This Baton Rouge Italian restaurant has closed

Palermo Ristorante, the upscale Italian restaurant on Jefferson Highway in Bocage, has closed after 10 years in business. The restaurant was owned by local restaurateur...

Houston heavy equipment dealer plans new facility in St. George

Houston-based Waukesha-Pearce Industries plans to build a new heavy equipment sales and service facility on a vacant 8-acre tract along Airline Highway in St....

How Kiran Chawla built a thriving digital news business

When Kiran Chawla lost her television news job after an 18-year journalism career, she turned a setback into an opportunity. “I decided I wasn’t done...

Mayor seeks residents’ help in identifying blighted commercial properties

Mayor-President Sid Edwards is asking residents to help identify Baton Rouge's most problematic blighted commercial properties through a new top 10 blight property campaign,...
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Louisiana Supreme Court audit flags potentially improper use of state funds

A recent audit of the Louisiana Supreme Court found that administrative expenses associated with the Judges’ Supplemental Compensation Fund have been paid with state...

Local housing market holds firm, though ‘affordability has not gotten any better’

The Greater Baton Rouge housing market continued to show signs of stability in May, with home sales and prices rising despite a slowdown in...

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