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ExxonMobil buys site of former funeral home off Scenic Highway
Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil purchased the site of a former funeral home off Scenic Highway in north Baton Rouge last week.
ExxonMobil bought more...
These three Baton Rouge companies are among the fastest-growing in the region
Three companies in the Greater Baton Rouge area made this year’s Inc. Regionals list, highlighting the fastest-growing companies in the Southeast Region.
Top among the...
What’s going on with the stained glass windows at St. Joseph’s Cathedral?
For the last five months, St. Joseph’s Cathedral staff members have supervised the removal of sections of the church’s iconic stained glass windows to...
What the new insurance commissioner is doing to address the property insurance crisis
Speaking at the Press Club of Baton Rouge’s meeting Monday, Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple discussed his agenda for addressing Louisiana’s property insurance crisis.
Louisiana’s skyrocketing...
St. Lillian Academy is relocating to Government Street
St. Lillian Academy is relocating to a 41,000-square-foot Government Street campus adjacent to Catholic High School.
The K-12 private school caters to children who have...
Baton Rouge tech startup partners with EmployBR to improve employment outcomes for underserved youth
Baton Rouge-based tech startup Directed Analytics is collaborating with EmployBR to launch a pilot program aimed at enhancing employability skills and job readiness for...
What impact will Gov. Landry’s ITEP changes have?
Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order Wednesday that significantly alters Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program.
The executive order not only kills job creation and...
Gov. Landry seeks help from USDA for crawfish farmers
Gov. Jeff Landry reached out to the United States Department of Agriculture this week to ask for assistance for crawfish farmers battling the drought.
In...
Should the state income tax be repealed? Senate President Cameron Henry thinks so
Speaking on a legislative leadership panel at the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry’s annual meeting Wednesday, Senate President Cameron Henry said Louisiana is...
State is intervening in lawsuit challenging congressional maps
Representing the state of Louisiana, Attorney General Liz Murrell filed Tuesday to intervene as a defendant in the lawsuit against Louisiana Secretary of State...
Marsh McLennan Agency acquires Baton Rouge firm
Marsh McLennan Agency announced Tuesday that it is acquiring Baton Rouge-based Louisiana Companies.
Bernhard Capital acquiring CenterPoint’s natural gas assets in La., Miss.
Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners’ portfolio company Delta Utilities is taking over natural gas distribution in Louisiana and Mississippi from CenterPoint Energy Inc.
Kidz Karousel closes deal for Rouzan property
The owners of Kidz Karousel Childhood Development Center have closed on a one-acre property for their long-planned childcare center in Rouzan.
Food truck featuring Korean corn dogs shutting down
Tastea, a bubble tea and Korean corn dog food truck business, announced Thursday it will cease operating later this month after two years in...
Lafayette heat treatment company acquired by Houston private equity firm
Houston private equity firm Capstreet has acquired Analytic Stress Relieving Inc., a Lafayette heat treatment services provider. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Pelican Institute files lawsuit over florist licensing laws
The Pelican Institute for Public Policy, a conservative think tank, today filed a lawsuit against the Louisiana Horticulture Commission to challenge Louisiana’s florist licensing...
The decade-long sewerage dispute at Cedar Lodge Plantation is over
A rather lengthy federal battle between Phil Witter’s Cedar Lodge Plantation and the owners of Fairway View Apartments on College Drive near Corporate Boulevard over raw sewage has been resolved.
Top Commercial Deals of 2023
Baton Rouge’s commercial real estate sector saw a slight downturn in sales last year, following national trends.
Similar to previous years, multifamily developments carried the...
It may not be New Orleans, but Mardi Gras is still a moneymaker for...
Robert King speculates aloud about the economic impact of Baton Rouge’s storied Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade.
American workers are worried they’ll be replaced by AI
Roughly one-third of American professionals worry that artificial intelligence will make some obsolete, and nearly 50% are afraid they could be “left behind” in...
