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Crawfish prices falling slowly as the SBA offers help
As Easter weekend nears, Louisiana’s favorite delicacy is getting cheaper, albeit slowly.
This week, average boiled crawfish prices dropped about 15 cents per pound.
Live crawfish...
BRCC gets three-year grant to boost film and television workforce development
Baton Rouge Community College’s film and new media production program is receiving a $750,000 grant over three years to improve the film and television...
Kleinpeter Dairy Farms plans a multimillion-dollar expansion
Kleinpeter Dairy Farms is growing.
The dairy producer plans to add manufacturing capacity to the existing plant facility and upgrade machinery and equipment to meet...
Baton Rouge Symphony executive director resigns
After four years at the helm of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Eric Marshal is stepping down as the organization’s executive director this summer.
Marshal...
Southern job growth: Stagnant in Louisiana; rising in Baton Rouge
Despite growth in four regions of the state, Louisiana’s overall job growth has remained relatively stagnant compared to its Southern peers over the past...
What you need to know about how commercial real estate sales are going
Commercial sales transactions in East Baton Rouge Parish are up nearly 4%, with the 12-month trailing volume totaling $610.9 million last month.
Here’s a look...
BRAF membership reaches an all-time high
Baton Rouge Area Foundation membership has reached an all-time high, President and CEO Chris Meyer told donors and members at its annual meeting Wednesday...
From location to timeline: Your questions about the new LSU arena answered
Last week, the Metro Council approved an ordinance backing a new $300 million LSU arena.
The arena will host sporting events for LSU as well...
BBQGuys is expanding to Florida with a new showroom
Baton Rouge-based BBQGuys, a grill and outdoor equipment retailer, announced Tuesday that it is expanding into south Florida with a new Backyard Design Center...
2024 Baton Rouge Business Awards & Hall of Fame
For four decades, Business Report has recognized the disruptors and visionaries shaping our region’s economic evolution through the annual Business Awards & Hall of Fame.
This year’s...
What we know about the planned Livingston Parish airport
The Livingston Parish airport plans are progressing, with groundbreaking tentatively scheduled for April.
“We’re about to go out and get bids for clearing the area...
New Orleans, Baton Rouge container-on-barge initiative sets a record
The Port of New Orleans, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Ingram Marine Group have set a new record in their collaborative container-on-barge...
See what’s moving into the former Kolache Kitchen on Jefferson Highway
Chicky Sandos, a food truck specializing in Nashville-style hot chicken sandwiches, is moving into the former home of Kolache Kitchen on Jefferson Highway.
In September,...
Gov. Landry signs executive order killing ITEP job creation requirements
During his keynote speech at the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry’s annual meeting today, Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order aimed at streamlining participation in the Industrial Tax Exemption Program.
How does downtown Baton Rouge stack up against other emerging downtowns?
At the Downtown Development District’s meeting today, Executive Director Whitney Hoffman Sayal shared the findings of an International Downtown Association study comparing downtown Baton Rouge with other comparable U.S. downtown areas.
What Baton Rouge can learn from Walk-On’s moving its headquarters to Atlanta
It’s been nearly a week and a half since news broke that Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux would be moving its headquarters from Baton Rouge to Atlanta.
Gordon McKernan is expanding again ― here’s where
Gordon McKernan has purchased a law firm building off South Harrell’s Ferry Road to accommodate his growing staff.
Here’s who wants to intervene in a challenge to the state’s congressional maps
The group of a dozen plaintiffs suing Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry over the state’s new congressional district map is pushing back against requests to intervene in the case.
What’s next for Blue Cross now that it has withdrawn its planned sale to...
On the eve of its scheduled public hearing, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana informed Louisiana officials it was withdrawing its plan of reorganization and sale—again.
Top Commercial Deals of 2023
Baton Rouge’s commercial real estate sector saw a slight downturn in sales last year, following national trends.
Similar to previous years, multifamily developments carried the...
