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Three businesses set to open in Gonzales shopping center
Three businesses are opening soon in the Conway Village Center along La. 44 in Gonzales.
What Gov. Edwards’ heat emergency declaration means
Louisiana Gov. John Bel declared a state of emergency Monday as temperatures continued to exceed 100 degrees in one of the hottest summers on record.
Roundup: Campaign ads / Basin Bridge roadwork / TV viewership
Waguespack joins in: Republican Stephen Waguespack's campaign has placed its largest TV ad buy, at $600,000, in the Louisiana governor's race. The ads are...
The Hope Shop reopens down the street with added space
The Hope Shop quietly moved into a new space in late July, but it still calls Government Street and Mid City home.
Now located between...
State regulators to question Entergy about Baton Rouge power outages
The Louisiana Public Service Commission is set to question Entergy officials about Baton Rouge power outages.
How companies can ‘stay ahead of the game’ to avoid hacks like MOVEit
The recent cyberattack on MOVEit servers that resulted in some 6 million records at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles being compromised should prompt local businesses to invest in more robust cybersecurity measures, experts in the field say.
How spending for NIL has impacted TAF
While donors to LSU athletics now can support student-athletes directly through name, image and likeness deals, they don’t seem to be pulling back on their donations to the Tiger Athletic Foundation, according to foundation CEO Matt Borman.
Roundup: PSC meeting / College admissions / UBS settlement
Entergy to answer questions: Following recent power outages experienced by Entergy Louisiana customers in the Baton Rouge area, the Louisiana Public Service Commission has...
What your company needs to watch out for when using AI
The cacophony of alarms around generative AI has left business executives disoriented and concerned, particularly given that the technology is available to anyone within their organizations, not just data scientists.
Apartments off Government sell for $11M
An apartment complex tucked off of Government Street has been sold to a local investor for $11 million, according to land records.
Nearly 7% of Louisiana jobs are in the construction industry, topping US average
Recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that nearly 7% of jobs in Louisiana are in the construction industry, 1.7 percentage points higher than the national concentration, KTBS reports.
See which Baton Rouge employers made national list of best workplaces
Raising Cane’s and the Louisiana state government are ranked among the nation’s 500 best large employers, according to Forbes’ annual list, coming in at...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Medical office near OLOL Regional...
Now available for sale, 5238 Dijon Dr is a ±6,472 SF medical office comprising 4 offices, 5 labs, 8 exam rooms, an x-ray room,...
Nothing to lose: 42% of Louisiana lawmakers are running unopposed
According to LSU’s annual Louisiana Survey, most Louisiana residents believe the state is headed in the wrong direction, and only 28% are either “very confident” or “somewhat confident” in state government to address pressing problems.
Baton Rouge-founded Dream Motor Group expands to Miami
Dream Motor Group, founded in Baton Rouge, has expanded into the Miami market with the recent acquisition of two Mercedes-Benz dealerships, making the group the second largest seller of Mercedes-Benz cars in the U.S., according to the group’s founder.
Just how many employees are using ChatGPT for work?
Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks like email drafting, summarizing documents and preliminary research, a Reuters/Ipsos poll of about 2,600 workers found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use.
Whitney Johnson: Losing your job can be an opportunity
I’ve realized that what felt like an ending was actually a beginning. We balk at acknowledging it but, in most cases, by the time we are fired, we are already done.
Baton Rouge steps onto the global stage for its carbon capture expertise
Baton Rouge is emerging as a key hub for research and deployment of carbon capture technology in industry.
This growing prominence was highlighted by a...
Roundup: Record LSU commencement / Emerge awards / Retail theft crackdown
Handing out diplomas: LSU awarded 1,039 degrees to graduates today, the highest-ever number of degrees awarded during summer commencement. The previous record was 969...
Check out downtown’s new pizza spot, where everything is square
Getting in and out of the few crowded places to eat before lunch break ends can be challenging. Dana Brown and Elisabeth McKinley decided...
