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What will it take for Louisiana to abolish its income tax?
Louisiana taxpayers will have to wait at least another year before lawmakers can consider eliminating the state's $4.5 billion income tax again, USA Today...
March was a better month for Baton Rouge casinos
Baton Rouge casinos saw their cumulative March revenue rise by 11.3% from February, according to the state gaming board’s latest report.
L’Auberge Baton Rouge was...
Local investor purchases retail shopping center in Gonzales for $1.19 million
A multi-tenant retail property along Airline Highway in Gonzales has changed ownership, according to Elifin Realty’s weekly Pulse report.
Local investor Kevin Bettis of Clay...
Capital Region companies honored as Louisiana Growth Leaders
Louisiana Economic Development honored two Capital Region companies as Louisiana growth leaders during an event at the Hilton Capital Center on Thursday.
Core Boiler &...
Has Baton Rouge become a food destination?
Step aside New Orleans. Baton Rouge is now considered a food town all its own, Southern Living reports.
225 Magazine staff writer Maggie Heyn Richardson...
Roundup: Trader Joe’s case / The Athlete’s Foot / Comite Diversion
Guilty: An East Baton Rouge Parish jury has found Jace Boyd guilty of manslaughter in the 2020 shooting death of an unarmed panhandler in...
What’s next for the new River Center and hotel development?
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome today submitted her proposed plan for next steps in developing a new River Center and complementary headquarters hotel to the...
See how Louisiana ranks in economic competitiveness
A report released this week ranked Louisiana last for economic competitiveness nationally and 31st for economic outlook, The Center Square reports.
The Virginia-based American Legislative...
How to effectively market a brand
As a senior regional marketing manager for Hancock Whitney Bank, Courtney Hart knows a thing or two about how to effectively market a brand.
In...
Urgent care clinics are sparking competition in the Capital Region
Urgent care clinics continue to pop up throughout the Capital Region, changing the way people seek treatment for minor ailments ranging from sniffles and...
Here’s why EBRSO’s new gang unit matters for business owners
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office on Thursday announced a new unit aimed specifically at investigating drug dealers, gang members and others involved in...
Mortgage rates creeping up again, dimming housing revival hopes
Mortgage rates have once again risen to nearly 7%, The Wall Street Journal reports, threatening the housing revival that many had hoped for this...
Roundup: Trader Joe’s shooting / School closures / O.J. Simpson dies
Jury to decide: An East Baton Rouge Parish jury will soon start deliberations in the second-degree murder trial of Jace Boyd. Boyd is accused...
Planning Commission to consider mixed-use development near L’Auberge
L’Auberge Casino’s proposed plan to have 85 acres next to the casino rezoned from rural to planned unit development will go before the East...
How rising auto insurance rates are affecting inflation
Rising auto insurance costs helped inflation accelerate at a faster-than-expected pace in March, CNBC reports.
On a monthly basis, car insurance prices as part of...
Microsoft AI expert to speak during symposium at LSU
Chelsea Sparrow, culture and creative lead on the global search and AI team at Microsoft, will speak at LSU next week about her experiences...
See how Baton Rouge weathered Wednesday’s storms
The Capital Region—along with most of southeast Louisiana—remains under a wind advisory from the National Weather Service until 6 p.m. Wednesday evening after storms...
A look at the OLOL/LSU partnership, 10 years later
In April 2013, Baton Rouge’s health care landscape underwent a dramatic transformation when Our Lady of the Lake, LSU and the state of Louisiana...
Wealthy Americans looking to build passport portfolios
Wealthy U.S. families are increasingly applying for second citizenships and national residences as a way to hedge their financial risk, reports CNBC.
These “passport portfolios”...
Politicians and voters alike await congressional map ruling
Editor's Note: Plaintiff Rolfe McCollister is an opinion columnist for Business Report.
A three-day trial on a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s new congressional map ended in...
