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Banking & Finance

Landmark Bank moves closer to planting its flag in Baton Rouge

Landmark Bank’s planned entrance into the Baton Rouge market cleared a key hurdle this week with the issuance of a building permit for its first Capital City branch. Permit filings show the bank plans to...

Manufacturing

Community Coffee clears key hurdle for proposed processing facility

Nonprofits

St. Vincent de Paul plans to revitalize this downtown facility

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Education & Workforce

‘LaPolitics’: UL System president talks college athletics and higher ed funding

Energy

State removes caps on noneconomic carbon capture damages

Real Estate

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

Healthcare

Baton Rouge startup selected for national health tech competition

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Energy

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

Four data centers are rising at once in Louisiana. The early economic gains are striking, but so is the scale of what comes next.

Healthcare

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

Southern University team wins cancer care technology challenge

Real Estate

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

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

Harveston’s next phase is taking shape. Here’s what’s in the works

Restaurants & Retail

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

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

Baton Rouge gets a slice of New York with Prince St. Pizza

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Daily Report Poll

Do you support the SEC’s new nine-game conference football schedule?

Yes, more competitive matchups make for a more exciting season

No, the extra conference game will hurt SEC teams’ playoff chances

Undecided

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