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Mid City mixed-use development fills its last tenant space
A long-vacant shell space at Baton Rouge mixed-use development Square 46 has been leased, bringing the Government Street space to full occupancy for the...
Inside Dustin Davidson’s fix of the Department of Conservation and Energy
Since his appointment as secretary in September, Dustin Davidson has busily gone about the task of transforming the Department of Conservation and Energy by...
What Visit Baton Rouge’s latest audit shows
Visit Baton Rouge ended 2025 with stronger tourism-driven revenues, higher capital investment and plans for a major new headquarters project, according to a report...
Roundup: Redistricting / LegisGator / The Water Institute
More map changes: Louisiana lawmakers altered the state’s proposed congressional map again Thursday. The House and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 10-7 to adopt an...
Senate committee removes funding to expand LA GATOR program
After a 30-minute meeting with no debate, a Senate committee voted 9-0 to advance the state budget Thursday, removing the $43.5 million expansion of...
‘LaPolitics’: House speaker zeroes in on higher ed spending, tax credits
Credits could become the Legislature’s next big tax topic and university spending in Louisiana will soon be scrutinized in meaningful ways by lawmakers, House...
Gubernatorial term limit bill heads to Senate floor
A proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit governors from returning to office after two elected terms even if the terms are nonconsecutive cleared the...
Worley to lease nearly 60,000 square feet at Louisiana Blue campus
Engineering consultant firm Worley plans to lease nearly 60,000 square feet in one of Louisiana Blue’s three office buildings at the insurer’s Baton Rouge...
Roundup: NDAs / Scenic Highway / Ed Orgeron
Court order: A state court judge has ruled that Ascension Parish improperly withheld nondisclosure agreements entered into by parish officials with other state officials...
SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever IPO
Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest stock sales ever by taking public a space company that is currently losing billions...
Julia Fisher-Cormier is charting the Port of South Louisiana’s next chapter
Julia Fisher-Cormier’s roles in local and state government have come in quick succession. She’s been in high demand, having gained a reputation for getting...
Piccadilly eyes expansion as it looks to compete in an evolving market
Baton Rouge-born Piccadilly is gearing up for a new phase of expansion, betting on smaller-format restaurants and drive-thru service to modernize its decades-old cafeteria...
Roundup: Sen. Bill Cassidy / Mortgage rates / Adapting to flood threats
Flipping his vote: Sen. Bill Cassidy broke with President Donald Trump to cast the deciding vote advancing a War Powers Resolution that would limit...
Hut 8 commits $16M to expand water infrastructure in West Feliciana
Miami-based energy infrastructure firm Hut 8 has reached an agreement with West Feliciana Parish to invest approximately $16 million to expand local water system...
How the voting rights fight is spilling into the SEC sports landscape
The NAACP and Congressional Black Caucus are escalating pressure on college athletics, urging Black athletes and fans to boycott public universities in Southern states...
Gen Z women are buying homes. Gen Z men? No so much
Single Gen Z women are outpacing their male counterparts when it comes to buying a home.
They accounted for 35% of all homebuyers in their...
Walker’s growing retail corridor expected to get a new restaurant addition
A new Chick-fil-A could soon join the wave of commercial growth reshaping Walker’s retail corridor.
The Walker Planning and Zoning Commission voted Monday to approve...
Roundup: Pending home sales / TSA explores shortcuts / AI trade shift
Buyers more optimistic: Pending home sales rose 1.4% in April and were up 3.2% from a year earlier, according to the National Association of...
‘LaPolitics’: Redrawing of legislative maps likely off the table, at least for now
Given the rancor around redrawing the U.S. House map that kept senators in session into the wee hours of last week, it’s not surprising...
How Plan Baton Rouge III aims to reshape downtown’s economy
One of the core objectives of downtown Baton Rouge’s new master plan is the diversification of downtown’s economy. Targeted mixed-use development, small business support...
