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Retail center on Lee Drive changes hands in $1.7M deal
A pair of local investors purchased the Lee Drive retail center across from the St James Place Fitness Center for $1.7 million, according to...
Ports seek order forcing dockworkers to the bargaining table
With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the International Longshoremen’s Association...
App developed locally helps south Louisiana businesses book performers
Bloom, a live entertainment booking app developed in Baton Rouge, launched this year with plans for expansion.
Brandon Harris, CEO and founder of Bloom and...
Louisiana Department of State Civil Service could face extinction
Louisiana’s Department of State Civil Service could be dissolved if state legislators do not pass legislation extending the department’s term, The Center Square reports.
The...
Roundup: Gonzales mayoral forum / Port operations / Offshore wind project
Election season: A Gonzales mayoral candidates' forum is happening Wednesday night ahead of the election in November. The event, hosted by the Ascension Chamber...
See where Forte and Tablada is expanding
Baton Rouge-based Forte and Tablada has expanded with a new Gonzales office, the company announced Wednesday.
Located at 326 E. Cornerview St. in Gonzales, the...
GBRIA’s leader is now at the helm of the Louisiana Construction Education Foundation
Connie Fabré, president and CEO of the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance, has been named president and CEO of the Louisiana Construction Education Foundation....
Metro Council set to discuss funding for homeless shelter
The Metro Council on Wednesday night will discuss whether the city of Baton Rouge should spend $1 million on a non-congregate homeless shelter.
The project...
OPEC says peak of oil demand is not on the horizon
Global demand for oil is expected to grow over the next 20 years, with oil expected to hold a nearly 30% share of the...
Tin Roof Brewing Company is going up for sale
It is the end of an era at Tin Roof Brewing Company.
Owners Chris Boyce and William and Cammy McGehee announced Tuesday that they are...
Known for Jayden Daniels’ famed Heisman suit, Pearce Bespoke takes on womenswear
Pearce Bespoke Franchising, a Baton Rouge-born tailoring business that garnered national attention for designing Jayden Daniels’ Heisman suit last year, has expanded its offerings...
Roundup: Consumer confidence / LSU research grants / US vs. Visa
Quick drop: US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in September by its largest level in three years on concerns about the labor market and the...
The latest on Gov. Jeff Landry’s ethics charges
Gov. Jeff Landry’s attorneys told a judge Tuesday that the elected official expected to reach a deal by December with the Louisiana Board of...
Roundup: Renting an oil rig / Energy summit / Southwest Airlines
Rates climbing: The price to rent a deepwater drilling rig may climb to near record levels if demand from oil companies continues to increase...
Here’s the latest on a potential strike at Gulf Coast ports
The U.S. Department of Labor has reached out to the United States Maritime Alliance ahead of a planned ports strike on the Gulf and...
A restaurant chain bought the former Gonzales Piccadilly site for $2.5M
National restaurant chain Chick-fil-A purchased the former Piccadilly location in Gonzales for the company’s second location in Ascension Parish.
Chick-fil-A Inc., represented by Executive Director...
Meet the new Brasserie Byronz
One of Baton Rouge’s most popular and long-standing family-owned restaurants, Bistro Byronz, will reopen the doors to its Mid City location later this week,...
This credit union trade association opened a Baton Rouge office
Luminate, the recently rebranded Louisiana Credit Union League, on Monday opened an office in downtown Baton Rouge.
Based in Harahan, Luminate is a nonprofit trade...
How the interest rate cut will impact mortgage rates
The Federal Reserve gave home shoppers what they hoped for this week: a big rate cut and a signal of more cuts to come.
Even...
Louisiana’s former labor secretary takes on a new role with the SBA
Ava Dejoie Cates is the new Small Business Administration’s Regional Administrator of Region 6, replacing Ted James.
She will oversee the agency’s programs, offices, and...
