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Louisiana Survey shows growing polarization over abortion 

The final installment of the Louisiana Survey, released today, suggests that Louisiana residents are...

Focus Foods moving to former Valuzzo-McDonald’s distribution plant 

Baton Rouge-based Focus Foods, a meal solutions manufacturer founded in 2019, today announced a $1.7 million expansion and relocation from its Celtic Studios base of operations to a larger site in Baton Rouge. 

TRENDS: Garden offices remain popular in Baton Rouge

Across the country, tier one office markets are going back to pre-pandemic norms and larger office brokerages are seeing renewed demand

Energy Department OKs additional LNG exports from future Louisiana terminal

The Energy Department on Wednesday authorized additional exports of liquefied natural gas from planned terminals in Texas and Louisiana.

TRENDS: Baton Rouge-area apartment rents up, vacancies down

Capital Region apartment vacancies came down over the past year and rents shot up, reversing the pre-pandemic trend, according to data Baton Rouge-based real estate appraisers Cook, Moore, Davenport and Associates compiled. 

Legislation to create new type of loan for low-income borrowers draws critics

State Sen. Rick Ward, R-Port Allen, has proposed creating the “credit access loan,” a new type of financial product for Louisiana, intended for borrowers who can’t qualify for a bank loan. 
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Board of Regents says efforts to improve nursing shortage not enough 

Efforts to address Louisiana’s nursing shortage are yielding some results but not at the scale needed to meet an estimated shortage of approximately 6,000 registered nurses by 2030. 

GolfSuites opening in May on Siegen Lane as Topgolf competitor

GolfSuites, a high-tech driving range, will open May 10 on Siegen Lane in the former Caddyshack Driving Range space.

Baton Rouge lags in hot housing market report 

Less expensive cities with strong local economies climbed The Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com Emerging Housing Markets Index in the first quarter of this year, another sign that many homebuyers are giving priority to affordability.

Shuttered Bluffs golf course in talks with potential new owner

The Bluff’s on Thompson Creek golf course in West Feliciana Parish, which abruptly closed last year, has prospective new ownership, WBRZ-TV reports.