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Beau Box expands outside state with Pensacola office
Beau Box Commercial Real Estate has expanded into the Florida Panhandle with a Pensacola office.
Five Louisiana industrial firms make ‘Inc.’ 5000 list of nation’s fastest growing companies
Five Louisiana industrial firms have made Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the nation.
• Abadie-Williams, is a Metairie company founded in...
Proposed gas tax hike would also alter DOTD spending, operations
A Baton Rouge-based coalition determined to invest in the state’s crumbling roads and bridges will once again push for a gasoline tax when the Legislature convenes in April.
$28M apartment community planned near Juban Road in Livingston Parish
CST Land Developers, LLC, today announced plans for a $28 million apartment community in Livingston Parish called the Reserve at Juban Lakes.
Roundup: IMT expansion / Oil tops $50 / Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Festival
ITEP notice: Baton Rouge-based International Mezzo Technologies is planning a $500,000 addition to its facility on Mammoth Avenue that will create five additional jobs,...
Louisiana state senators back COVID-19 rules for spring elections
Louisiana would broaden the mail-in balloting options for spring municipal elections and two upcoming special congressional elections because of the coronavirus pandemic, under an...
It’s official: Ochsner begins construction of pediatric ‘super-clinic’ at The Grove
Ochsner Baton Rouge has officially announced the expansion of its medical complex at The Grove to include a pediatric “super-clinic,” which broke ground today...
Inquiry underway into Bernhard complaint against rival for LSU energy deal
An attorney for the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors says it’s too soon to predict when the agency staff will complete its investigation into a complaint, filed Dec. 28, seeking to disqualify one of the two bidders competing for a lucrative energy services contract at LSU.
Roundup: Businesses urge election certification / Board of Regents / New Walk-On’s
Pressuring Congress: Almost 200 of the country’s top business leaders urged Congress to certify the electoral results for President-elect Joe Biden in a letter...
Louisiana expands vaccine access but doses scarce
Louisiana has unveiled the list of 107 pharmacies that will begin offering the coronavirus vaccine this week to people age 70 and older. With...
LWCC mum on plans for S. Acadian land acquisitions
While the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. has bought several tracts of property surrounding its headquarters on S. Acadian Thruway over the past 15 months, a company executive tells Daily Report that there are currently no plans set to redevelop the land.
Ochsner to unveil plans for $6.8M pediatric ‘super-clinic’ at The Grove
Ochsner is expanding its medical complex at The Grove to include a $6.8 million pediatric clinic.
On Jan. 6, the hospital will begin transforming nearly...
Construction underway on Circle K store at former Kean’s Jefferson Highway property
Construction is underway on a Circle K convenience store on Jefferson Highway near Interstate 12.
Its build-out comes several months after Amin Chitalwala, a local...
Trust set up for family of late Congressman-elect Luke Letlow
A trust has been set up by Nial Patel, vice president of Cornerstone Government Affairs, to support the family of the late Congressman-elect Luke...
LWCC buys Mestizo restaurant property for nearly $2.2M
The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. has bought the Mestizo restaurant property, expanding the company’s footprint near its eight-story office building on S. Acadian Thruway.
In...
Investors buy urgent care property in Baker for $1.53M
Dennis and Cathy Graham of Washington state bought the SouthStar Urgent Care property in Baker, near the Plank and Groom roads intersection.
The couple bought...
Mortgage rates move slightly higher but remain near record lows
After tumbling to historic lows throughout the month, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate rebounded slightly heading into the new year.
According to the latest data...
Mississippi-based company acquires 22 Baton Rouge-area Pizza Huts
A Mississippi-based company has acquired 22 Pizza Hut stores in the Greater Baton Rouge market.
Virus roundup …
• The Louisiana Department of Health reported 4,051 new COVID-19 cases today, the last day of the year. There were 40 additional deaths, bringing...
Roundup: Mayor Pro Tem election / Adam Knapp / OLOL grows
Saturday meeting: When the Metro Council, which includes six new members, holds its first meeting this Saturday, returning council members Dwight Hudson, a white...
