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After 22 years, Apple is discontinuing the iPod   

The iPod began with a modest goal: Let’s create a music product that makes people want to buy more Macintosh computers.

Tupac de la Cruz and investors buy South Park Apartments

Baton Rouge-based Zurqui LLC bought the South Park Apartments on Southpark Drive for $3.1 million on Friday.

IBM funding new cybersecurity center at Southern University 

Six historically Black universities in five Southern states, one of them Southern University in Baton Rouge, will be getting the first IBM cybersecurity centers aimed at training underrepresented communities, the company announced this week. 

Latest state budget plan allots $300M for Baton Rouge-area bridge

Bridges and road projects were prioritized over teacher and university faculty pay in the latest Louisiana budget plan unveiled this weekend.

Local restaurant owners face price hike dilemma over rising vegetable oil prices

Vegetable oil prices have soared in recent months, forcing local restaurant owners to decide whether to raise prices on customers.

First Small Sliders franchise will open in Thibodaux 

The company, founded in 2019, announced last summer its plans to open a franchise program for its restaurants, which are built using shipping containers.  
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Keeping schools out of NIL dealings opened the door for boosters  

By trying to limit how much schools can help college athletes cashing in on their fame, the NCAA seems to have inadvertently opened the door for boosters to get a foothold in a burgeoning market.

State Senate passes bill to promote competition among EV charging stations 

A bill designed to ensure competition among electric vehicle charging stations has cleared the...

How Performance Contractors circumvented delays, shortages 

It was unquestionably serendipitous. A few years back, Performance Contractors in Baton Rouge began an extensive self-assessment to gain better visibility into its procurement processes. 

Mayor Broome selects EBR’s first community revitalization director

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome has selected Marlee Pittman to be the first director of community revitalization for East Baton Rouge Parish.