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Ascension Parish tables data center ordinance as officials seek more answers

The Ascension Parish Council on Monday unanimously agreed to hold off on adopting new regulations for data centers and other high-impact development facilities, instead imposing a roughly 90-day moratorium while officials revisit the proposed...

Manufacturing

ExxonMobil is planning a $250M resin manufacturing facility in West Baton Rouge

Real Estate

Visit Baton Rouge moving forward with downtown headquarters after snag

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Healthcare

Louisiana healthcare faces a funding squeeze. Could collaboration be the answer?

Energy

‘LaPolitics’: State’s nuclear push is gaining steam

Real Estate

Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge

Economic Development

Capital Region sees record job numbers thanks to construction boom

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Energy

State removes caps on noneconomic carbon capture damages

Industry leaders explore Louisiana’s energy future

Meta’s Baton Rouge workforce academy gets a November launch date

Baton Rouge industrial labor demand projected to surge 40% by late 2027

‘LaPolitics’ Q&A: Scrutinizing the costs of powering Meta

Healthcare

Baton Rouge startup selected for national health tech competition

How Mary Bird Perkins has stayed independent in a consolidating healthcare industry

Louisiana Blue names a new president and CEO

Lane to close labor and delivery unit as physicians move to Woman’s

Ochsner doubles operating rooms at The Grove as part of $50M expansion

Real Estate

Landmark Bank moves closer to planting its flag in Baton Rouge

Pointe-Marie’s next chapter will bring 59 new homesites

A shift is underway in the Greater Baton Rouge housing market

Chipotle property in booming retail corridor sells for $3.5M

Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge

Restaurants & Retail

Louie’s Cafe, now in the hands of a longtime employee, sold for less than $1M

Rezoning could clear the way for a smaller Walk-On’s concept on Perkins

New owners bring fresh flavor to Sammy’s former home

After council rejection, BJ’s seeks a path forward in Gonzales

Supperclub is planning a renovation. Here’s what we know

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Daily Report Poll

Should Louisiana consider hosting a facility that processes and stores spent nuclear fuel from other states?

Yes, if it brings jobs and investment to the state

Yes, but only with strict safety standards and local support

No, Louisiana should not accept nuclear waste from other states

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