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How the East Baton Rouge Parish commercial market fared in June
Commercial sales transactions in East Baton Rouge Parish are trending upward, though some sectors are performing better than others, according to Elifin’s latest data.
Sales...
Amid national redistricting tensions, Louisiana eyes an early special session
Louisiana lawmakers are weighing whether to prepare for a special session on congressional redistricting this fall although the U.S. Supreme Court isn’t expected to...
Meet the 500: Rachel Cannon
Rachel Cannon founded her interior design firm 14 years ago with a design degree and no business background. She quickly discovered that success meant...
Katrina’s legacy: Building business resilience for the next storm
This month marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina reshaped the Gulf Coast and forced the nation to rethink disaster preparedness, Fast Company writes.
The storm...
Roundup: National unemployment / $53 trillion / Chevron’s merger
Going up: More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but U.S. layoffs remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few...
Companies are pulling back on hiring
One in five U.S. employers expects to slow hiring in the back half of 2025, nearly double the rate a year ago, The Wall...
New York real estate firm buys Denham Springs apartment complex for $33M
New York-based Oakwood Capital has acquired the 264-unit Arden Park apartment complex in Denham Springs for $33 million.
The real estate acquisition and asset management...
Roundup: Meta data center / Lowe’s acquiring FBM / $22B Texas data center
PSC vote: Fast-tracking a vote that was originally expected to happen two months from now, state utility regulators plan to decide Wednesday whether to...
Billions in Louisiana port projects stalled due to a lack of state funding
Louisiana’s backlog of port projects is growing, with billions of dollars in infrastructure improvements waiting years for state funding, The Center Square writes.
Since 2019,...
How AI and drones are helping commercial properties brace for hurricanes
As the 2025 hurricane season enters its busiest stretch, commercial real estate facilities managers are turning to technology to strengthen property resilience, CNBC reports.
One...
See who will guide the search for LSU’s next president
LSU’s search for its next president is officially underway and the committee leading the effort has tapped Baton Rouge-based SSA Consultants to guide the...
Our Lady of the Lake is planning an ‘unprecedented’ $55M ER renovation
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is planning a sweeping $55 million renovation of its emergency room, the busiest ER in Louisiana...
Free workshop will explore how entrepreneurs can fund their businesses
Some of the biggest names in business in Baton Rouge will meet for a full-morning workshop next week where entrepreneurs and small business owners...
Roundup: Home Depot / Environmental credits / Housing investors
Increased sales: Home Depot’s sales rose in its fiscal second quarter as consumers stuck to smaller projects amid cost concerns and economic uncertainty, though...
Organization gets $1M in funding to buy locally grown produce for food banks
Baton Rouge-based Feeding Louisiana has been awarded $1 million by the Louisiana Legislature to expand its purchase of locally grown produce and proteins for...
After a vehicle hit its patio, Magpie Café plans a rebuild
Over the weekend, a vehicle errantly drove through the patio of Magpie Café, a coffeehouse near the Perkins overpass.
Though no injuries were reported, the...
‘LaPolitics’: No-party voters add an extra wrinkle in shift to party primaries
The number of voters nationwide who don’t want to join either major party is growing, and Louisiana is no exception to the trend.
Such voters...
What the state’s new income and sales tax changes will mean for households
A new study of Louisiana’s adjusted tax system by economist Greg Albrecht finds that most households are likely to see a reduction in overall...
Can pay transparency actually boost company morale?
For years, managers were told to avoid pay transparency, fearing that employees who discovered pay gaps would be dissatisfied.
But, as Harvard Business Review writes,...
Battery boom: Louisiana is becoming a hub for critical materials production
Louisiana is rapidly positioning itself as a U.S. hub for critical minerals and battery components, with one plant already online and seven more under...
