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Perfection quest: Aesthetic medicine is big in Baton Rouge
Gordy Rush has an image to keep up.
As a businessman and media personality reporting from the LSU football sidelines, he’s accustomed to having his...
Publisher: Baton Rouge ‘unity’ is becoming harder to achieve
My editorial views seldom coincide with the editorial opinions of The Advocate. Yet, we actually agree that Sen. Yvonne Colomb’s bill to rewrite the...
Another rocky road facing gas tax bill in Louisiana Legislature
A gas tax bill crafted by a statewide industry group, Louisiana Coalition to Fix Our Roads, and sponsored by Republican Baton Rouge Rep. Steve...
Declining grades in Baton Rouge Class A office market
Last year, Baton Rouge welcomed three shiny new office buildings to the Class A market, adding more than 150,000 square feet of premium workspace....
When will work on the Government St. ‘road diet’ end?
Drive down Government Street and you’ll see a developing Electric Depot, a finished White Star Market, an array of restaurants—Soji, Elsie’s Plate and Pie,...
When it comes to the ITEP debate, what does Texas do?
When Baton Rouge school board officials in January delivered the city’s first denial of an Industrial Tax Exemption Program request to ExxonMobil, business groups...
Business Lunch: Eliza Restaurant and Bar
It’s hard to make a ubiquitous dish like gumbo stand out in south Louisiana, but it was a challenge Eliza owner and chef Russell...
Entrepreneur: Brenda Goff
SEEDS
Brenda Goff got her first taste of the garden industry while working at a local nursery for four years. While she enjoyed assisting amateur...
Executive Spotlight: Scot Guidry
Position: Manager and principal
Company: Derbes Falgoust Commercial Real Estate
Age: 54
Family: Wife, Sandy, and two children, Berton and Hadley
Hometown: Baton Rouge
Education: LSU
In the news:
In January, commercial real...
JR Ball: Want technology jobs? Invest in people
Should Louisiana and Baton Rouge be doling out tax breaks, fancy office buildings and other public-dollar inducements to technology companies and anyone else doing...
Riegel: A widening I-10 concern for Baton Rouge
On a blustery day in January 2018, Gov. John Bel Edwards and a cadre of who’s who gathered on the third floor conference room...
Publisher: Are we all putting LSU first?
LSU was founded in 1860. The university is our flagship and an international brand that is near and dear to most in our state—and alumni...
Broken trust of Stanford Group fraud still impacts Baton Rouge
Kathy Mier still remembers the feeling she got in the pit of her stomach when she heard that federal agents had raided the downtown...
Outdoor dining in Baton Rouge is a thing, but is it profitable?
Shortly after restaurateurs Eric Carnegie and Chad Hughes made the decision to open a new casual restaurant and bar concept in the former Crispy...
ExxonMobil picked Baton Rouge but ITEP debate isn’t over
The local business community, fearful of the fallout from the ongoing controversy over the Industrial Tax Exemption Program, breathed a sigh of relief in...
Design: Myrtle Lake Plaza
Owner: Guaranty Corporation
Location: 10988 North Harrells Ferry Road, Suite 12
Architect: Hance Hughes AIA
Contractor: OBRECO Constructors (Tyson O’Brien)
Interior designer: Tiek & Co.
Completed: March 2018
Use: Commercial...
6 leadership habits all CEOs need to develop for success
When a CEO is fired or forced to resign, most people assume it’s due to their inability to boost the company’s bottom line. But...
LSU getting into the game with unprecedented fundraising quest
What will it take for LSU to lead Louisiana and impact the world? It’s a more than $1.3 billion question the university system wants...
JR Ball: Big cities, like Baton Rouge, are a financial mess, too
The prospect, bluntly stated in my last column, of allowing Louisiana’s insolvent small towns to simply fade away—rather than use a state taxpayer bailout...
Riegel: A new way to redevelop north Baton Rouge?
Can you redevelop north Baton Rouge one house at a time?
Armed with an ambitious business model, a little cash, a background in construction and...
