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Ascension economic development leader details what’s fueling parish’s rise

Ascension Parish's rise as one of Louisiana's fastest-growing economic engines is the result of...

What the most recent LSU System audit shows

The LSU System posted improved overall financial results in fiscal year 2025, even as...

Louisiana’s auto insurance rates are finally falling. Here’s why

After years of relentless increases, Louisiana drivers are finally getting some relief on their...

B1Bank inks a major AI partnership

Baton Rouge’s b1Bank is partnering with a London-based artificial intelligence firm to deploy agentic...

Baton Rouge startup wins $100K national ag innovation prize

Baton Rouge ag-tech startup FarmMind recently won first place in the American Farm Bureau...

LSU–Woodside deal ties college sports to Louisiana’s LNG boom

LSU Athletics announced on Monday a multiyear partnership with Woodside Energy that will place...

This Baton Rouge businessman has a speculative vision to relocate Spirit Airlines to Louisiana

If Louisiana wants to become a major aviation hub, it shouldn’t spend its time...

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

A look at the latest property transactions in East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes.  East...

BTR Jet Center changes hands in Velocity FBO Deal

Velocity FBO Network has acquired BTR Jet Center, the fixed-base operator serving Baton Rouge...

How one Baton Rouge hospital is working to address the looming physician shortage

As Baton Rouge and the U.S. as a whole face a projected shortage of...