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BRAF membership reaches an all-time high
Baton Rouge Area Foundation membership has reached an all-time high, President and CEO Chris Meyer told donors and members at its annual meeting Wednesday...
Essential Credit Union launching subsidiary title company
Baton Rouge-based Essential Credit Union announced Wednesday it will expand with the launch of its own subsidiary title company.
Essential Tag and Title will offer...
This LSU professor is exploring the ‘double-edged sword’ of workplace risk-taking
Don Zhang, an associate professor at the LSU Department of Psychology, was recently named one of the university’s 2024 Rainmakers for his research on...
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife just donated $2M to this Baton Rouge nonprofit
The Baton Rouge Youth Coalition has been tapped to receive a $2 million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott as part of her effort to...
Baton Rouge tech startup raises $1.25M in seed funding
Moxey, a Baton Rouge-based “digital trade network” offering B2B sales services, recently raised over $1.25 million in venture capital funding.
According to a statement, over...
Four-story hotel proposed for Howell Place
A Kentucky-based hospitality group is asking local officials to greenlight plans for a new hotel to be built at Howell Place.
Daniel Whitley with Arnold...
See which vacant lots were just purchased by a hospitality company
Local developer Mike Wampold has sold a 2.5-acre vacant tract on Hilton Avenue across from the Marriott Hotel to a hospitality company, according to...
New home listings pick up in Capital Region
The Baton Rouge-area residential real estate market is continuing its shift to favor buyers.
Pending sales dropped last month as several factors—including days on market,...
BROC merges with Lafayette-based clinic
Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic and Lafayette-based Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists have announced they are combining to form an orthopedic group practice called Gulf South Orthopedic...
See which restaurant group just purchased land off W. Lee Drive
A restaurant group based outside of Louisiana has purchased land off W. Lee Drive for $1.525 million, according to a deal filed Wednesday with...
These lots off Tiger Bend Road just sold for $4.8M
Alvarez Construction has purchased 55 lots for the new Garden Hill Subdivision.
In a deal filed Wednesday afternoon with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk...
How young household earnings in Baton Rouge compare to Southern counterparts
Young households in the Baton Rouge metro earn more than those in nearly every Southern midsized peer, according to a recent analysis by the...
How are Louisiana banks faring one year after the banking crisis?
Editor's Note: This article has been updated since its original publication.
In March 2023, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank triggered a series of regional...
This NOLA-based angel investment group is expanding into Baton Rouge
Angel investment group NO/LA Angel Network is rebranding and expanding into Baton Rouge.
NO/LA is rebranding to Gulf South Angels. Though its headquarters will remain...
Could Baton Rouge get a city-parish manager?
Sweeping changes—including the appointment of a new city-parish manager—could be coming soon to East Baton Rouge’s Plan of Government.
Metro Councilman Rowdy Gaudet is proposing...
Clinic opens its first school-based site in Baton Rouge
Open Health Care Clinics has launched its first school-based clinic in Baton Rouge, at Capitol Middle Magnet.
The clinic aims to provide essential health care...
A new grocery store has arrived in a north Baton Rouge food desert
Scotlandville Bodega, a new grocery store and meat market, quietly opened on the corner of Scotland Avenue and Stilt Street in February.
The store is...
Chicago single-family home rental company expands its Baton Rouge footprint
Kairos Living, a Chicago-based single-family home rental company, is expanding its footprint in Baton Rouge.
The company bought seven lots on Elliot Road from homebuilder...
Level Homes purchases 36 lots in the Atwater Reserve subdivision
Baton Rouge-based homebuilder Level Homes purchased 36 lots in the Atwater Reserve subdivision for just over $2.85 million, according to a deal filed Wednesday...
See which grocery chain purchased property near the Amazon site
German grocery chain Aldi has purchased 3 acres near the Cortana Amazon fulfillment center for nearly $1.35 million, according to the deal filed Wednesday...
