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Retail center on College Drive sells for $6.8M
A New Orleans-based company has purchased the Village Square retail center on College Drive.
College Drive Center LLC, represented by Oliver and Monica Montagnet, acquired...
Employee health insurance premiums expected to jump nearly 10% for 2026
U.S. employers are bracing for the sharpest health-insurance cost hikes in more than a decade, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Consulting firms Aon and WTW...
US wholesale prices decelerated in August
U.S. producer prices fell unexpectedly last month, dropping 0.1% from July.
The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index—which captures inflation in the...
The BREC Foundation is on the hunt for its next executive director
The BREC Foundation’s board of directors has launched its search for the foundation’s next executive director.
Melissa Thompson, a partner at Success Labs, tells Daily...
Where Todd Graves ranks on the latest Forbes 400 list
Todd Graves, the owner and founder of Baton Rouge-born Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, is the 46th richest person in America, according to the Forbes...
Acadiana company will expand to produce solar panel components
Noble Plastics, a custom injection molding manufacturer, will invest $8.5 million to expand its St. Landry Parish headquarters to supply components for First Solar...
Roundup: Bob Mann / New iPhone model / Business optimism
Luncheon speaker: Robert “Bob” Mann, an LSU professor emeritus of mass communication, will speak at the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge on Wednesday afternoon....
How Baton Rouge firm Grace is building a global design powerhouse
What do a resort community in Saudi Arabia, the new Epic Universe park at Universal Orlando and a police station in Zachary all have...
‘LaPolitics’: Louisiana still ranks near the bottom in electing female lawmakers
By Louisiana standards, the Legislature has reached a high-water mark for electing women to office, with 35 serving between both chambers.
When Renee Amar, executive...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Here’s a rundown of permits and property deals across East Baton Rouge, Livingston and Ascension parishes from last week.
East Baton Rouge Parish
Levron Real...
What the economic impact of carbon capture could mean for the Capital Region
Carbon capture, utilization and sequestration is emerging as the cornerstone of Greater Baton Rouge’s economic future.
According to a new report from BRAC, as of...
Sports auction company Pro Dreams opens new Baton Rouge storefront
Pro Dreams, the Louisiana auction company known for its sports memorabilia, in August opened a new 3,600-square-foot storefront on Burbank Drive in Baton Rouge.
The...
How home sellers are slowly losing sway in an uncertain economy
Skyrocketing housing values and a shortage of homes on the market gave homeowners the upper hand for years when it came time to sell....
Lawsuits mounting as grassroots groups target Louisiana industry
South Louisiana’s petrochemical industry, ports and local governments are facing a barrage of lawsuits from a small but coordinated network of environmental justice groups,...
Roundup: Oil company lawsuits / OPEC+ / LSU pay raises
Petitioning the court: Chevron and other oil companies are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to move Louisiana parish coastal-erosion lawsuits to federal court, citing...
Group of GOP ex-lawmakers urges court to uphold section of Voting Rights Act
Thirteen former Republican members of Congress—including former Louisiana Rep. Charles Boustany—are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Section 2 of the Voting Rights...
What professors in the South say concerns them more than pay
Faculty across the South say political interference—not pay—is now their top concern, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Of the roughly 4,000 faculty members surveyed in August by...
Baton Rouge brand Sunshine Society expands to 200 stores nationwide
Baton Rouge-based Sunshine Society, a lifestyle brand co-founded by Lexie Polito and Alli Sims, has expanded into 200 stores nationwide and recently joined Bloomingdale’s...
Roundup: Noncitizen voters / Musk’s $1 trillion pay package / Teacher stipends
Louisiana numbers: Louisiana’s top election official said she has discovered 390 noncitizen registered voters in the state, with 79 voting in at least one...
‘LaPolitics’: State loses a seat on the House Homeland Security Committee
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins announced he is quitting the House Homeland Security Committee. “My Republican colleagues have chosen an alternate path for the Committee...
