Business News

The Walk-On’s decision is the latest example of talented, highly educated people either not moving here or leaving Baton Rouge for a hotspot destination.

How did Baton Rouge and LSU end up becoming the poster child for something that’s happening in communities across the country?

Private payrolls fell by 301,000 in January as surging coronavirus cases weighed on the labor job market, according to data released this morning by ADP.

The Louisiana Legislature opened its special session on political redistricting Tuesday with 22 proposals for reworking boundaries for the state’s seats in Congress, the state Senate, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Public Service Commission and on the state Supreme Court. More proposals are in the works for the Louisiana House of Representatives.

For the higher-end home market in Baton Rouge, 2021 was a good year, according to local real estate agents who deal with the area’s pricier homes.

Baton Rouge-based Amedisys has signed an agreement to acquire Texas-based Evolution Health, a division of Evolution Healthcare, Amedisys announced today.

Home sales in the Baton Rouge higher-end market were strong in 2021, with the top 10 all selling for more than $1.7 million.

Once again a $14 million, 25,372-square-foot home on Highland Road tops the list of most expensive on the Baton Rouge market.

Baton Rouge Discovery Academy is opening a pre-K through fourth-grade location on the former Runnels School site on South Harrells Ferry Road.

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport’s plans to put a $1 million grant toward direct flights to Washington, D.C., have been slowed due to the pandemic.