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Caroline’s Cookies expands into catering, delivery
Beginning Feb. 7, Caroline’s Cookies in Perkins Rowe will offer catering and delivery services in addition to its traditional in-store ordering.
[Sponsored] Ratcliff Development, LLC acquires prime property In Baton Rouge for state-of-the-art warehouse development
RATCLIFF DEVELOPMENT, LLC ACQUIRES PRIME PROPERTY IN BATON ROUGE FOR STATE-OF-THE-ART WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT
Ratcliff Development, LLC, in Alexandria, Louisiana, is pleased to announce the successful...
Roundup: Brian Kelly / Capitol police / Pecue Lane
Eagle release: LSU head football coach Brian Kelly released a bald eagle treated by the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine’s Wildlife Hospital this morning...
DEQ deciding fate of planned Mitsubishi chemical plant in Geismar
The fate of a Mitsubishi Chemical plant in Ascension Parish is now in the hands of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, WAFB-TV reports.
Manufacturers are hiring, but there’s no one to fill the jobs
The manufacturing sector is facing a serious worker shortage. The manufacturing sector is facing a serious worker shortage.
Many executives are hesitant to deploy AI despite acknowledging its benefits
A recent survey shows many businesses have no plans to try out artificial intelligence technology, and many executives say they have no idea as...
‘LaPolitics’: Louisiana’s new House speaker won’t carry his own bills
LaPolitics: I know you have another special session to tackle, but what’s going to be on your personal policy agenda for the regular session?
Speaker...
DH Horton spends $7.1 million for land off Nicholson Drive
National homebuilder DR Horton has purchased 127 lots for a new subdivision off Nicholson Drive.
Roundup: ExxonMobil profits / Coastal restoration / Early spring
Declining: ExxonMobil's fourth-quarter revenue and profits declined along with the price of oil, and the energy giant was weighed down by a hefty impairment...
LSU faculty score a patent for managing oil spills with nanoparticles
Bhuvnesh Bharti, an LSU chemical engineering associate professor, and Jin Gyun Lee, his former graduate student, have been issued a patent for the oil...
ITEP authority could be consolidated to parish industrial boards
The power local governing authorities have to approve property tax exemptions for large industrial developments could soon transfer to separate, singular parish industrial development...
US employers added a surprisingly robust 353,000 jobs in January
The nation’s employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000 jobs in January in the latest sign of the economy’s...
Keller Williams to pay $70M to settle class-action suit over home sales prices
Keller Williams Realty reached a $70 million settlement on Thursday in a class-action lawsuit alleging the residential real estate industry conspired to keep housing...
Keep Louisiana Beautiful awards trash receptacles to Capital Region communities
Through its Trash Receptacle Grant program, Keep Louisiana Beautiful announced Thursday it has awarded 628 trash receptacles to 71 municipalities and organizations across 40...
Roundup: Vendor fair / Mortgage rates / Shell profits
Entrepreneurs wanted: The Louisiana Minority Business Development Agency, in partnership with Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, East Baton Rouge City-Parish, and other local partners, is...
Gasoline prices in the Gulf Coast region rise for second straight week
Regional gas prices rose for the second consecutive week and reached an average $2.75 per gallon of regular on Monday, up from last week's...
Central Louisiana crawfish farms providing a bit of hope for season
The current projections for the 2024 crawfish season in Louisiana have been troubling for farmers and consumers alike as limited supply due to drought, extreme heat and late fall weather conditions are expected to make prices soar to historic levels.
Where to find a Dong Phuong king cake in Greater Baton Rouge
As they have throughout this Carnival season, king cake fans will once again line up Saturday morning outside the Baton Rouge dessert shop Sweet...
What’s new with the Baton Rouge security camera initiative?
Local business, community and political leaders gathered today to discuss the impact of the Page/Rice Camera Initiative and share how the program is evolving in 2024.
Local tech company named a Google High Impact Partner
Baton Rouge’s We Greaux People was recently named a Grow with Google High Impact Partner.
