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Texas truck seller acquires Baton Rouge, Lafayette dealership sites for $7.4M
Texas-based Rush Truck Centers has purchased three former Peterbilt-owned dealership properties, including two in Baton Rouge, for a combined $7.4 million.
According to a transaction...
Amazon is upping its data center commitment in northwest Louisiana by $6B
Amazon is expanding its planned investment in Northwest Louisiana from $12 billion to $18 billion by adding a third data center campus at Resilient...
The Partnership’s finances rebounded in 2025 as expenses fell
The Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership and its affiliated foundation ended 2025 in stronger financial shape than they were in a year earlier.
According to...
Tech companies are fighting the AI “slop” they helped create
AI-generated “slop” has become increasingly common across the internet, filling platforms with low-quality, repetitive and misleading content, The New York Times reports.
It appears in...
Here’s why the Iran war could spur new energy investment in Louisiana
The war in Iran is reshaping global energy markets in ways that could spur new LNG and refining investment in Louisiana.
Greg Upton, executive director...
Roundup: Louisiana International Terminal / Ethane demand / Robot rush
Gateway to growth: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted the federal permit for the Louisiana International Terminal, clearing the way for construction...
Butch Spyridon: Baton Rouge must prioritize projects to reach its potential
Baton Rouge is a city of “potential and opportunity.”
That’s how longtime tourism executive Butch Spyridon describes the city as he prepares to return to...
US-Iran standoff threatens to raise global energy prices even higher
The deal that U.S. President Donald Trump signed at Versailles in June set an ambitious 60-day deadline for ending the war with Iran and...
From one startup to the next: Michael Scarbrough keeps building
At 18, Michael Scarbrough caught the startup bug, and he’s never looked back.
The serial entrepreneur has launched, bought and sold businesses across south Louisiana,...
Roundup: Thibodaux’s financial audit / JPMorgan cuts ties / Iran isolation intensifies
Exposed weakness: A fraudulent $1,596 payment exposed weaknesses in Thibodaux’s financial controls, including vendor banking changes, utility accounts, payroll records and reconciliations. Auditors found...
Project backed by Gordon McKernan and Windy Gladney takes a step toward construction
Developers of the proposed 196-unit student housing development along Burbank have applied for new construction permits for the 30-building development, permit filings indicate, although...
Flock Safety strengthens oversight as customers push back on surveillance
Flock Safety, a company that operates a nationwide network of automated license-plate-reading cameras, is facing growing criticism from lawmakers, civil liberties groups and the...
The race for critical minerals is creating a corporate naming mess
The U.S. government’s push to reduce dependence on China for critical minerals has sparked a boom in mining companies seeking investment and government support,...
Meet the Capital Region 500: Linda Perez Clark
Linda Perez Clark is the managing partner for Kean Miller, and she counsels privately held and public companies on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance...
Why Ascension is prepping now for data centers
No data center has come knocking on Ascension Parish’s door—and the community’s leaders would like to have the rules written before one does.
That was...
Buyers gain leverage as higher rates reshape the Capital Region housing market
The Greater Baton Rouge housing market remained on stable footing through July, with inventory holding near balanced levels while affordability and elevated mortgage rates...
Roundup: LSU’s AI course / The Red Stitch / Gulf dead zone
AI literacy arrives: LSU has launched AI Literacy Essentials, a free online course teaching the basics of artificial intelligence, ethical use, information verification and...
As AI power demand soars, Musk turns to natural gas
Elon Musk is increasingly relying on natural gas to meet the enormous power demands of SpaceX’s expanding artificial-intelligence operations, The Wall Street Journal reports.
This...
Meet the Capital Region’s fastest growing law firm
An 11-spot jump in a law firm ranking can look dramatic. In Joubert Law Firm’s case, the story behind the movement is less about...
Our Lady of the Lake bets $25M on Gonzales
Ascension Parish’s growing population is drawing new medical and fitness construction to Gonzales, including a $25 million proposal from Our Lady of the Lake.
The...
