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Get to know Water Institute CEO Justin Ehrenwerth

In a way, everything came full circle for Justin Ehrenwerth when he landed at The Water Institute of the Gulf nearly five years ago. For a while, though, it was hard to predict the direction his life might take.

Renting a car in Baton Rouge for Thanksgiving weekend? It won’t come cheap

Baton Rouge is the 12th-most expensive city in the nation to rent a car for the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, the personal finance website FinanceBuzz finds.

East Baton Rouge Parish sees job gains, 2.5% wage growth 

From a cursory glance at the latest jobs data from the Bureau of Labor...

Air Products earns top sustainability listing, but how clean is blue hydrogen? 

Pennsylvania-based industrial gas company Air Products, which in October announced plans for a massive...

Vaccine requirement for Louisiana schools draws GOP wrath

Louisiana's Republican legislative leaders are outraged about a plan by Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration to start requiring some students to get the coronavirus vaccination or submit a written dissent to attend school.

Bass Pro in Denham Springs pays off TIF bonds 16 years early

The tax increment financing bonds for the Bass Pro Shops location in Denham Springs and the surrounding development have been paid off 16 years early.
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These Baton Rouge restaurants are open for dine-in on Thanksgiving 

Thanksgiving prep isn’t easy. So close your kitchen this Thanksgiving and try one of...

BTR’s Thanksgiving numbers top last year’s but still down from 2019

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport officials expect to serve about 50% more people this Thanksgiving week than during last year’s while still falling short of 2019, the last pre-pandemic year, by about 20%-30%, says Jim Caldwell, marketing and air service development manager at the airport. 

Baton Rouge remains among nation’s lowest metros for housing inventory

Lack of inventory still appears to be affecting home sales. Baton Rouge was the metro area with the biggest year-over-year decline in active housing supply in September,

BREC wants its parks to be “sponges” for stormwater

BREC is working to ensure its facilities capture as much stormwater as possible, a parks system official says. The system’s work can help demonstrate how “green” infrastructure can work with “gray” infrastructure such as drainage pipes to reduce flood risk.