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Curate Conference will celebrate women in Baton Rouge business
Local creative agency owner Victoria Armstrong will host the second Curate Conference this October as a celebration of women in business across all Baton...
Your job posting might be scaring away qualified applicants
If you have a position you need to fill in your business, you might think you know precisely what you’re looking for. But if your job advertisement is really specific, you might be scaring off potential candidates.
Roundup: State tax revenues / River research / UPS contract talks
Year-over-year gains: Louisiana's June 2023 tax revenues are higher than the same month a year ago, marking the sixth consecutive month of year-over-year gains...
Up-and-coming local men’s clothing brand brings punchy apparel to Mid City
Baton Rouge-based menswear brand Jack Duncan is all about the little things—tiny, jewel-colored koi fish swimming across a bubble-patterned button-down.
Energy sector gets left behind as Wall Street exits bear market
Falling crude oil prices and lingering worries about the global economy have been sapping power from energy stocks throughout 2023.
Decision to hold veto override session broke down mainly along party lines
More than two-thirds of Louisiana’s legislators opted into a veto override session Thursday that is expected to focus on LGBTQ+ bills rejected by Gov. John Bel Edwards following the regular session.
What the actors’ strike means for the Baton Rouge film industry
Following a month of negotiations over pay, the union representing more than 160,000 actors, models and performers is officially set to strike.
Roundup: TEDxBatonRouge / IRS collections / Clean energy funding
Speakers named: TEDxBatonRouge today announced the speaker lineup and opened ticket sales for its inaugural event on Sept. 14 at Manship Theatre. The event...
Mondays take center stage in the battle over hybrid work
Bosses are making a push to get workers into the office specifically on Mondays as a way to kick-start the workweek and boost productivity,...
‘LaPolitics’: It’s back to Baton Rouge for state lawmakers
The leadership of the state Senate and House of Representatives confirmed this morning that lawmakers will return to Baton Rouge on Tuesday, July 18, for a veto override session—the third in as many years.
Reviving iconic Baton Rouge brand names is a hot trend
Three years ago, Ty and Allyson Hingle’s son let them know he wanted to attend LSU. That inspired some reminiscing about their college days, including their time at a certain bar near campus popular with fraternities and sororities that closed under tragic circumstances in 1997.
Budding U.S. offshore wind industry facing rough seas
Just as the U.S. is plunging into the deep end of offshore wind energy development, the nascent domestic industry is facing major supply chain...
East Baton Rouge saw highest new business growth in Louisiana last year
Though down from the last two years, East Baton Rouge Parish saw the most new business applications in the state last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Syngenta, ExxonMobil, Capitol City Produce among local players seeking tax breaks
Syngenta Crop Protection’s nearly $52 million investment in Iberville Parish is among the Capital Region-based highlights on Friday’s state Board of Commerce and Industry agenda.
See what will replace Freezing Cow in Bluebonnet Village
A new dessert franchise will move into the space formerly occupied by Freezing Cow in the Bluebonnet Village shopping center, according to records.
Roundup: LSU gymnastics / OpenAI investigated / Mortgage rates
Olympic prospect: LSU gymnastics along with head coach Jay Clark today announced U.S. Champion Konnor McClain will join the team ahead of the 2024...
Small businesses selling bonds to customers as banks tighten lending
As it gets harder for small businesses to obtain conventional loans, more of them are turning to a new source of funding—their customers.
Session’s accomplishments were overshadowed by final dash to pass a budget
This year’s regular session, which wrapped just over a month ago, likely will be remembered more for its chaotic ending than for anything lawmakers approved.
Grand Isle Shipyard consolidating Capital Region offices in a new campus
Galliano-based Grand Isle Shipyard, an oil and gas services company, is planning to consolidate its Capital Region operations with a new campus along Innovation Drive.
ExxonMobil to become No. 1 owner-operator of CO2 pipelines in U.S. with Denbury purchase
ExxonMobil Corp. announced this morning it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Denbury Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at $4.9 billion.
