Roundup: Governor’s race / Fed regulators / Tax returns 

Chasing Landry: Now that the Louisiana governor's race field appears set, the pressure will build among the Republican candidates to see if any one...

A Baton Rouge author’s book will debut as an Apple TV+ adaptation this week 

When Baton Rouge native and author M.O. Walsh published The Big Door Prize in 2020, the dose of small-town escapism served readers well. inRegister...

Will ExxonMobil be bringing an advanced recycling facility to Baton Rouge?

ExxonMobil is considering Baton Rouge for a new advanced recycling facility that would repurpose traditionally hard-to-process plastics. 

Baton Rouge lost 1,500 jobs in February

Baton Rouge lost 1,500 jobs from January to February, according to the latest numbers from the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Although the seasonally adjusted number of...

Grassroots movements can transform Baton Rouge, speaker says

Baton Rouge is a place where if you want to lead, you can. 
real estate

Capital Region home flippers saw higher profits in 2022

Capital Region home flippers realized an average profit of $65,000 in 2022, compared to $50,000 the previous year, new data shows. 

Roundup: ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ / Party swap / Vaccine mandate  

Wending its way: U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow’s “Parents Bill of Rights” passed the House today. The bill would give parents more power over school...

CF Industries buying IPL’s south Louisiana ammonia complex for $1.7B  

CF Industries Holdings Inc. announced Monday that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement with Incitec Pivot Limited for Iits ammonia production complex in...

SVB collapse has frozen capital markets 

The capital markets have been on ice since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank two weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

A new pop-up market series is heading to Mid City Beer Garden

The independent gallery curators of Ellemnop.Art and the owners of Mid City Beer Garden will join forces next month to host the Beer Garden...

Construction begins on first of three apartment complexes by same developer

Construction is underway for the Waters at Millerville, a 295-unit apartment community being built on the last 13-acres of Windy Gladney’s Millerville development. 

Salary range, political concerns delay search for new EBR library director

The search for the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system’s next leader is on pause, which the assistant director attributes to an uncompetitive salary structure and political controversy. 

Roundup: Mortgage rates / TikTok CEO / Walmart layoffs 

Falling: The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell for the second straight week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported today that the benchmark 30-year rate...

Mississippi wants restrictions on spillway openings, but corps fighting back 

A federal judge's ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must consult with federal fisheries experts before opening the Bonnet Carre spillway

In a slowing economy, companies beginning to see remote work as a liability 

Companies trying to run leaner and more efficiently are deploying familiar strategies from past downturns, and some are now taking new aim at their employees’ work-from-home arrangements, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

How Elifin Realty is building a company where employees don’t want to leave 

It’s been difficult not to notice the proliferation of Elifin Realty signs on Baton Rouge commercial properties in the last few years. The homegrown...

What small business leaders need to know about the current, wacky job market 

Despite the news this week that Amazon is laying off thousands of workers, the jobs picture remained stronger than expected in February—contributing mixed signals...

Baton Rouge community banks seeing little impact from financial institution failures

Baton Rouge bank leaders say they’ve seen little negative impact regionally as fear continues to dominate the larger national banking industry. 

Oil and gas workers anxious over job security, safety issues

Oil and gas workers say they are anxious over job security, pay and safety, according to a survey from True Transition

Violent crime is down and ‘downtown is safe,’ Baton Rouge police chief says

“Downtown is safe,” Paul said, adding that downtown has never been a crime hotspot in his five years as chief.