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Business lunch: Zeeland Street Market offers taste of home
Open for 32 years, Zeeland Street Market is a longtime Garden District institution with a local following and steady breakfast and lunch business.
Where to get Christmas cookies in Baton Rouge
Christmas cookies are an essential part of any holiday dessert spread. Whether you’re buying a dozen for your family’s cookie decorating contest or putting...
BRAF names New Schools’ Chris Meyer next CEO
The board of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation today announced it has selected Chris Meyer as its new CEO and president.
Roundup: COVID-19 cases rise / Ford, Bacon & Davis / Online security
Omicron: Months after emerging from a fourth surge of the coronavirus outbreak, Louisiana again is starting to see growing numbers of COVID-19 cases, with...
OLOL buys land for medical facility in Rouzan
Our Lady of the Lake bought 1.85 acres in the Rouzan development for $1.8 million on Friday. The property will be used for an...
LSU business college, MBA program ranked among nation’s best
LSU’s E. J. Ourso College of Business was recently named one of the country’s top business schools by both College Consensus and The Princeton Review.
Plant maintenance will boost Capital Region construction jobs in 2022
Sluggish growth in the industrial sector is preventing the number of Louisiana construction jobs from bouncing back to their pre-pandemic levels, though that might be about to change, says Ken Naquin, CEO of the Louisiana Association of General Contractors.
Design: How the Tony Michelli building was upgraded for H2Bravo
The $1.4 million renovation to the Tony Michelli building, home of construction management firm H2Bravo, aims to preserve the history of the 87-year-old building...
NY investors acquire two apartment complexes at The Grove
New York-based Kushner Companies, a real estate investment firm, purchased The Addison and The High Grove Apartments, both on The Grove Boulevard, last week....
John Davies talks retirement, legacy as BRAF’s leader
The average Baton Rouge resident may have no idea the Baton Rouge Area Foundation and John Davies have been the force behind some of the city’s most influential quality-of-life projects.
Telemedicine demand in Louisiana remains strong
Demand for telemedicine in Louisiana, which surged during the pre-vaccine stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, isn’t going away anytime soon.
Louisiana was nation’s biggest October loser in construction jobs
Construction employment continues to decrease in Louisiana, which has recorded some of the biggest losses since the pandemic began.
Roundup: NFL games / December elections / US economy
Postponed: The National Football League will postpone several games this weekend due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, among players, multiple sources told CNBC...
Northwest Louisiana scores three projects totaling more than $750M
Louisiana Economic Development this week announced three big-ticket developments that could be coming to the northwest corner of the state: A potential new $550...
Meet the latest class of Baton Rouge young entrepreneurs
Entering its fourth year, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge features a class of 23 local high school students who attend weekly classes...
LSU students having a tough time discussing sexual assault
LSU students have more difficulty talking about sexual assault on campus than students at other universities, according to the latest college free speech rankings.
New office park planned for Jefferson Highway
A new office park from Baton Rouge-based Tower Capital Corporation is being developed on Jefferson Highway, and on Thursday a $600,000 permit was filed to build a 3,264-square-foot office building at the site.
PSC rules for stronger grid, abandoned poles won’t come until late 2022
The Louisiana Public Service Commission expects to finish crafting rules regarding strengthening the electricity distribution grid and taking care of abandoned utility poles during the second half of next year, according to Commissioner Craig Greene’s office.
Once again Louisiana’s business tax climate ranks low among states
The Tax Foundation ranks Louisiana's business tax climate 42nd among states in its annual ranking, but improvement should be on the way.
Will Garth Brooks concert at LSU have tourists callin’ Baton Rouge?
Visit Baton Rouge will spend as much as $250,000 to bring Garth Brooks to a sold-out Tiger Stadium on April 30.
