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The RiverPlex MegaPark faces legal challenges over funding, permits

Three lawsuits filed last week are challenging key aspects of the RiverPlex MegaPark’s development,...

In a growing parish, this health practitioner keeps it small on purpose

In a consolidated health care landscape, Jamie Smith has built a niche practice in...

Ascension’s young professionals have a new place to plug in

Young professionals are finding new ways to connect—and stay—in one of the Capital Region's...

City-parish looks to spark private investment with new redevelopment programs

City-parish officials on Monday announced a slate of new initiatives aimed at reducing blight...

Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge

A look at the latest property transactions and issued permits in East Baton Rouge,...

Proactive business decisions are improving cancer treatment and early detection

Two of the region’s leading cancer organizations—Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and Ochsner Cancer...

Nest Health is reframing health care in Louisiana and beyond

Dr. Katie Brown has a patient who used to visit the emergency room every...

How the ‘silver tsunami’ is testing the limits of local providers

Internal medicine physician Kenny Cole remembers struggling to meet the needs of older patients...

Five executives sound off on what’s working, what’s not and what’s next for Louisiana health care

Louisiana’s health care system is at a pivotal moment—strained by workforce shortages, Medicaid vulnerability...

A decade in, the Baton Rouge Health District plans its next 10 years

For the past decade, Baton Rouge’s largest health systems, hospitals and research institutions have...