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Mayor Broome appoints a new chief of staff
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome today announced the appointment of Julie Baxter Payer, who most recently served as deputy secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, as her chief of staff.
James ‘Pepper’ Rutland tells of leadership lessons learned as an LSU Tiger
As the founder, president and CEO of MMR Group, a large electrical and instrumentation firm based in Baton Rouge, James “Pepper” Rutland knows a thing or two about leading a team.
Dr. Curtis Chastain provides best practices for executive health in the February episode of...
How important is health and wellness to executive performance? How can busy executives balance their work commitments with self-care routines to improve their overall...
Leadership Power Breakfast looks to the future of Baton Rouge
Each of the speakers at this morning’s Leadership Power Breakfast, hosted by Business Report, stressed the need to focus on Baton Rouge’s future.
Roundup: Powering down / Hot stuff / Powder settlement
Overhauling the cracker: ExxonMobil has shut down its fluidic catalytic cracker and hydrocracker in Baton Rouge for a two-month planned overhaul, Reuters reports. The...
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center expands into central and north Louisiana
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center today announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with MD Clinics that will enable its expansion into new regions.
Lawsuit questions the legitimacy of new primary elections law
Did Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers skirt the law to push through a bill eliminating Louisiana’s “jungle” primary voting system in a handful...
SoLou moves into Acadiana with Lafayette restaurant
SoLou is expanding with a new restaurant in Lafayette, Making Raving Fans Hospitality Group announced Monday afternoon.
US Rep. Graves: Dismantling the 6th District is a ‘boneheaded move’
The new 6th Congressional District runs from Baton Rouge to Shreveport and includes the city of Alexandria at its central point.
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: 674-unit REO apartment portfolio for...
Mark Segalla is pleased to bring this 674-unit REO multifamily portfolio to market. Now available for sale, the portfolio consists of four properties, all...
Specialty surgical hospital issued permit for construction
Contractors were granted permits last week to begin construction of a new specialty surgical hospital near the intersection of Jefferson Highway and Stumberg Lane.
Developer...
Roundup: PitchBR / EV pushback / BRCC
Business innovators sought: Nexus Louisiana is looking for Louisiana college students interested in pitching their business ideas at PitchBR on Feb. 8, at Red...
Meet the small federal agency handling AI regulation
No technology since nuclear fission will shape our collective future quite like artificial intelligence, so it’s paramount that AI systems are safe, secure, trustworthy and socially responsible.
Gov. Landry, Louisiana lawmakers have millions more to spend, for now
Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana lawmakers expect to have an additional $416.5 million to distribute this year, though most of the money will be...
Meet the couple behind St. Francisville’s retail renaissance
Stroll through the stylish showroom to find custom furniture, fine interiors and luxe wedding gifts. Next door, explore fashion-forward looks at men’s and women’s...
Baton Rouge business named a national Best Place to Work
Baton Rouge-based digital creative agency ThreeSixtyEight has been tapped as a Best Place to Work by Ad Age, a leading national marketing and media publication.
Roundup: Louisiana tax filing / Macy’s takeover / EPA assessment
Next week: The Louisiana Department of Revenue announced it will begin accepting 2023 state individual income tax returns on Monday, Jan. 29. For returns...
Who won and who lost in Louisiana’s special session on election matters?
Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a congressional redistricting plan that adds a second majority-Black district to the state’s six U.S. House seats....
ExxonMobil sues two activist investors over emissions proposals
ExxonMobil is suing two sustainable investment firms in a bid to block them from putting forward a shareholder proposal that would commit the oil company to further curb its greenhouse-gas emissions and target its customers’ emissions, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Sen. Bill Cassidy is co-teaching an LSU course this semester
A seminar course co-taught by Sen. Bill Cassidy is being offered by LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business this semester.
The course, which is also...
