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Could Baton Rouge get a city-parish manager?
Sweeping changes—including the appointment of a new city-parish manager—could be coming soon to East Baton Rouge’s Plan of Government.
Metro Councilman Rowdy Gaudet is proposing...
Louisiana unemployment outpaces the national average
Louisiana as a whole—as well as each of its nine metropolitan areas—reported higher unemployment rates for January, according to figures released Monday by the...
New SEC climate rules create cost challenges for CFOs
The Securities and Exchange Commission may have dialed back the extent of its new corporate climate-disclosure rule, but finance chiefs still face plenty of...
Market forces are pushing homebuilders to think smaller
After years of prioritizing large homes, the nation’s biggest and most powerful homebuilders are finally building a greater number of smaller ones, driving a...
Louisiana legislators push back against Biden budget plan
President Joe Biden released his budget request Monday for the upcoming fiscal year, reports Louisiana Illuminator, calling on Congress to stick to the spending...
Roundup: Interstate 12 closure / Reddit IPO / EBR schools resignation
Detour: Part of Interstate 12 eastbound will be temporarily closed later this week as the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development continues on the...
Renovation work set to begin at the Belle of Baton Rouge
Editor's Note: This story has been updated since its original publication.
Contractors were granted remodel permits last week to begin a $30 million renovation of...
Crawfish prices drop but remain higher than normal this far into the season
Live crawfish prices dropped almost $2 this week, but are still much higher than prices typically are this time of year.
Live crawfish are averaging...
A new grocery store has arrived in a north Baton Rouge food desert
Scotlandville Bodega, a new grocery store and meat market, quietly opened on the corner of Scotland Avenue and Stilt Street in February.
The store is...
Roundup: Chow Yum / Family offices / TikTok
New look: Chow Yum is wrapping up renovations this week on a new patio and gardens. Chow Yum, which started in the now-closed White...
US hiring remains strong despite an uptick in unemployment rate
Employers added 275,000 jobs in February, once again exceeding monthly expectations, The New York Times reports.
It was the third straight month of gains above...
Could a state constitutional overhaul make it onto the November ballot?
Gov. Jeff Landry and Republican legislative leaders hope to put a revised, shorter version of the Louisiana Constitution before state voters for approval alongside...
Billy Tauzin: Louisiana doesn’t need a polarized state Supreme Court
This is an opinion piece by Billy Tauzin and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Business Report or its staff. A Chackbay native,...
Why adopting generative AI is so difficult
In the nearly year and a half since the release of ChatGPT 3.5, businesses and individuals alike have rushed to explore generative AI technologies....
Roundup: Walmart fire / EV taxes / Aldi expansion
Young suspect: A juvenile has been identified as the person responsible for intentionally setting a fire inside of the Walmart store on Burbank Drive...
Louisiana ready for permanent daylight saving time, but is Congress?
A Louisiana law would keep year-round daylight saving time in place, USA Today Network reports, but only if Congress passes the "Sunshine Protection Act"...
Level Homes purchases 36 lots in the Atwater Reserve subdivision
Baton Rouge-based homebuilder Level Homes purchased 36 lots in the Atwater Reserve subdivision for just over $2.85 million, according to a deal filed Wednesday...
A new dog care business is coming to Staring Lane
The Dog Stop, an “all-inclusive” dog care business, is set to open its first Baton Rouge location later this month on Staring Lane near...
BESE increases funding formula by $71.3M for next school year
The state’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, or BESE, approved a new statewide funding formula Wednesday that would see an additional $71.3 million...
Roundup: River Center / Job openings / Millennials
Investar Bank: Raising Cane’s River Center officials announced Wednesday that Baton Rouge-based Investar Bank will be the official banking partner of the multivenue complex,...
