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Raising prices may be inevitable, here’s how to break it to customers
Businesses are still feeling the pain of inflation and precious few entrepreneurs have managed to avoid boosting prices.
It's a decision that retail businesses don't...
Fred’s Bar in Tigerland partners with Sugarfield Spirits to create new vodka
Fred’s Bar in Tigerland is getting into the spirit of alcohol making by producing a branded vodka with Gonzales-based distillery Sugarfield Spirits.
Roundup: Formosa Plastics / EV chargers / Shell CEO
Permits tossed: A Louisiana judge has thrown out air quality permits for a Taiwanese company’s planned $9.4 billion plastics complex in St. James Parish,...
Artificial intelligence is making it easier to start a business
New artificial intelligence technology is chipping away at the barriers to entry for aspiring entrepreneurs, who represent a meaningful segment of the U.S. population,...
Belle of Baton Rouge’s move inland gains approval from gaming board
The Louisiana Gaming Control Board today approved plans to move the Belle of Baton Rouge’s gambling operations into the casino’s atrium and reopen the Belle’s hotel.
Experts confident Louisiana’s petrochemical sector will adapt and thrive
There’s no disputing that Louisianans are resilient. The last couple of years have shown that much at least.
Candidates lining up to run for governor, though slow to put both feet in
Louisiana's 2023 governor's race is still months away, but potential candidates are lining up, USA Today Network reports.
Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry passed out...
New Orleans-Baton Rouge passenger rail service mired in questions
While local officials have begun securing grants to build train platforms and stations for a proposed passenger rail line connecting Baton Rouge and New...
Electric bike store opens on Perkins Road
Electric bicycle retailer eBike Baton Rouge opened today on Perkins Road, two blocks east of Perkins Rowe.
Top CEOs have gloomier outlook than just a few months ago
How CEOs feel about the economy has been downgraded from "exuberant" to just "OK,” according to the latest survey from the Business Roundtable, which...
Mary Bird Perkins receives grant aimed at advancing equity in cancer care
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is one of seven cancer center treatment centers chosen to take part in the Merck Foundation’s new $20 million Alliance for Equity in Cancer Care program.
Gaming chair: Baton Rouge should remain a three-casino market
Ever since L’Auberge Casino & Hotel opened in 2012, there has been talk about whether Baton Rouge could support three casinos.
Roundup: State Police audit / IRS refunds / Coronavirus deaths
Lack of oversight: A new report comparing Louisiana State Police operations with law enforcement agencies in nine states highlights the state's lack of external...
Feds approve nearly $190M in bids from offshore oil and gas lease sale
The U.S. government has accepted nearly $190 million in bids from an offshore oil and gas lease sale that was held nearly a year...
Stab’s hires new executive chef who plans to shake up menu
Stab’s Prime Steak and Seafood in Baton Rouge today announced it has hired New Orleans native Bernard Carmouche as executive chef.
Carmouche, who started his...
Baton Rouge industry will feel impact if there’s a rail strike
Government officials and businesses are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike that would paralyze shipments of everything from crude and clothing to cars,
Richard Bliss: How to unleash the power of LinkedIn
Richard Bliss is a LinkedIn expert and social media coach, not a paleontologist. However, he warns business executives who give little thought to their...
Wampold’s redeveloped I Rivermark Centre now leasing apartments
Located in downtown Baton Rouge’s I Rivermark Centre, the Residences at Rivermark is now leasing one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments on floors eight through...
Roundup: Library settlement / Holiday sales forecast / Homebuyer trends
$4 million: The legal fight over who's at fault for the tumultuous development surrounding Baton Rouge's downtown library has ended with the city-parish getting...
Louisiana ranks 17th for retaining college graduates
A recent “brain drain” analysis of how many college graduates stay in the state where they studied has both good news and bad news for Louisiana, depending on how you want to look at it.
