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Four-story hotel proposed for Howell Place

A Kentucky-based hospitality group is asking local officials to greenlight plans for a new hotel to be built at Howell Place.  Daniel Whitley with Arnold...

See which vacant lots were just purchased by a hospitality company

Local developer Mike Wampold has sold a 2.5-acre vacant tract on Hilton Avenue across from the Marriott Hotel to a hospitality company, according to...

New home listings pick up in Capital Region

The Baton Rouge-area residential real estate market is continuing its shift to favor buyers. Pending sales dropped last month as several factors—including days on market,...

BROC merges with Lafayette-based clinic

Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic and Lafayette-based Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists have  announced they are combining to form an orthopedic group practice called Gulf South Orthopedic...

See which restaurant group just purchased land off W. Lee Drive

A restaurant group based outside of Louisiana has purchased land off W. Lee Drive for $1.525 million, according to a deal filed Wednesday with...

These lots off Tiger Bend Road just sold for $4.8M

Alvarez Construction has purchased 55 lots for the new Garden Hill Subdivision. In a deal filed Wednesday afternoon with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk...

How young household earnings in Baton Rouge compare to Southern counterparts

  Young households in the Baton Rouge metro earn more than those in nearly every Southern midsized peer, according to a recent analysis by the...

How are Louisiana banks faring one year after the banking crisis?

Editor's Note: This article has been updated since its original publication. In March 2023, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank triggered a series of regional...

This NOLA-based angel investment group is expanding into Baton Rouge

Angel investment group NO/LA Angel Network is rebranding and expanding into Baton Rouge. NO/LA is rebranding to Gulf South Angels. Though its  headquarters will remain...

Could Baton Rouge get a city-parish manager?

Sweeping changes—including the appointment of a new city-parish manager—could be coming soon to East Baton Rouge’s Plan of Government.  Metro Councilman Rowdy Gaudet is proposing...

Clinic opens its first school-based site in Baton Rouge

Open Health Care Clinics has launched its first school-based clinic in Baton Rouge, at Capitol Middle Magnet. The clinic aims to provide essential health care...

A new grocery store has arrived in a north Baton Rouge food desert

Scotlandville Bodega, a new grocery store and meat market, quietly opened on the corner of Scotland Avenue and Stilt Street in February. The store is...

Chicago single-family home rental company expands its Baton Rouge footprint

Kairos Living, a Chicago-based single-family home rental company, is expanding its footprint in Baton Rouge. The company bought seven lots on Elliot Road from homebuilder...

Level Homes purchases 36 lots in the Atwater Reserve subdivision

Baton Rouge-based homebuilder Level Homes purchased 36 lots in the Atwater Reserve subdivision for just over $2.85 million, according to a deal filed Wednesday...

See which grocery chain purchased property near the Amazon site

German grocery chain Aldi has purchased 3 acres near the Cortana Amazon fulfillment center for nearly $1.35 million, according to the deal filed Wednesday...

DNA Workshop, Kenneth Brown partnering to design North Caicos airport terminal

The Turks and Caicos Islands Airport Authority announced this week it has tapped Baton Rouge-based DNA Workshop to be the consultant architect and provide...

New Schools for Baton Rouge CEO touts benefits of charter schools at DC hearing

Speaking before the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education in Washington on Wednesday, New Schools for Baton Rouge CEO Kenneth Campbell...

Could a former restaurant on Perkins Road become a funeral home?

The Planning Commission will consider a rezoning application in April that would allow the former Rock Paper Taco restaurant to be transformed into a...

Curbside Burgers completes significant outdoor renovation

Popular Mid City eatery Curbside Burgers has completed a major overhaul of its outdoor patio space. According to Jeff Byrnes, director of marketing for Hufft...

2024 Company of the Year: Bringing order to the law

Few social institutions feel the pressure of high expectations like law enforcement, and fewer still do it while also juggling a diminishing workforce. If...