Momentum for harnessing offshore wind energy grows, but much work remains 

The various parts and pieces needed to make offshore wind a reality in the Gulf of Mexico have come into sharper focus over the last year. 

Sarah Ruth Roland | 33

Owner and Farmer, Bayou Sarah Farms

Baton Rouge Gallery’s upgraded art vending machine lets visitors take pieces home 

the magical plunk of any vending device still holds charm if you believe in the Art-o-Mat movement, which converts decommissioned cigarette machines into purveyors of tiny, original art. 

David Slaughter | 37

CEO and Co-founder, Orion Laboratories

Richard Spears | 36

Realtor and Owner, Prime Properties Group at Keller Williams First Choice 

Jacquise Terry | 32

Campus Pastor, Healing Place Church Dream Center

Raina Vallot | 29

Co-founder and COO, Power Pump Girls Inc. and Nura Co.

Jacob Zumo | 33

Artist/Creative Director/Gallery Owner, JZumo Gallery

Record plunge in US worker productivity puzzles economists 

In the first half of 2022, productivity—the measure of how much output in goods and services an employee can produce in an hour—plunged by the sharpest rate

Roundup: Rent payments / Fed meeting /  Midterm polling  

Invoicing platform: JPMorgan is piloting a platform it created for property owners and managers that automates the invoicing and receipt of online rent payments,...

Oxbow Rum Distillery aims to be a pioneer in the craft rum business 

Louisiana native Olivia Stewart never expected to live in her home state again. She had built a career in the New York art world and generally loved the work.

Salary transparency laws gaining in popularity, but not in Louisiana 

Starting this week, job-seekers in New York City will have access to a key piece of information: how much money they can expect to earn for an advertised opening.

Louisiana regulators face insurance pressure on multiple fronts

Homeowners insurance has turned into a minefield for Louisiana officials, who are fielding a surge of complaints from policyholders over storm damage claims and rising premiums

Baton Rouge filmmaker heads to UK for ‘Amazing Grace’ documentary

Baton Rouge film producer Jarred Coates is headed to the U.K. to work on a film about John Newton, the former enslaver turned abolitionist...

Baton Rouge unemployment lower than statewide average

Baton Rouge’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.2% in September, down from 3.4% the month before and from 3.5% the year before, according...

Roundup: BTR passenger growth / Federal income tax / Twitter takeover

Flying higher: Year-over-year September passenger volume grew 5.5% at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport with 63,379 total passengers flying in and out of the...

Wages still rising across US but pace slowing

A closely watched indicator that tracks what employers pay workers in wages and benefits rose 1.2% last quarter, the Labor Department said today, a...

Americans plan to spend more on holiday gifts this year than last

Americans say that they intend to spend more money on Christmas gifts this year, according to a new poll from Gallup. Those polled said they...

Dental practice building new Garden District clinic on Perkins Road lot

Theriot Family Dental Care is building a 4,700-square-foot clinic on the unused corner lot next to Billy Heroman's Flowers in the Garden District.Z