land use plan must focus on connectivity

Next year’s update of the FuturEBR land use plan should confront how sprawl and lack of connectivity in East Baton Rouge contribute to heavy traffic and flood risk, Center for Planning Excellence CEO Camille Manning-Broome says. 
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Boykin Brothers acquired by GKB Management 

Baton Rouge-based precast concrete company Boykin Brothers has been acquired by Louisiana investment firm GKB Management,

Alford: Mayoral mania prevails on fall ballot

A healthy portion of the statewide voter turnout yielded by the current election cycle...

Waitr partners with Saints to provide in-stadium mobile ordering

Waitr Holdings, soon to be known as ASAP, today announced a partnership with the...

Insurance Commissioner Donelon seeks state funding to lure property insurers

Lawmakers this year created, but did not fund, an incentive program meant to lure more property insurance companies to write policies in Louisiana.Â