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Could federal funding freezes derail the BR-to-NOLA passenger rail project?
Recent federal funding freezes put in place by President Donald Trump’s administration have cast a pall of uncertainty over transportation projects across the country....
Owners of Daruma Ramen in Prairieville plan to open on Government Street
Prairieville restaurant owners bought a Government Street building with plans to open a second location for their business.
Daruma Ramen owners Stacy Chen and Shi...
Baton Rouge car dealerships say 2025 is a buyer’s marketÂ
Local car dealerships have been flooded with new inventory since 2024, bringing down used and new car prices in Baton Rouge.Â
Eric Lane of Gerry...
Strictly Business Episode 25: Secrets of the Capital Region Inc. 5000 companies
How did three Louisiana companies make the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing firms in the nation?
Strictly Business answers that question with a panel of...
The story behind Baton Rouge’s newest film festival
A new nonprofit film festival—the Baton Rouge Underground Film Festival, or BRUFF—is coming to downtown’s Manship Theatre this August.
The three-day event has a stated...
NAI Latter & Blum is under new ownership. See who acquired the company
Latter & Blum’s commercial division is back under local ownership after a New Orleans-based property management company recently acquired it.
Rampart/Wurth Holding Company Inc. acquired...
This student housing complex sold for $25M
A New York-based privately held real estate operator and investment management firm has purchased an off-campus student housing complex on Burbank Drive.
Timberline Real Estate...
Level Homes acquires a dozen lots within this Gonzales development
Local homebuilder Level Homes has purchased lots in the Village at Conway residential community in Gonzales.
The homebuilder bought 12 lots through Level Construction &...
This Ascension property sold for $7M
Over 100 acres of vacant land in Sorrento has been sold.
Capitol Development Group Rentals LLC sold the 111-acre tract off Highway 22 and Panama...
How Baton Rouge businesses are responding to increasing egg pricesÂ
Egg prices are at an all-time high and businesses everywhere—including the Capital Region—are feeling the pressure. With the ongoing bird flu outbreak, supply chain...
The Dunham School is expanding in Baton Rouge
The Dunham School, a pre-K-12 Christian school, is opening a second campus in partnership with the nondenominational church The Chapel on Siegen Lane.Â
The Dunham...
The latest on Ochsner’s plans to expand at The Grove
Ochsner Health has plans to expand its medical health complex near Interstate 10 between Bluebonnet Boulevard and Siegen Lane.
The Planning Commission will review the...
OTC Industrial Technologies acquires two Baton Rouge companies
Two Baton Rouge industrial equipment and service firms―Premier Equipment Corporation Inc. and Premier Control Systems LLC―are under new ownership.
Ohio-based industrial equipment service provider and...
This Denham Springs retail center just got new owners
A five-tenant Denham Springs retail shopping center changed hands recently.
Lusima Properties LLC, represented by Byron Gill, acquired the Juban Pointe retail center property on...
Homebuilder buys 45-acre Ascension tract to expand development
Baton Rouge-based homebuilder Level Homes has purchased property to expand one of its residential communities in Ascension Parish.
The homebuilder purchased the 45-acre tract through...
One ticket, few challengers in St. George race
Earlier this week, a group of candidates—most of them incumbent officials—announced their intent to qualify for St. George’s first municipal election in one fell...
How LSU is responding to executive order restrictionsÂ
Local universities have been scrambling after announcements of the rescinded federal funding freeze and the termination of DEI, DEIA and environmental justice programs by...
This shopping center has a new owner
A large portion of the Plank Crossing Shopping Center in Baker changed hands.
Tres Bell LLC, represented by Ben Menezil, acquired the property from 14500...
CC’s Coffee House plans to pour into new marketsÂ
CC’s Coffee House is brewing a strategic franchise growth plan.Â
After nearly 30 years in business, the brand is ready to enter a new chapter...
This New Orleans-based Mexican restaurant is coming to Baton RougeÂ
Tacos del Cartel, a Mexican restaurant that is part of New Orleans’ Veho Hospitality Group, is opening in Baton Rouge, an announcement reads.Â
According to...
