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Doctors purchase Bluebonnet Boulevard office building for $1.25M
A pair of plastic surgeons now own the building that is home to their practice, according to a deal filed Wednesday with the East...
Economic growth revised to 1.4% annual rate
The American economy expanded at a 1.4% annual pace from January through March―the slowest quarterly growth since spring 2022, the government said Thursday in...
Disruption continues for auto dealerships in wake of cyberattack
Auto dealerships across the country—including some in Baton Rouge—continue to grapple with the effects of an ongoing cyber incident at CDK Global.
Dealerships use CDK...
How Louisiana’s new majority Black congressional district race is shaping up
The front-runner in the race for a new congressman to represent Louisiana's 6th District is no stranger to Congress, the USA Today network reports.
Republican...
The Metro Council is considering a request to demolish this downtown building
Tonight, the East Baton Rouge Metro Council will consider the Belle of Baton Rouge’s appeal of a move by the Historic Preservation Commission to...
Louisiana judges get extra five-figure stipends―without the independent efficiency study
Thanks to a line-item veto by Gov. Jeff Landry, judges in Louisiana will now receive a one-time stipend without having to participate in a...
Roundup: Morganza to the Gulf / LNG at Port Fourchon / LSU and ESPYS
Work ongoing: Forty-three of 107 Morganza to the Gulf projects are under construction. The $1.76 billion effort includes $1.2 billion of local and state...
Supreme Court rules against Louisiana in social media dispute
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states—including Louisiana—over how far the federal government can go...
The new Amazon fulfillment center is spurring area development
Interest in commercial real estate near the new Amazon fulfillment center has seen a “tremendous increase” as of late.
That’s according to Will Chadwick, a...
Roundup: Mall of Louisiana / Tesla recall / Auto sales expectations
How old are you?: Officials with the Mall of Louisiana announced that beginning Friday, a Parental Guidance Required program will be in effect at...
This Siegen Lane property sold for $3.98M
The property that holds Chipotle and the future home of Panda Express on Siegen Lane sold for $3.98 million, according to a deal filed...
See Landry’s latest efforts to raise Louisiana’s health care ranking
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is shaking up the state’s health care leadership structure in an effort to better the state’s ranking, the USA Today...
Consumer confidence has fallen. Here’s why
American consumers lost some confidence in June as expectations over the near-term future fell again.
The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that...
The Public Service Commission race is heating up
Candidates are starting to materialize for the soon-to-be vacant Public Service Commission seat, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Incumbent Craig Greene announced last week that this year...
Roundup: Republican delegates / Big banks plan for the worst / Connecting families
Talking politics: Five of the Capital Region’s delegates to the upcoming Republican National Convention in Milwaukee will discuss the convention at the Chamber of...
Here’s where Louisiana unemployment stands right now
Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana dropped during the third week of June, declining nearly 7.9% from the week prior, according to the latest...
Chris’s Specialty Foods opens its first fast-casual restaurant concept
Chris’s Specialty Foods, a locally owned butcher shop and specialty foods market with two Baton Rouge locations, has opened its first restaurant concept at...
See which Louisiana parish pushed back against dollar store growth
Dollar stores are expanding their footprints, especially across the South, but there are plenty of opponents trying to cut off their growth.
Tangipahoa Parish is...
Unaffordability defining residential real estate market
Home prices are at an all-time high and a record number of renters are spending at least half their income on housing, Governing reports.
The...
New LNG projects threatened by rising labor costs
A shortage of skilled labor coupled with high inflation along the Gulf Coast is pressuring liquefied natural gas developers and delaying some projects from...
