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Best of 225 voting now open through April 8
Voting is underway for 225 magazine’s 2026 Best of 225 Awards, giving residents across the region the chance to weigh in on their favorite...
The rise of ‘workslop’: When AI makes more work for everyone
A new term is gaining traction in workplaces grappling with the rapid adoption of generative AI: “workslop.”
The phrase describes low-effort, AI-generated work that appears...
Roundup: Inflation watch / Deepfake crackdown / Louisiana plant delayed
Price pressures: Inflation stayed stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose in a snapshot of what consumer prices looked like before the U.S.-Israeli...
Meet the man behind Baton Rouge’s car wash empire
Benny Alford still shows up to work every day.
At 80, the founder of Benny’s Car Wash keeps an open door at the company’s corporate...
Could Rapides Parish be home to Louisiana’s next big data center project?
Public records and local economic development activity suggest that Applied Digital, a digital infrastructure developer based in Dallas, is positioning a site in Rapides...
Baton Rouge General’s Health Tip of the Week: Your plate has a lot to...
Sponsored by Baton Rouge General
What’s on your plate can make a real difference for your colon. Diets high in red meat, processed meats, refined...
Former Conn’s property on Airline sells for $4.5M
The former Conn's property on Airline Highway has changed hands, with the buyer planning to lease the building to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s...
Roundup: Oil field lawsuits / Domestic oil production / Existing home sales
Rushing to file: Lawyers representing Louisiana landowners have filed more than a dozen new oil field contamination lawsuits ahead of a state law change...
Bob Greer: A legacy of leadership in Baton Rouge banking and insurance
A respected figure in the insurance and banking industries, Robert Stephenson “Bob” Greer Jr. made an indelible impact on Baton Rouge, combining an abiding...
LED launches accelerator to help local firms win major project contracts
Louisiana Economic Development has launched a new accelerator program designed to help local companies compete for procurement opportunities tied to major projects across the...
Why authentic leadership matters more than ever
Mission-driven leaders are facing unprecedented pressure as economic uncertainty, political polarization, rapid technological change and growing public scrutiny reshape how organizations operate, Harvard Business...
New director tapped for LSU’s FOODii program
Amogh Ambardekar has been selected as the new director of LSU’s FOODii incubator.
That’s according to Achyut Adhikari, FOODii’s interim director, who tells Daily Report...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Here are the latest property transactions and issued permits in East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes.
East Baton Rouge
Red Stick Brothers, a rental home...
Small business optimism slips further as sales outlook weakens
U.S. small business optimism slipped again in February as owners grew more cautious about future sales and broader economic conditions, Bloomberg writes.
The National Federation...
Roundup: ExxonMobil / NOLA to Mobile rail / Legislative session
Legal home: ExxonMobil plans to ask shareholders to approve moving its legal home from New Jersey to Texas, a shift CEO Darren Woods says...
Is a comeback for The Bluffs finally teeing up?
Local golfers of a certain age remember when The Bluffs was the stuff of legend.
The Arnold Palmer Signature Course in St. Francisville along Thompson...
‘LaPolitics:’ State’s new strategic plan targets energy growth
In an effort to bolster and grow a core of its overall business portfolio—the energy and process industries—Louisiana has overhauled and reorganized related regulatory...
ELIFIN’s Commercial Property of the Week: Two-story office building fronting Airline Highway
Sponsored by ELIFIN
Now for sale, 15318 Airline Hwy. is a ±4,340 SF two-story office building with frontage on Airline Highway. The property is in...
Roundup: Oil prices / Rotary speaker / Apple releases
Feeling the pain: Oil prices are climbing toward levels that historically strain the global economy as geopolitical tensions disrupt supply. Brent crude briefly approached...
LSU rolls out training programs to meet ‘critical’ construction workforce need
LSU Online on Monday announced it is partnering with the National Center for Construction Education and Research, or NCCER, to expand its professional development...
