Influential Women in Business: Ginger Laurent

Influential Women in Business, 2022: Ginger Laurent is CEO of the Louisiana Bankers Association.

Influential Women in Business: Kim Mulkey

Influential Women in Business, 2022: Kim Mulkey is the head women's basketball coach at LSU and pumping life back into the program.

Influential Women in Business: Catherine O’Neal

Influential Women in Business, 2022: Catherine O'Neal is the chief medical officer at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center.

Influential Women in Business: Kim Hunter Reed

Influential Women in Business, 2022: Kim Hunter Reed is commissioner of higher education with the Louisiana Board of Regents.

Influential Women in Business: Renita Williams Thomas

Influential Women in Business, 2022: Renita Williams Thomas is the principal and CEO of In Loving Arms HealthCare for Kids.

Influential Women in Business: Jane Verret

Influential Women in Business, 2022: Jane Verret is the president and CEO of Campus Federal Credit Union.

The Bluffs on Thompson Creek under contract to local real estate agent

Millard Callicott, an agent with Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate has The Bluffs on Thompson Creek property under contract.
Residential Willows

Could vacant homes alleviate the Capital Region’s housing crunch? 

Vacancy rates across the Baton Rouge metro region are higher than the national average, but many of those dwellings aren’t suitable for residents, at least not yet. 

DSLD buys residential lots in Bellegrove Square for $8M

DSLD Homes purchased 118 residential lots Friday in Bellegrove Square, a planned development at the intersection of Burbank Drive and Bluebonnet Boulevard, for $8 million from Dantin Bruce Real Estate.

GolfSuites opening in May on Siegen Lane as Topgolf competitor

GolfSuites, a high-tech driving range, will open May 10 on Siegen Lane in the former Caddyshack Driving Range space.

Local health insurance agency buys Goodwood office building for $1.9M

Insure Health LLC, a Baton Rouge-based health insurance agency whose subsidiary is Pride Life LLC, bought the Alpha Building on Goodwood Boulevard for $1.9 million on Tuesday.

Baton Rouge, Gonzales seeking $37M in grants for rail stations

Baton Rouge and Gonzales have filed a joint application seeking $36.95 million in federal dollars for passenger rail stations in each city. 

OLOL moves forward

After a bumpy 12 months, OLOL officials discuss the future of the venerable Baton Rouge institution.

Spires of Sherwood apartment complex sells for $9.7M

The Spires of Sherwood apartments were bought by a New Jersey-based investment group for $9.7 million on Wednesday.
Relief Telemed

Relief Telemed bankruptcy agreement challenged amid theft accusations

Relief Telemed, a Baton Rouge-based health tech firm that is going through bankruptcy, has reached a possible compromise in its dispute with its former CEO, who it accuses of using company funds for personal benefit, court documents show. 

Litter around city dock, downtown levee a growing concern

The debris and trash around the city dock and the downtown levee is an eyesore for tourists visiting the city, says downtown resident Marty Engquist.

Audit finds BRCC lacked adequate controls for managing federal funding

For the second time, an audit has found that Baton Rouge Community College did not have adequate controls in place for how it manages and files funding returns to the federal government for the fiscal year that ended in June 2021. 
health

COVID forced health care changes

Telehealth is no longer a trend in the Baton Rouge market, but simply the way more doctor-patient interactions are happening.

Downtown spaces staying on market longer as investors flock to other areas

Downtown Baton Rouge spaces for lease or sale are staying on the market a bit longer as investors pay more attention to areas of town with more open space such as garden offices.
Baton Rouge LSU sports athletics

JR Ball: A new new bridge over troubled water

Yes, a new new bridge crossing the Mississippi River is vital but like everything else in real estate it's all about location, location, location.