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John Engquist just acquired nearly 170 lots in this residential community
Engquist Development founder John Engquist has purchased over 160 lots in the Lakes at Harveston development as part of a previously announced partnership with...
Gulf Coast Tactical invests $6.1M in Iberia Parish industrial land bet
Gulf Coast Tactical is investing approximately $6.1 million to acquire and develop property in Iberia Parish, reflecting continued confidence in the region’s industrial and...
West Feliciana is getting a $10M advance from Hut 8. Here’s how it will...
West Feliciana Parish is set to receive a $10 million advance on Hut 8’s future PILOT payments, putting money in the hands of local...
Roundup: G7 summit / Retail sales rise / CarMax earnings
AI discussions: At the 2026 G7 summit in France, leaders met with executives from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google to discuss the global impact of...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s advice to critics of AI
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang—whose work helped propel artificial intelligence—stressed in an Associated Press interview Tuesday that society needs to change with the advent of...
Fed expected to hold rates steady as Warsh signals shift from ‘forward guidance’
The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at 3.5%-3.75%, marking a fourth consecutive meeting without a policy change, The New York...
New Orleans Land Bridge restoration aims to strengthen coastal protection
The New Orleans Land Bridge is a critical area of coastal marshland that acts as a natural line of defense for southeast Louisiana, Louisiana...
State Farm’s AI-driven operational restructuring sparks agent backlash
State Farm is undertaking a significant restructuring of its sales force, with artificial intelligence becoming a larger part of how agents sell policies and...
The Sammy’s Grill property on Highland has a new tenant. See who it is
The longtime home of Sammy’s Grill on Highland will soon house a new restaurant concept from the family behind Willie’s Restaurant on Coursey Boulevard.
Willie...
Q&A: Meet Annie Claire Bass, the West Baton Rouge chamber’s new leader
In late April, the West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce welcomed a new executive director, one whose focus is above all else on “collaboration...
RU: Pizza Hut sold / Retirement savings weakened / Lies on AI
Pizza Hut deal: Yum! Brands announced it is selling Pizza Hut for $2.7 billion in a split deal, with LongRange Capital acquiring most global...
Financing, regulatory concerns stall SunGas’ Louisiana biofuels ambitions
SunGas Renewables has halted development of its Beaver Lake Biofuels Project near Alexandria, ending plans for a major renewable fuels facility that would have...
Nvidia’s $2 billion Texas project tests its vision for AI-powered industry
Jensen Huang’s company Nvidia makes the computer chips that unleashed a revolution in artificial intelligence. Now he’s wagering that an AI buildout can revive...
‘LaPolitics’: An open seat could shift the direction of Wildlife & Fisheries leadership
Representatives of the commercial fishing and fur industries currently have a voting majority on the state board that oversees wildlife policy in “sportsman’s paradise.”
But...
How the designs of Capital Region architects came to life
The rendering and the finished building don't always match — and the gap between them is where an architect's vision meets the realities of...
The perception gap that’s costing philanthropy its footing
A nationwide network of charitable foundations is encouraging its members to emphasize their positive contributions to American life, a 250th anniversary campaign aimed at...
Louisiana’s primary election changes ignite a debate over voter access and party control
Louisiana’s shift from its long-standing “jungle primary” system to party primaries has sparked a political fight over who gets to participate in elections and...
RU: Fox buys Roku / AI for impact / Iran peace deals
Streaming shakeup: Fox is acquiring Roku in a roughly $22 billion cash-and-stock deal to expand its reach in streaming and digital advertising. The merger...
Fortis College expands its HVAC training capacity in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge’s Fortis College is opening a newly renovated HVAC training lab later this month, an investment the college says is aimed at addressing...
This Baton Rouge Italian restaurant has closed
Palermo Ristorante, the upscale Italian restaurant on Jefferson Highway in Bocage, has closed after 10 years in business.
The restaurant was owned by local restaurateur...
