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Louisiana’s new prompt payment law puts project owners on the clock
A new Louisiana law taking effect Aug. 1 will impose firm payment deadlines on private construction projects and curtail the ability to negotiate around...
A blighted property near Southern University is set to be redeveloped
A long-vacant building near Southern University will soon find new life as a modern student housing development called “The Jaguar Colosseum,” District 2 Metro...
Louisiana’s population is growing again. Can it keep it going?
Louisiana's population grew in 2024, reversing years of decline as fewer residents left the state, according to a new analysis from Leaders for a...
Audit flags possible misuse of public funds at Ascension Parish hospital district
A recent audit of the West Ascension Parish Hospital Service District identified 11 findings ranging from weak financial controls to potentially unconstitutional uses of...
Three office projects seek green light from Planning Commission today
The Planning Commission will consider plans for several new office developments Monday, including the proposed headquarters for local homebuilder Level Homes.
The Baton Rouge-based builder...
Austin development firm buys land for student housing complex
Austin-based multifamily developer LV Collective has purchased part of the land needed for its planned 1,022-bed student housing development between Burbank Drive and Gourrier...
Bernhard Capital Partners is selling Epic Piping
Bernhard Capital Partners, the Baton Rouge-based private equity firm, has agreed to sell United Weld Holdings, the parent company of Epic Piping and BendTec,...
After a damning audit, this LSU-affiliated nonprofit’s future may hinge on a single federal...
LSU is evaluating whether Stephenson Technologies Corp. remains a sustainable university partner following a state audit that alleged years of inadequate oversight and financial...
Campus secured, staff hired: Baton Rouge’s film-focused charter school nears launch
After years of planning, the Louisiana Academy of Production is preparing to welcome its first students next month. The school will prepare students for...
Judge temporarily blocks St. George from rezoning Pecue property at heart of lawsuit
A state judge has temporarily blocked St. George from rezoning a 60-acre commercial tract near the Pecue Lane interchange, handing prominent landowner LRK LLC...
Louisiana reaches 2 million jobs as construction boom fuels economic growth
Louisiana's economy posted encouraging results in the second quarter of 2026, reaching a record 2.01 million nonfarm jobs in May and remaining above the...
Landry, Meta cast $40B data center expansion as a turning point for Louisiana
Gov. Jeff Landry and Meta executives are framing the expansion of the tech giant’s Richland Parish data center less as a single economic development...
Sale of former UPS facility highlights demand for Baton Rouge industrial space
A Dallas-based investor has purchased a former UPS distribution facility in Baton Rouge, and interest in the property is already building, according to Alex...
Oklahoma concrete producer expands into Louisiana, Texas markets
Suncrete Inc. expanded into Louisiana and Texas earlier this spring with the acquisition of Hope Concrete, an 80-year-old ready-mix concrete producer with operations in...
Controversial Gonzales subdivision clears a major hurdle
Dantin Bruce Development’s Harvest Fields subdivision in Gonzales is a go.
In a meeting that lasted well over three hours, the Ascension Planning Commission voted...
b1Bank acquires local financial consulting firm American Planning Corp.
Business First Bancshares, the holding company for b1Bank, has acquired American Planning Corp., a Baton Rouge-based financial consulting firm that has served community banks...
It’s another record year for the Capital Region’s top 100 private companies
Editor's note: The Top 100 Private Companies list has been updated since its original publication to incorporate financial information that Brown & Root and...
New details: What we know about Meta’s Baton Rouge workforce academy
Meta’s America’s Workforce Academy is coming to Baton Rouge, and the program’s local details are beginning to come into focus.
Announced in June, the $115...
What a tightening supply across the local commercial real estate market means
The Baton Rouge commercial real estate market is entering the second half of 2026 with strong fundamentals as limited new construction continues to tighten...
How is the USS Kidd museum faring without its main attraction?
The USS Kidd Veterans Museum has weathered a steeper decline in attendance than expected since its namesake destroyer left Baton Rouge for repairs more...
