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Tom Galligan, LSU’s interim president, has a wide range of interests—rock music, baseball, marathons, hiking and teaching—as well as a recently discovered desire to become the flagship institution’s full-time leader.
Planning Commission to consider senior housing development by EBRCOA
The Planning Commission next month will consider three applications related to the East Baton Rouge Council On Aging’s senior housing development planned near downtown.
Spanish Town Market reverts to original Capitol Grocery name
After bearing the name Spanish Town Market for the past seven years, the new owners of the historic business have returned to the shop’s original Capitol Grocery name.
Can you say ‘flexibility?’
It’s a high-rise of adjustments for Class A property managers as the pandemic has companies wanting shorter leases and less space.
Supply chain economics
The evolving distribution model of Amazon and industrial suppliers is creating rising demand for warehouse space in the Capital Region.
Juban’s Creole Restaurant faces uncertainty; UFC Gym to close Perkins location
With no reopening date in sight, the future of Juban’s Creole Restaurant on Perkins Road remains cloudy.
Thanksgiving travel at BR airport down 50% over 2019
Passenger volume at Baton Rouge Metro Airport during the busy Thanksgiving week was down by nearly half compared to the same period one year ago, though the decrease in activity at BTR was smaller than that of airports nationwide on average.
JR Ball: Bah! Humbug! It’s ‘Groundhog Day’
The calendar—and the "Hallelujah Chorus"—says it's Christmas season, but are refusal to deal with COVID-19 has every day feeling like the movie "Groundhog Day.'
Riegel: Mired in moral bankruptcy at LSU
A year that began with a football national title has devolved at LSU into one scandal after another—including allegations of covering up sexual misconduct.
River House developer set to start conversion of office building into 42-unit apartment complex
Plans to convert a 34,000-square-foot office building on Nicholson Drive into a 42-unit apartment complex are moving forward, with River House developer Marc Blumberg applying for permits in hopes construction will begin within the next 60 to 90 days.
Chambers looks to crowdfunding as he mulls congressional run
Local blogger and activist Gary Chambers is also considering jumping in the race for U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond’s soon-to-be vacated seat—provided he can raise the necessary money through crowdfunding.
Vivid illustration of a company’s pandemic pivot
Facing declining business during the pandemic, Vivid Ink Graphics made rapid changes to not only stabilize the company but to also help it grow.
Bon Carre’s new owners plan to turn center into a tech hub
The owners of the South Carolina real estate investment firm that recently acquired Bon Carré Business Center for an undisclosed price plan to make a major investment .
20 acres for new subdivision on Innovation Park Drive sells for nearly $1.2M
Baton Rouge-based Tower Capital Corp. has purchased 20 acres on Innovation Park Drive.
Two former All Star Automotive execs purchase dealership in LaPlace
Two of All Star Automotive Group’s top executives have left the company to take over and rebrand a car dealership in St. John the Baptist Parish.
CJ Brown Centre on Sherwood Forest sells for nearly $2M
Hammond investor Neal Patel has purchased the CJ Brown Centre on Sherwood Forest Boulevard near Interstate 12.
Patel bought the property for $1.95 million, according...
Bon Carré sold to South Carolina company
Beau Box of Beau Box Commercial Real Estate confirmed the deal to Daily Report but declined to provide additional details. Other sources close to the deal have identified South Carolina-based EdgePWR as the buyer, with Jim La Marche as the involved principal.
With pleas to stay home and no LSU game, BTR and hotels expect slow...
As elected officials implore their constituents to stay home this Thanksgiving, fewer people are traveling on airplanes this week, and not quite as many are staying in Baton Rouge hotels.
Architects look for flexibility in designs post-COVID-19
With offices emptied and people distanced not only from their co-workers and clients—but their loved ones—Baton Rouge architects earlier this year had to take a hard look at projects in planning.
Former LSU basketball star Garrett Temple buys $3.6M home in Oak Hills
Former LSU basketball star Garrett Temple has closed on a $3.6 million new home in the Oak Hills subdivision, off of Highland Road.
