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Owners of Latin restaurant buy building on Florida
The owners of a Latin restaurant near the Bon Carré Business Center have bought property facing Florida Boulevard.
ExxonMobil eyes Baton Rouge for a microchip-related manufacturing project
ExxonMobil is in the early stages of bringing a project to support growing microchip manufacturing in the U.S. into Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge civil and environmental engineering firm announces merger
Manchac Consulting Group, a Baton Rouge-based professional civil and environmental engineering firm, has merged with Jackson, Mississippi-based Waggoner Engineering.
Work continues at Villas at Oak Bend
Local developer Art Lancaster sold 59 lots in the Villas at Oak Bend subdivision to homebuilder DR Horton in a deal filed with the East Baton Rouge Clerk of Court this week.
New downtown apartment building could be ‘cousin’ to The Heron
The new downtown apartment project being planned by the team behind The Heron would be similar to the aforementioned 142-unit complex across the street but would not be a copy.
DDD’s newly approved strategic plan lays out goals for next five years
The Downtown Development District Commission approved a strategic plan today that sets out goals for the next five years.
A look at who in Baton Rouge received the most restaurant recovery money
A Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux franchisee was awarded the most money among Baton Rouge applicants as part of a controversial federal grant program aimed at helping restaurants weather the pandemic.
LSU board to consider new budget, higher ticket prices for football, women’s hoops
The LSU Board of Supervisors is set to take up a $3.5 billion spending plan that reflects increased state support for the university system.
Capital Region banks move strategically through volatile times
As regional and community banks across the nation increasingly tighten their loan standards, Baton Rouge-area financial institutions are assessing their own lending practices with...
Who dropped the ball that has left the St. George petition in peril?
After a decade of trying, advocates of launching the city of St. George have to wonder whether their initiative might die in a Baton...
Baton Rouge’s film industry takes a double hit from strikes and a production drought
By most metrics, the Baton Rouge film industry had an incredible 2022.
According to the Baton Rouge Film Commission, spending on local film productions tripled...
Want to better manage your life? Manage it as a portfolio of S-curves
WHETHER YOU HAVE money in the market or not, you are an investor—and your most important portfolio is your life.
But how do you construct that...
11 traits of the best
IN ADDITION TO speaking to a ton of businesses, hospitals and schools I also get to work with a lot of college and professional...
The NIL Revolution: An inside look into how LSU is at the forefront of...
Major Burns was a football star at Madison Prep Academy in Baton Rouge and temporarily committed to LSU before signing with the University of...
Capitol City Produce expansion to go before Planning Commission
The Planning Commission, during its October meeting, will consider Capitol City Produce’s plans for expansion.
Audit of DA office’s finances reveals 11 fake checks totaling $46,000
Eleven fake checks with previously used check numbers were drawn from the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Narcotics Seizure account, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office reports.
Spanish Town Civic Association opposes liquor license for former Capitol Grocery
The Historic Spanish Town Civic Association has taken a firm stance against a hard liquor license for Belli, the former Capitol Grocery.
Capital Region scores record $210 million in transportation and infrastructure funds
Baton Rouge and the rest of the Capital Region will receive $210 million in additional federal funding for transportation and infrastructure projects.
Capital Region mortgage lending rebounded in Q2, but will the trend continue?
Mortgage lending in the Baton Rouge metro area was up almost 20% in the second quarter of the year, which is in line with national trends, new data shows.
Guarantee Restoration Services opening Alabama office
Baton Rouge-based home repair company Guarantee Restoration Services announced today that it is opening an office in Mobile, Alabama, its sixth location overall and first in that state.
