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Survey Says: Do-over diaries
Ever wished for a time machine to tweak a moment in your past? We asked top executives just that: If you had one do-over,...
St. George leaders call emergency meeting to discuss a Dec. 7 vote on sales...
Just a few hours after the Louisiana Supreme Court denied the request to rehear the St. George incorporation case, aldermen for the new city...
Disruption continues for auto dealerships in wake of cyberattack
Auto dealerships across the country—including some in Baton Rouge—continue to grapple with the effects of an ongoing cyber incident at CDK Global.
Dealerships use CDK...
EBR sales tax collections rise in April
February East Baton Rouge Parish General 2% Sales and Use Tax by Holly Duchmann
Louisiana judges get extra five-figure stipends―without the independent efficiency study
Thanks to a line-item veto by Gov. Jeff Landry, judges in Louisiana will now receive a one-time stipend without having to participate in a...
The new Amazon fulfillment center is spurring area development
Interest in commercial real estate near the new Amazon fulfillment center has seen a “tremendous increase” as of late.
That’s according to Will Chadwick, a...
Garden-style office building sells for $1.1M
An office building in the Ironstone Office Park on Bluebonnet Boulevard sold for $1.1 million, according to a deal filed last week with the...
Why five Metro Council members are suing over the new district map
Five of Baton Rouge’s Metro Council members will hold a news conference Wednesday to announce their filing of a lawsuit against the new district...
Gov. Landry vetoes controversial Nexus Louisiana bill
Gov. Jeff Landry has vetoed a controversial measure targeting control of Louisiana’s advocacy organization for entrepreneurs, known as Nexus Louisiana.
The surprise legislation authored by...
What a Walk-On’s executive is saying after three restaurants are closed in the Carolinas
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux executives say they’re not planning any further closures after shuttering three Walk-On’s locations in the Carolinas over the past few months.
The...
Baton Rouge car dealers feeling effects from software cyberattack
Roughly 15,000 car dealers—including some in Baton Rouge—lost access for a second day to software that is essential to their day-to-day operations, stopping some...
How BLDG 5 has expanded the sale of its lemonades outside Louisiana
BLDG 5 Market + Kitchen + Patio’s lemonade brand, BLDG 5 Lemonade, is now stocked in roughly 160 stores across the Gulf South and...
This Baton Rouge surveying company was acquired by a national engineering firm
Atwell, a national consulting, engineering and construction firm, has acquired Baton Rouge-based Hydro Consultants, a professional surveying, engineering and mapping company, the companies announced...
Craig Greene won’t seek reelection to PSC
Dr. Craig Greene announced Wednesday afternoon that he will not seek reelection to the Louisiana Public Service Commission.
Greene, elected in 2016, represents much of...
See what’s moved into the former Velvet Cactus on Old Hammond Highway
The former home of The Velvet Cactus near the intersection of Jefferson and Old Hammond highways has a new tenant: The Patio Tex-Mex Fusion.
According...
Where does Davante Lewis stand on nuclear power?
In years past, District 3 Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis has made it clear that he doesn’t view nuclear power as a silver bullet...
Unemployment rising for summer
Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana rose during the second week of June, climbing roughly 7.3% from the week prior, according to figures released...
See how the Baton Rouge-area residential housing market fared in May
Inflation is slowly cooling, but mortgage rates remain high as the housing market continues to see a decline in pending and closed sales, according...
2023 was a ‘historic’ year for LSU research activity
Research activity across LSU’s eight campuses totaled a record $488 million in 2023—a 14% increase from the previous record set in 2022.
According to a...
LSU’s Dek Terrell on what the Fed’s latest decision on interest rates means
Federal Reserve officials announced Wednesday that they expect to cut their benchmark interest rate once this year because inflation remains persistently elevated.
Dek Terrell, director...
