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We’re 16 months away from Louisiana’s next open race for governor and nowhere close to having a settled field of candidates.

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

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. 

Capital Region cigar smokers have plenty of places to explore the world of cigars.

The Sonic Drive-In at Government and 10th streets was sold to a California-based LLC for $2.6 million on Monday

The LSU Foundation had almost $698 million in assets at the end of 2020, which represents more than 17% of the total for all public university foundations, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office found. 

Ochsner Health today announced it will open its new Ochsner 65 Plus–Bocage this fall in the former Pearson’s Luggage and Gifts space. 

D.R. Horton bought 53 lots in Heron Pointe, a planned subdivision off Old Jefferson Highway, for $4.4 million on Friday.