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Ways for your business to grow, even in a volatile environment

With declines in tech and retail stock prices, rising inflation and interest rates, and...

Check out this Father’s Day gift guide from ‘225’

With Father’s Day quickly approaching, it’s time to decide what to get for those...

Seven maps the Legislature will consider for new congressional districts

Louisiana lawmakers have so far filed seven maps to consider in the special session...

Louisiana legislative auditor, CPRA at odds over federal funds monitoring

The Louisiana legislative auditor contends that the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is not...

Controversy rises over proposed Citiplace hotel next to Bocage Lake

A proposal to build a 93-room TownePlace Suites by Marriott hotel near the intersection of Corporate Boulevard and Bocage Lake Drive faces opposition from nearby residents, who want their neighborhood to stay residential.

SBA doled out $390B in loans at rates that won’t be seen again for years

Small business owners who took out disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration...
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Outage due to lightning strike shuts businesses in Corporate Blvd. area

Lightning struck a piece of transmission equipment near Corporate Boulevard on Thursday afternoon, leaving more than 7,000 Entergy Louisiana customers without power into the evening.

Lawmakers invoke ‘precedence’ to delay congressional redistricting

A proposed Louisiana congressional map with two majority-Black districts failed to advance Thursday from...

Leola’s Cafe owners open Mid City snowball stand to honor late daughter

Baton Rouge’s newest mobile stand, Aliye Belle’s Snowballs, is changing the game with specialty flavors and layered snowballs—just in time for the sizzling temps.

‘LaPolitics’: Trump appointee ponders run for governor in 2023

Citing a desire to make Louisiana safer, a Lafayette man who headed up the U.S. Marshals Service and served as the Western District's first African American U.S. attorney is now considering a run for governor in 2023.