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How the area’s residential real estate market fared in January
The Capital Region housing market saw year-over-year declines in pending sales during January but saw a significant leap in inventory and closed sales, according to the latest report from the Greater Baton Rouge Association...
What Baton Rouge bakers are doing to cope with inflation
It’s no secret that egg prices are on the rise. While many shoppers are struggling to find affordable eggs or get to the store before they’re sold out, local bakers who rely on eggs...
Nexus Louisiana has named its next leader. See who it is
The Nexus Louisiana Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday to invite New Orleans software entrepreneur Tony Zanders to be its next president and CEO.
The selection will become official if and when Zanders formally accepts...
This NOLA seafood restaurant is opening in Baton Rouge
Dee’s Xquisite Seafood, a New Orleans seafood restaurant, is opening its first Baton Rouge location in the spring.
The seafood restaurant is opening at the former Sky Lounge on Bennington Avenue off of College Drive....
See how Baton Rouge-area hotels got a Super Bowl boost as well
Thanks mainly to the Super Bowl, hotel occupancies and average daily rates at Baton Rouge hotels increased last week compared to the same time last year.
Baton Rouge hotels had an average occupancy of 62.3%...
CATS union workers edge closer to a strike after an alleged wage freeze
Transit union employees of the Capital Area Transit System are “closer than ever” to a strike after CATS bypassed negotiations with the union to impose its own labor contract at the end of January,...
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The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport experienced a record year for passenger volume in 2024.
BTR welcomed 844,025 passengers in 2024, an average of 70,335 monthly passengers, up 10.65% from 762,789 the previous year. The year 2019 held the previous record...
