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Roundup: LIV Golf / Hurricane season / Clinical food pantry
Fundraising push: LIV Golf is preparing to take its revised business plan and investor pitch on the road as early as Thursday in an...
Restaurant property in growing retail corridor near Burbank fetches $3.4M
New Jersey company Essential Properties Realty Trust has purchased a restaurant property in a steadily growing retail corridor in south Baton Rouge.
The firm acquired...
St. George pushes back on claims it’s hostile to development
Speaking at the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors’ 2026 Trends seminar in April, Tom Cook of Cooke, Moore, Davenport & Associates painted a...
Gubernatorial term limit bill heads to Senate floor
A proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit governors from returning to office after two elected terms even if the terms are nonconsecutive cleared the...
Worley to lease nearly 60,000 square feet at Louisiana Blue campus
Engineering consultant firm Worley plans to lease nearly 60,000 square feet in one of Louisiana Blue’s three office buildings at the insurer’s Baton Rouge...
Roundup: NDAs / Scenic Highway / Ed Orgeron
Court order: A state court judge has ruled that Ascension Parish improperly withheld nondisclosure agreements entered into by parish officials with other state officials...
SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever IPO
Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest stock sales ever by taking public a space company that is currently losing billions...
Julia Fisher-Cormier is charting the Port of South Louisiana’s next chapter
Julia Fisher-Cormier’s roles in local and state government have come in quick succession. She’s been in high demand, having gained a reputation for getting...
BROC’s guide to osteoporosis: What you need to know
Sponsored by BROC
Osteoporosis is often called a “silent disease” because many people don’t realize they have it until they break a bone. Over time,...
Influential Women in Business honorees share how they rewrote the rules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOHk-m80krk
Three influential women leaders are redefining what leadership looks like in Baton Rouge—by rejecting traditional playbooks, embracing discomfort and building organizations centered on people...
Should parishes be able to ban carbon capture? Lawmakers say no
Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday blocked a package of bills that would have allowed some parishes to prohibit carbon capture and sequestration, The Center Square...
Valued at $730B, OpenAI is preparing to go public
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is preparing to file confidentially for an initial public offering in the coming weeks, The New York Times reports.
The...
Roundup: Target rebounds / Coffee Call / Central’s mayor in accident
Strong sales: Target reported its strongest sales growth in four years Wednesday, signaling that changes made under the company’s new CEO are resonating with...
Shell’s Mars platform reaches a ‘historic’ milestone
Shell’s Mars platform in the Gulf has become the first offshore asset in the U.S. to produce 1 billion barrels of oil over its...
Piccadilly eyes expansion as it looks to compete in an evolving market
Baton Rouge-born Piccadilly is gearing up for a new phase of expansion, betting on smaller-format restaurants and drive-thru service to modernize its decades-old cafeteria...
Roundup: Sen. Bill Cassidy / Mortgage rates / Adapting to flood threats
Flipping his vote: Sen. Bill Cassidy broke with President Donald Trump to cast the deciding vote advancing a War Powers Resolution that would limit...
Hut 8 commits $16M to expand water infrastructure in West Feliciana
Miami-based energy infrastructure firm Hut 8 has reached an agreement with West Feliciana Parish to invest approximately $16 million to expand local water system...
How the voting rights fight is spilling into the SEC sports landscape
The NAACP and Congressional Black Caucus are escalating pressure on college athletics, urging Black athletes and fans to boycott public universities in Southern states...
Gen Z women are buying homes. Gen Z men? No so much
Single Gen Z women are outpacing their male counterparts when it comes to buying a home.
They accounted for 35% of all homebuyers in their...
Baton Rouge General’s Health Tip of the Week: Is powder sunscreen pulling its weight?
Sponsored by Baton Rouge General
Powder sunscreen is everywhere right now, thanks to its easy, mess-free application and makeup-friendly finish. But while it’s convenient, dermatologists...
