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This acclaimed CEO and leadership author is coming to Baton Rouge
James Rhee, who went from being a high school teacher to a voice of global leadership, will be in Baton Rouge next week for...
Roundup: Health care forum / Luxury home sales / Tort reform
Panel of lawmakers: LABI is hosting U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy for a health care policy forum this Thursday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m....
The inside story of how Louisiana landed the $10B Meta AI data center
Rob Cleveland, the president and CEO of Grow NELA, says his phone has been blowing up since Meta announced it would build a $10...
Louisiana looks to Denmark for lessons on wind energy
Last week, a group of Louisiana leaders traveled to Denmark to get a firsthand look at how the country became a global trailblazer in...
Tariff fears led to a surge in US retail sales during March
U.S. shoppers increased their buying last month, fueled by a spending spree on big-ticket items from gadgets to cars before President Donald Trump’s expansive...
The latest on the Bally’s Baton Rouge hotel and casino project
The down-to-the-studs renovation of the 10-story Bally's Baton Rouge Hotel is complete.
Daniel Hutchinson, director of hotel operations at Bally’s Baton Rouge Hotel, said at...
Port of Greater Baton Rouge lands major carbon removal project with Microsoft
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge has landed the world’s largest permanent carbon removal project to date.
AtmosClear BR LLC, a portfolio company of the...
Roundup: Shell’s LiveWire cohort / Oil demand / Import prices
Meet the cohort: Shell, in collaboration with the Louisiana Small Business Development Center, has named the 23 businesses for the 2025 Louisiana cohort of...
‘LaPolitics’: RFK Jr. expected to tout ‘MAHA’ Louisiana bill
It looks like Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s MAHA train will make a stop in Capitoland.
President Donald Trump’s health secretary is expected to visit Baton...
A new cultural festival is coming to St. George
St. George is set to welcome its first namesake cultural festival this spring, the latest mile marker in the journey to build a community...
BP discovers a new oil deposit some 120 miles off the Louisiana coast
BP has discovered a new oil deposit in the U.S. Far South prospect in the Gulf, off the coast of Louisiana, The Wall Street...
See what will replace a former fast-food restaurant at this O’Neal Lane site
The former Hardees property on O’Neal Lane will be home to a new Delta World Tire location.
HCO BTR LLC bought the nearly 1-acre lot...
Roundup: Wetlands restoration / Offshore oil and gas leases / BRFD recruiting
Use of treated sewage: Opposing views among environmental groups and coastal scientists in Louisiana have spurred intense debate over the use of treated sewage...
Why tariff exemptions for electronics may be short-lived
Tariff exemptions announced Friday on electronics such as smartphones and laptops are only a temporary reprieve until the Trump administration develops a new tariff...
This local media personality is opening a coffee shop on Florida Boulevard
Dianne Andrews, a local entrepreneur and media personality, is opening a coffee shop on Florida Boulevard near Baton Rouge General’s Mid City campus.
The shop,...
Roundup: Oil market / U.S.-China trade war / Press Club
Misplaced fears?: U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the sell-off in the oil market is overblown, and he expects American crude producers to keep...
Marucci Sports opens its second international Hitter’s House
Marucci Sports, a Baton Rouge baseball bat and sports equipment company, is growing its international presence.
In partnership with The 108, Europe’s largest indoor baseball...
Gov. Landry’s expanded school voucher program is in danger of being cut
Lawmakers are considering scrapping funding for Gov. Jeff Landry’s LA GATOR, the expanded school voucher program expected to award millions more in tax dollars...
US wholesale prices fell in March, but tariffs remain the elephant in the room
U.S. wholesale prices fell last month in another sign that inflationary pressures are easing. But President Donald Trump’s trade wars cloud the outlook.
The Labor...
Aldi has plans to open a store at this Livingston Parish site
Grocery retailer Aldi has plans to open its first Livingston Parish location.
The company bought the lease of the former Big Lots space in the...
