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New sports facility aims to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for area athletes
Total Diamond Performance is expanding to a second location, with a goal of being one of the area’s most high-tech sports facilities.
TDP announced on...
Real Estate Report: A complex set of dynamics are driving the Capital Region real...
The real estate landscape in the Capital Region is experiencing a complex mix of trends, characterized by emerging stabilizations in certain areas and persistent...
Meet the Boomerangs: Laura and Sarah Roland
Sisters Laura and Sarah Roland, who were born and raised in the Walden neighborhood of Baton Rouge, also found themselves returning to their roots...
Meet the Boomerangs: Adam Guarisco
Adam Guarisco, 28, enjoyed the crawfish boils, football games, and family life that for him were synonymous with Baton Rouge. But he wanted new...
Meet the Boomerangs: Samantha Jarman
Samantha Jarman wanted a Southeastern Conference college experience but preferred not to attend LSU, where the University High graduate had not only gone to...
Meet the Boomerangs: Zach Schmidt
From the time he was 2 years old, Zach Schmidt, 29, claimed Baton Rouge as home. Raised in the Old Goodwood area, he attended...
Meet the Boomerangs: Matt Adler, Katie Kilgore and Allie Dasso
Andy and Suzie Adler’s children—Matt Adler, Katie Kilgore and Allie Dasso—all took different paths in coming back home to the Capital Region.
After Matt Adler,...
Meet Baton Rouge’s Boomerangs
As the Capital Region embarks on a campaign to recruit and retain young professionals, here are eight who returned to their roots—and why.
Years ago,...
Three local powerhouse women joined forces to create affordable housing for women and children...
When Dachawnica Calloway heard about YWCA Greater Baton Rouge’s services for women from a friend in 2023, she was living in survival mode as...
Entrepreneur: Meet Lorenzo Bennett
Starting a pet crematory might sound unorthodox, but for Lorenzo Bennett, it was a tidy fusion of both market need and personal interests.
His Prairieville-based...
Sports training organization expanding into Baton Rouge
A baseball and softball training organization that services players from youth to pro levels is expanding its footprint in the Capital Region.
Total Diamond Performance...
Business Lunch: Tsunami @Highland
Tsunami @Highland
Address: 1 Smart Way, Suite 100
Phone (225) 497-2424
Website: highland.servingsushi.com
Cuisine: Sushi and Japanese
Owner: Chad Hughes
Scene: Located on ground floor of tech campus anchored by...
How to safeguard your business this hurricane season
Christian Leach, vice president of commercial insurance at TSL Insurance Group, sat down with Business Report to share his tips for safeguarding your business...
How is the labor market looking for Baton Rouge restaurants?
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on the restaurant industry’s labor market. Overall restaurant industry employment in the U.S. shrank...
Genesis 360 awarded $16.7M coastal protection contract
Baton Rouge-based Genesis 360 has secured a $16.7 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for construction work in the Galveston Harbor...
See what charter school is expanding its campus
Collegiate Academies, a company that operates five high schools and two post-secondary programs in Louisiana, has acquired property off Lobdell Avenue to expand the...
See what pizzeria is opening its first Capital Region location
The first Marco’s Pizza location in the Capital Region is coming to Burbank Drive near the Gardere intersection, according to sales documents filed Thursday...
This local entrepreneur has big plans for Third Street
On Wednesday, it was announced that two new “nightlife destinations”—Second Story and Violet—would be opening in downtown Baton Rouge this summer.
The concepts will open...
Two new ‘nightlife destinations’ are coming to downtown Baton Rouge
Local entrepreneur David Facey is bringing two new “nightlife destinations” to Third Street in downtown Baton Rouge.
Facey, an LSU graduate who operated Dead Poet...
WIB winners: Passion, ability to manage risk help make a good leader
Managing risk within an industry, leaning into personal passions and skills, and being prepared for possible hurdles are some of the leadership qualities especially...
