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Republicans hold sway as redistricting session nears an end 

Republican leaders in the Louisiana Legislature are optimistic their special redistricting session will end...

When will business travel return? Baton Rouge airport wants to know

The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is conducting a survey of airport customers and stakeholders to analyze what travel will look like post-COVID, with a focus on business travel.

Madewell opening first Baton Rouge store in Acadian Village this spring

Baton Rouge’s first Madewell store will open in Acadian Village, in the former Lululemon location, this spring.

California firm plans $750M biomass facility in Geismar

Origin Materials, a “carbon-negative materials company,” plans to invest at least $750 million to develop a biomass manufacturing facility in Ascension Parish, state and company officials announced this morning.

States report heavy betting on this year’s Super Bowl

Legal betting on this year's Super Bowl was heavy in the four states that have reported results so far.

Pipeline safeguards broke down in December oil spill 

A corroded pipeline that ruptured and spilled 350,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a...
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Road-widening agreement allows Ascension Parish subdivision to go forward

Dantin-Bruce Development has agreed to widen the road leading into its proposed 103-lot Windermere Crossing subdivision north of Gonzales, planning officials say. 

Louisiana litter task force meets for first time to begin developing strategy 

Gov. John Bel Edwards kicked off the first meeting of his new Governor's Task Force on Statewide Litter Abatement and Beautification today at the Water Campus in Baton Rouge

Louisiana must focus on keeping more STEM grads from exiting state

In the 2020-2021 academic year, LSU awarded 921 baccalaureate degrees in engineering.  However, based on...

How local interior designers are dealing with supply chain issues

Nearly every industry has dealt with supply chain issues over the past year, and interior design is no exception.