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With housing affordability squeezed, this apartment trend is surging
Entering 2021, there were 12,100 office-to-apartment units in the U.S. conversion pipeline. Fast-forward to 2025, and that figure is now 70,700—an increase of 484%...
Roundup: Relocation tax breaks / Gulf rebranding / Veneeth Iyengar
Welcome in Wisconsin: People who lost their homes to Hurricane Helene or California wildfires could get a sizable tax break to move to Wisconsin....
Two tracts of vacant land in Zachary fetch a combined $1.9M
Nearly 240 acres of vacant land in Zachary changed hands Tuesday for $1.9 million, according to a deal filed with the East Baton Rouge...
This firm was just tapped to lead Plan Baton Rouge III
Colorado-based Sasaki has been tapped to lead Plan Baton Rouge III, the latest initiative aimed at advancing downtown Baton Rouge.Â
The firm beat out 22...
Roundup: NAACP / Southwest Airlines / Homebuilder sentiment
Buying power: The NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward companies that haven’t pulled back from diversity, equity and inclusion programs...
Why many Louisianans are embracing Trump’s rebranding of the Gulf
While President Donald Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico has proved an incredibly controversial one, Louisiana residents who live and work closest...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Standalone office warehouse near Pecue...
Now available for sale, 13953 Perkins Road is a ±5,000 SF standalone office/warehouse on a highly visible corner lot with ±187.54 feet of dual...
Top tech trends business owners can’t afford to ignore, sponsored by Gulf South Technology...
Technology is evolving fast—are you keeping up? Businesses that embrace emerging trends stay competitive, while those that ignore them fall behind. From AI-driven automation...
This rule reversal is being heralded as a win for fossil fuels
President Donald Trump’s energy secretary and two of his major donors won a key victory last week when the Securities and Exchange Commission moved...
What’s plaguing the used car market?
Used-vehicle shoppers are finding stubbornly high prices at the dealership lot—if they can find a car at all, The Wall Street Journal reports.Â
Used-car and...
Trump’s latest steps to ramp up oil production
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order formally creating a National Energy Dominance Council and directed it to move quickly to drive...
Roundup: Polar vortex / International Paper layoffs / Restaurant earnings
Bundle up: The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar...
Roundup: Election results / DC unemployment / Press Club
New state senators: Voters in Baton Rouge and Lafayette chose new members of the Louisiana Senate in special elections Saturday, elevating current members of...
LLA report questions billions in spending across state agencies
The latest annual report from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office details over $3 billion in missing, misappropriated, overstated or understated funds across 18 state...
How US banks are scaling back their support of DEIÂ
U.S. banks are scaling back their public support for diversity and inclusion to avoid winding up in the crosshairs of a legal landscape increasingly...
This agency is the latest target in Trump’s bid to shrink the federal workforceÂ
The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency’s plans,...
These two multifamily developments are being considered
A proposed seven-story multifamily student housing development on Nicholson Drive is among the items the Planning Commission will discuss tonight at its regular meeting.
The...
Roundup: Valentine’s spending / Joann Fabric / State unemployment
Love is in the air: Americans shopping for their significant others are expected to spend $14.6 billion this year for Valentine’s Day, according to...
Happy’s Irish Pub set to reopen in its new downtown location
After being closed for more than a year, Happy’s Irish Pub will soon reopen in downtown Baton Rouge, the business announced on Friday.
Happy’s will...
D.R. Horton buys lots to expand one of its Zachary developments
Homebuilder D.R. Horton continues to expand one of its residential developments in Zachary.
The company purchased 28 lots for its exclusively built Brook Hollow development...
