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Salata Salad Kitchen wants to open locations in Baton Rouge

Houston-based Salata Salad Kitchen has begun recruiting potential franchise partners to open stores in the Baton Rouge area.

Here’s why Republic Finance is moving its headquarters out of Baton Rouge

Republic Finance, a rapidly growing consumer lender founded in Baton Rouge 70 years ago, is establishing its headquarters in Plano, Texas. 

Lumber prices falling, but Baton Rouge builders yet to see effects

Lumber prices are falling across the country after more than a year of the wood being hard to find, hard to ship, and expensive to buy. However, it may take a while for the Baton Rouge area to see any relief.

Do you lead like Elon Musk, Herb Kelleher or Sam Walton? 

Leadership is one of the most studied and written topics in the business world. But there’s an emerging concept categorizing leaders by whether they lead with their heart, their head or their hands, which adds an interesting new wrinkle to the subject, Inc. reports. 

LNG boom drives Enbridge pipeline growth on Gulf Coast

From British Columbia to the Gulf of Mexico, accelerating global trade in liquefied natural...

Alford: Timelines for governor’s race remain fuzzy

We’re 16 months away from Louisiana’s next open race for governor and nowhere close to having a settled field of candidates.
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Cameras may soon catch speeders on Atchafalaya Basin Bridge

A bill that would increase speeding enforcement through camera monitoring on one of Louisiana's most treacherous bridges moved closer to final passage today, USA Today Network reports. 

Republic Finance moving headquarters from Baton Rouge to north Texas

Republic Finance, a 70-year-old consumer loan provider, is moving its headquarters from Baton Rouge to Plano, Texas, according to Texas-based media reports. 

Baton Rouge riverboat casinos see $2M April revenue drop from March

Baton Rouge’s three riverboat casinos posted a drop of more than $2 million in April, the first collective loss since January. 

Yokogawa Corporation opening Baton Rouge facility in June 

Industrial automation company Yokogawa Corporation of America, the Japanese company’s U.S. branch, today announced that a Baton Rouge location will open in June.Â