As summer heated up, the Baton Rouge commercial market continued to cool

Baton Rouge's commercial real estate market continued to cool in June as overall sales volume and transaction activity declined for the second straight month,...

Roundup: LSU football / Tariffs challenged / Going nuclear

SEC predictions: LSU is predicted to finish fifth in the SEC this season, according to a preseason media poll. Georgia is predicted to be...

This local Nashville hot chicken chain has closed one of its locations

Chicky Sandos, the Baton Rouge restaurant chain specializing in Nashville-style hot chicken sandwiches, has closed its Florida Boulevard location. The business announced the closure in...

Louisiana ranks 13th, topping Texas, for five-year business survival

Louisiana ranks 13th among the 50 states for five-year business survival, outperforming each of its neighboring states, according to a new analysis of federal...

‘LaPolitics’: John Fleming reflects on US Senate race

LaPolitics: Do you have any regrets about how you approached your U.S. Senate race? Treasurer John Fleming: Not really. We really performed way above our...

This company just bought land for a large warehouse near the Woodridge subdivision

An undeveloped 10.17-acre tract behind Sunshine Quality Rentals and adjacent to the Woodridge subdivision has sold for $4.5 million and is slated for a...

Roundup: Workforce development / Tariffs / Argent LNG

Pell Grants: Low-income students in Louisiana will soon be able to receive federal Pell Grants to take part in short-term workforce training programs. The...

Average 30-year US mortgage rate reaches its highest level in nearly a year

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly 12 months, pushing up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers...

PJ’s Coffee is opening a new location in Baton Rouge

PJ’s Coffee, the New Orleans-style coffee chain, is opening a new location at 3384 Government Street in Baton Rouge, near Acadian Thruway. PJ’s, which currently...

The city-parish wants to join LRK v. St. George. Sid Edwards isn’t happy about...

The city-parish government has moved to intervene in LRK LLC’s lawsuit challenging St. George’s legal status. But Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards is publicly...

Roundup: “Tell A Vision” / Roads under pressure / Kiffin unplugged

Channeling creativity: The exhibit “Tell A Vision” at the Cary Saurage Community Arts Center’s Shell Gallery features 21 artists transforming abandoned televisions into imaginative...

Former LCTC president bringing his industry-focused model to North Carolina

Monty Sullivan, a veteran Louisiana higher education leader, has been selected to lead North Carolina’s 58-college community college system, Business North Carolina reports.  Sullivan spent...

Following delays, Nexus sets new move-in date for downtown headquarters

Nexus Louisiana expects to begin operating from its new downtown Baton Rouge headquarters at 440 on Third beginning Aug. 15, ending weeks of remote...

Americans are rethinking their careers and these jobs are grabbing their attention

Interest in changing careers is rising across the U.S., with Google search data revealing which professions Americans are considering as potential next steps, Inc....

White House widens data center power pledge as backlash grows

President Donald Trump is asking governors and electricity companies to join a voluntary pledge to shield U.S. consumers from higher utility bills from data...

Metro Council approves incentives in push to bring Olympic boxing trials here

The Metro Council on Wednesday unanimously approved without discussion Visit Baton Rouge’s request to increase the amount of River Center rental fee waivers available...

Roundup: Safety breach settlement / Lilly’s next leap / US jobless claims

Ammonia release: Mosaic Fertilizer and Tampa Port Services agreed to pay a roughly $103,000 federal penalty to settle EPA allegations that they failed to...

As data centers proliferate, Louisiana is rethinking how to tax them

Louisiana is considering its first statewide property valuation standards for data centers as billions of dollars in technology investment flow into the state, The...

Precision Fab doubles down on Ascension with multimillion-dollar expansion

Precision Fab is expanding its operations in Ascension Parish with a $2.5 million to $2.7 million investment in a new 12,500-square-foot facility on La....

Extreme heat is becoming a bottom-line issue for business

Extreme heat has become a persistent business challenge rather than a seasonal anomaly, with severe heat waves in North America now occurring about twice...