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Orion Labs, FMOL Health partner to expand services across the state
FMOL Health and Orion Laboratories have announced a joint venture to expand access to Louisiana-based laboratory services for patients and health care providers across...
An oil giant exec’s take on Venezuela
One of the nation’s largest refiners says geopolitical upheaval in Venezuela could become a windfall for U.S. fuel makers built to process heavy crude,...
A Baton Rouge accounting firm has merged with a larger regional enterprise
Baton Rouge-based Hawthorn, Waymouth & Carroll LLP has merged with Oklahoma-based HoganTaylor LLP, expanding HoganTaylor’s footprint in Louisiana and bringing one of the Capital...
Roundup: Landry talks Venezuela / Car sales / AM Mart
Chiming in: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry wrote in an opinion column he believes captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro should be put to death for...
A $1B bet on Louisiana growth puts pressure on power bills
Entergy is preparing to return to the Louisiana Public Service Commission in 2026 with another round of billion-dollar transmission proposals as electricity demand surges...
Louisiana’s new modified comparative fault system, explained
As of Jan. 1, Louisiana has officially moved away from a pure comparative fault system and adopted a modified comparative fault standard for personal...
New Jersey company buys four Capital Region health care properties
Essential Properties Realty Trust, a New Jersey-based company, has acquired four health care properties in the Capital Region for a combined $28.9 million.
The properties...
Roundup: Southern University / Venture Global / Venezuela’s new leaderÂ
Presidential search: The Southern University System has launched its search for the next president, naming a broad-based committee of faculty, students, alumni, legal leaders...
Record $9.6M fine issued against Third Coast after Gulf oil spill
Pipeline safety regulators on Monday assessed their largest fine ever against the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million gallons of oil into the Gulf...
Rolfe McCollister: 20 wishes for Baton Rouge in 2026
In his latest column, Rolfe McCollister shares his wish list for the new year.Â
Most, he writes, will require us to think differently and disrupt...
ELIFIN’s Commercial Property of the Week: Two story office building just off Airline Highway
Sponsored by ELIFIN
Now for sale, 9342 Lindale Ave. offers a ±6,382 SF office building situated on ±.36 acres. The first floor features a foyer,...
Frontline Strategies forms from Sequitur, Tatman Group
A new Louisiana government relations firm, Frontline Strategies, has launched in Baton Rouge, bringing together the teams of Beverly Haydel’s former firm, Sequitur Consulting,...
Private equity firm scoops up this North Ardenwood Drive apartment complex
North Carolina-based private equity firm Emerald City Associates has purchased the 328-unit Greenview East apartment complex on North Ardenwood Drive.
Emerald City bought the property...
Hyundai Steel’s $5.8B steel mill in Ascension is named Deal of the Year
Hyundai Steel’s manufacturing project in Ascension Parish has been named the Platinum Deal of the Year for 2025 by Business Facilities, the publication’s highest...
Roundup: Pizza pinch / Flu outbreak / Build Baton Rouge
Crust bust: Once the second-most common U.S. restaurant type, pizzerias are now outnumbered by coffee shops and Mexican food eateries, according to industry data....
US companies carved out of global minimum tax plan
U.S. multinational corporations will be exempted from paying more corporate taxes overseas in a deal finalized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The...
Trump team plans talks with oil executives on Venezuela
Top U.S. energy officials are set to sit down with oil industry leaders this week to begin mapping out how Venezuela’s battered energy sector...
b1Bank closes its acquisition of Progressive Bank
Business First Bancshares, the holding company for b1Bank, has completed its acquisition of Progressive Bancorp Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Progressive Bank, expanding...
Roundup: Warby Parker arrives / Theft settlement / Sticker shockÂ
Perkins Rowe opening: Warby Parker will be expanding into the Capital Region with a new retail store in Perkins Rowe. The location will occupy...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Construction plans and real estate deals continue to reshape the region. Here are the latest permits issued and property transactions in East Baton Rouge,...
