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Take a look inside Baton Rouge Music Studios’ new creative space
Baton Rouge Music Studios has expanded with BRMS Creative, a new facility aimed at strengthening the city’s creative economy, 225 writes.
The project adds soundproofed...
Louisiana named one of the ‘Top 10 States for Doing Business’
Area Development Magazine has ranked Louisiana the No. 9 “Top State for Doing Business” in 2025. This marks the first time the state has...
Louisiana shakes up its energy oversight
Louisiana will complete a major overhaul of its natural resources agency Oct. 1, when the Department of Energy and Natural Resources officially becomes the...
Cooling trend: Rent hikes slow as consumers tighten spending
Single-family home rent growth, which had strengthened in the first half of the year, slowed notably in July, signaling potential strain on consumers, CNBC...
Here’s where Baton Rouge ranks among cities for women
Baton Rouge ranks among the 10 worst U.S. cities for women in WalletHub’s latest analysis, which evaluated 182 cities across 15 indicators of living...
Roundup: Jaguar Land Rover / Capitol Lake / Interest rate cuts
On pause: Jaguar Land Rover, Britain’s largest automaker, will keep production halted until at least Oct. 1 following an Aug. 31 cyberattack. The shutdown...
Business momentum slips as orders and employment weaken
U.S. business activity slowed in September to its weakest pace in three months, Bloomberg reports.
That’s according to S&P Global’s flash composite index, which showed...
Silicon Bayou? These Baton Rouge companies were honored at an inaugural tech gala
Last week, LSU’s Division of Computer Science and Engineering hosted its inaugural Silicon Bayou Gala at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. The event...
ExxonMobil joins AtmosClear on Capital Region carbon project
AtmosClear BR has selected ExxonMobil to provide carbon transportation and storage services for its biomass energy with carbon capture project at the Port of...
Energy agency warns $540B a year will be needed to hold oil output
The International Energy Agency warns that maintaining current global oil and gas output through 2050 will require about $540 billion in annual upstream spending,...
Trump’s new $100K H-1B visa fee is sparking debate
The Trump administration’s new $100,000 H-1B visa fee is billed as a way to protect U.S. workers, but economists warn it could backfire, The...
New York firm acquires Zachary senior living facility
A New York–based private equity firm has acquired an 80-unit senior living facility in Zachary.
Logos Living Capital bought Oakwood Village on McHugh Road from...
Roundup: DDD tax / Flood insurance IPO / Nvidia’a $100B investment
Upcoming election: On Oct. 11, East Baton Rouge voters will decide whether to renew a 10-mill property tax for the Downtown Development District. Set...
FMOLHS’s E.J. Kuiper talks 18 months at the helm, capital projects and more
It’s been about 18 months since E.J. Kuiper assumed the role of president and CEO of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System,...
See how many jobs Baton Rouge added in August
Baton Rouge’s job market cooled in August, with the metro area losing 1,500 seasonally adjusted jobs compared to July, according to new data from...
Trump considers jump-starting US manufacturing through $550B fund
President Trump’s administration is weighing a sweeping plan to revive U.S. manufacturing by leveraging a $550 billion investment fund created through trade negotiations with...
Build Baton Rouge receives funding for north Baton Rouge development plan
Build Baton Rouge, formerly known as the East Baton Rouge Parish Redevelopment Authority, has received $140,000 from the Delta Regional Authority to develop a...
Roundup: Smitty’s Supply fire / State health insurance / Investing in Barksdale
Seafood testing: Louisiana agencies have begun sampling seafood from the Tangipahoa River and Lake Pontchartrain following the Smitty’s Supply fire in Roseland. Using LDWF...
The Baton Rouge MSA lost jobs in August. See how many
Initial unemployment claims 9/13 by Holly Duchmann
Applications for carbon storage wells are surging in Louisiana
Louisiana regulators are seeing a surge of applications tied to carbon capture and storage, The Center Square reports.
The Department of Energy and Natural Resources...
