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First look: Gail’s Fine Ice Cream offers sweet taste of nostalgia 

Now, Gail’s Fine Ice Cream will finally—officially—open on Monday, March 21, say owners Nick Hufft and Lon Marchand

Brandon Landry’s Supper Club restaurant opening in mid-May

Supper Club, the upscale restaurant concept from Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux CEO Brandon Landry, is scheduled to open in mid-May.

Relief Telemed going through bankruptcy reorganization

Relief Telemed, a Baton Rouge firm that aspired to be the “Waitr of health care,” is going through bankruptcy proceedings.

‘LaPolitics’: Fundraising rush precedes start of regular session

The last-minute fundraising dash is underway at the Capitol as lawmakers inch toward their 2022 regular session, which will be convened Monday at noon. Of course, that’s also when the legislative fundraising ban begins.

Walk-On’s signs multi-restaurant deal with Clemson coach Dabo Swinney 

Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux today announced it has signed a multi-restaurant development agreement with Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney. 

Higher pay No. 1 reason workers are leaving for new jobs

Over the past year, millions of workers have quit their jobs because of burnout, bad hours and a desire for more flexibility.
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Baton Rouge-based firm buys downtown apartments for nearly $8M

Baton Rouge-based A.C. Lewis Management bought the River Palms Apartments on North Third Street for $7.9 million in a deal Thursday.

LSU, b1BANK partner on veterans’ initiative, commercial banking scholarship

LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business will partner with b1BANK to establish an Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for Veterans, LSU announced today.

Ascension weighs development changes before scheduled end of moratorium

Ascension Parish government will hold public meetings next week to discuss potential changes to its development code.

Edwards draws both praise and criticism after congressional map veto

Voting rights advocates have praised Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision to veto a congressional redistricting plan that didn’t create a second majority-Black district, but they've also criticized the Democratic governor for allowing legislative district maps that don’t increase minority representation to become law.