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Niagara Bottling investing $160M to build plant near Hammond
Niagara Bottling is planning to invest $160 million to build a production facility in Tangipahoa Parish near Hammond, Louisiana Economic Development announced today.
The 500,000-square-foot...
DDD launching new strategic planning effort
The Downtown Development District is about to begin planning for the next phase of downtown Baton Rouge’s growth.
Former Relief Telemed CEO pleads guilty to stealing company funds
The founding CEO of a Baton Rouge health tech company pleaded guilty today to misusing company funds.
Roundup: Adams and Reese / Calvin Mills Jr. / Rental properties
New leadership: Adams and Reese today announced it has appointed Susan Eccles as partner in charge of the firm’s Baton Rouge office. Eccles maintains...
States ask Supreme Court to address how rail crossings are regulated
Eighteen states are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case that could affect how railroad crossings are regulated and the amount of...
Companies tracking productivity encounter creative workarounds
In a time of hybrid work where employers are extra-focused on ensuring staffers are productive, workers have come up with hacks to keep bosses...
Festival celebrating Baton Rouge culture debuts next month
A new festival kicking off Saturday, Feb. 25, aims to become an annual celebration of Baton Rouge culture.
Created to showcase local businesses, organizations, artists...
Louisiana’s Haynesville Shale play fueling US natural gas boom
U.S. production of natural gas has hit record levels, fueled in large part by booming production in the Haynesville basin straddling northwest Louisiana and...
Pair of State Street rental properties sell for combined $1.1M
Reydaleo Dellafiora has sold a pair of multifamily rental properties on State Street for $1.07 million, according to documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.
New Walk-On’s CEO shakes up corporate team with layoffs
Some of Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux’s Baton Rouge-based corporate team has been let go as part of a restructuring under new CEO Scott Taylor.
Researchers clash over merits of freshwater diversion
Scientists and state agencies say freshwater diversions are the key to saving Louisiana’s rapidly eroding coast. To that end, the state is expected to...
Roundup: Buc-ee’s / LSU Law Center / Girl Scout cookies
Beaver in Louisiana: Buc-ee's is officially coming to Ruston to build the company's first fan-favorite giant travel center in Louisiana. Ruston's city council voted...
Cou-Yon’s founders’ open new seafood spot in Mid City
Cork’s Fish & Shrimp, a new fast-casual fried seafood concept created by the team behind Cou-yon’s BBQ, opened today in Mid City.
Biden administration plan makes student loan repayments cheaper
The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future,...
LED expects up to $113M in small business funding to begin flowing in April
Louisiana Economic Development officials say money from the federal government’s State Small Business Credit Initiative may begin flowing in April.
Origin Materials lands up to $1.5B in tax-exempt bonds for Geismar facility
Origin Materials Inc. announced last week that the Louisiana State Bond Commission has unanimously granted final approval of up to $1.5 billion in tax-exempt...
SoLou has a new landlord after private investor purchases property
Private investor Nicholis Milano is SoLou’s new landlord, after buying the property for an undisclosed sum, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.
Roundup: Warehouse leasing / Pipeline restart / Investment banks
Scaling back: The U.S. warehousing market is retrenching this year, a turnaround from the pandemic-driven boom in industrial real estate demand as companies slow...
After ‘crazy frenzy,’ Capital Region housing market enters a more neutral phase
Everyone who pays attention to such things knows the housing market in the Capital Region, along with most other places across the country, spent most of last year slowing down.
Treasurer John Schroder announces bid for governor
Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder has joined the governor’s race alongside Attorney General Jeff Landry as the second statewide-elected GOP official vying to replace term-limited...
