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See how much longer Baton Rouge-area homes are now staying on the market
The average length of time that area homes sit on the market has doubled from a year ago, according to the latest report by the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors.
Three businesses set to open in Gonzales shopping center
Three businesses are opening soon in the Conway Village Center along La. 44 in Gonzales.
What Gov. Edwards’ heat emergency declaration means
Louisiana Gov. John Bel declared a state of emergency Monday as temperatures continued to exceed 100 degrees in one of the hottest summers on record.
Roundup: Campaign ads / Basin Bridge roadwork / TV viewership
Waguespack joins in: Republican Stephen Waguespack's campaign has placed its largest TV ad buy, at $600,000, in the Louisiana governor's race. The ads are...
The Hope Shop reopens down the street with added space
The Hope Shop quietly moved into a new space in late July, but it still calls Government Street and Mid City home.
Now located between...
See which 10 Capital Region companies are among the nation’s fastest growing
Ten companies from the Greater Baton Rouge area have made this year’s Inc. 5000 list highlighting the fastest growing companies in the U.S.
Roundup: Sen. Cassidy at college / Retail sales / Violence in Louisiana
Teaching course: U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is trading Congress for college—at least for a few hours each week. This fall semester, the Baton Rouge...
Baton Rouge ties Austin in this economic growth ranking
The Capital Region was among the 10 fastest-growing job markets among large metro areas in June, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber reports.
Alford: Democrats have never looked weaker in Louisiana
After years of rapid growth that led to solid majorities in different corners of the state, Republicans are positioned for what can only be described as dominance in Louisiana.
Bollinger Shipyards plans to close its New Orleans operations
Bollinger Shipyards is closing its operations in New Orleans and plans to shift the work to its larger facilities on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, reports New Orleans City Business.
Baton Rouge firm selected to deactivate former nuclear testing site at Los Alamos
The Department of Energy has selected Baton Rouge-based professional solutions firm Aptim to deactivate, decommission and remove the Ion Beam Facility, a former nuclear testing site within the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Historic office building and parking...
618 Main St. is a historic office building located in downtown Baton Rouge. Two tenants occupy the building, and the current owner will lease...
Roundup: PSC meeting / College admissions / UBS settlement
Entergy to answer questions: Following recent power outages experienced by Entergy Louisiana customers in the Baton Rouge area, the Louisiana Public Service Commission has...
What your company needs to watch out for when using AI
The cacophony of alarms around generative AI has left business executives disoriented and concerned, particularly given that the technology is available to anyone within their organizations, not just data scientists.
Apartments off Government sell for $11M
An apartment complex tucked off of Government Street has been sold to a local investor for $11 million, according to land records.
Nearly 7% of Louisiana jobs are in the construction industry, topping US average
Recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that nearly 7% of jobs in Louisiana are in the construction industry, 1.7 percentage points higher than the national concentration, KTBS reports.
See which Baton Rouge employers made national list of best workplaces
Raising Cane’s and the Louisiana state government are ranked among the nation’s 500 best large employers, according to Forbes’ annual list, coming in at...
State auditor finds faults with city-parish’s handling of federal funds
The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office says East Baton Rouge Parish’s use of $612,283 in federal coronavirus fiscal recovery dollars to replace the Twin Oaks Bridge may not have been an allowable use of the money.
Now streaming: A Baton Rouge native’s comedic novel hits the small screen
Baton Rouge native and LSU alum Casey McQuiston’s bestselling debut novel hit the small screen with a film adaptation that started streaming on Amazon Prime this past weekend.
Roundup: Aldi opening / Amazon product reviews / ‘Learning pods’
End of the month: The Capital Region’s first Aldi store is set to open Aug. 30, as final work wraps up on the site...
