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Manship Theatre slashes expenses, gets creative with marketing
March 5 will mark exactly one year since the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts hosted a live performance.
Bernhard challenge to disqualify Enwave for LSU energy deal backfires
An effort by an entity with ties to businessman Jim Bernhard that was trying to disqualify a competing company for a lucrative deal to provide heating and cooling services to buildings on the main LSU campus appears to have backfired.
Burden Museum & Gardens plans $4.1M welcome center
The Burden Museum & Gardens on Essen Lane is getting a new welcome center, marking the beginning of an updated master plan for the 440-acre property.
New Mooyah restaurant opening in April on Bluebonnet
The franchise owners of Mooyah Burgers, Fries and Shakes on Siegen Lane are looking to open a second location—this one on Bluebonnet Boulevard—in April.
Local businessmen buy 40 acres off Burbank
Roughly 40 acres off Burbank Drive and Pelican Lakes Parkway has sold to a pair of Baton Rouge businessmen.
CEOs confront employees’ coronavirus vaccine doubts
Corporate executives are playing a new role in the pandemic: vaccine cheerleader.
Across industries, business leaders are turning to all-hands staff meetings, video memos and...
Industriplex properties sell for combined $1.2M
The owners of Maestri-Murrell Real Estate have purchased two buildings in the Industriplex area as part of a $1.2 million deal.
Baton Rouge sees fewer $1M-plus homes on the market
Baton Rouge is cutting back on its historic glut of $1 million-plus homes with strong sales activity, lower sales prices for older homes and generally less inventory coming online.
TJ Ribs reopening shuttered Prairieville location in early April
TJ Ribs plans to reopen its Prairieville location following a two-year shutdown, according to a recent Facebook post.
Amazon deal generates interest in nearby properties
Since documents filed earlier this month with the Planning Commission confirmed reports that Amazon is planning to acquire and redevelop the vacant mall property into a massive regional fulfillment center, there’s been an uptick in interest in the nearby property.
Broome hopeful federal aid forthcoming under Biden
s the battle lines for the next possible COVID-19 relief bill are being drawn, it seems increasingly likely that Baton Rouge and other local governments struggling with revenue shortfalls amid the pandemic could receive federal aid.
Off the Hook to open restaurant in Prairieville later this year
Off the Hook is opening a restaurant in Prairieville, on an Airline Highway site previously vacated by Ascension Fitness.
Walk-On’s unveils aggressive 2021 franchise development strategy
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux has unveiled an aggressive 2021 franchise development strategy, with a goal of opening upward of 25 new restaurants across the U.S. this year.
Southern Craft Brewing Company closing permanently
Southern Craft Brewing Company is closing after nearly five years of business.
Lotus Village rezoning, Rouzan revision going before Metro Council
The Metro Council will decide Wednesday whether to approve rezoning for Lotus Village, a proposed 116-unit mixed use development aimed at senior citizens, as well as more changes to the Rouzan traditional neighborhood development.
Metro Council to decide Wednesday on controversial Millennial Park rezoning request
The Metro Council on Wednesday will decide whether to rezone a portion of Millennial Park to allow for alcohol sales amid major backlash from nearby residents, who complain of loud noise, a lack of parking and generally poor management at the shipping container retail and restaurant park.
Amid pandemic, Baton Rouge falls short of development progress goals
As the pandemic and related restrictions impacted nearly every industry in Baton Rouge, the city-parish fell short of meeting several annual goals outlined in FutureBR
Baton Rouge-based restaurants expanding into Ascension Parish
Many Baton Rouge-based restaurants are expanding into Ascension Parish, with an accelerated effort in recent months to establish a presence in the Prairieville/Dutchtown corridor.
Nurse plans to turn dilapidated Florida Boulevard building into early learning center
A dilapidated building on Florida Boulevard, in between Baton Rouge General and Baton Rouge Community College, has been scooped up by a local nurse who has plans to renovate the property into a new early learning child care center.
3 things to know: Mike Sullivan
3 things to know: Mike Sullivan, principal partner at LRK architecture firm, has known he wanted to be an architect since the third grade.
