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Video: Get the latest on major industrial projects fueling growth in Ascension Parish

Ascension Parish is experiencing a wave of industrial investment, bringing billions of dollars in...

Ascension weighs a new framework to guide West Bank growth

Ascension Parish planning officials are considering a new development framework for the west bank...

Ascension industrial boom helps drive the Baton Rouge region’s economic forecast

Ascension Parish is expected to play a major role in the Baton Rouge region’s...

Dantin Bruce bought this land for a planned Gonzales neighborhood

Developer Dantin Bruce has purchased the land for its planned Harvest Fields residential community...

More than $1B in planned road projects could accelerate Baton Rouge’s economy

More than $1 billion in state road construction projects are slated for the Baton...

Global SHRM exec brings workforce warnings to the Capital Region

Employers need to prepare workers for jobs that artificial intelligence will eliminate or fundamentally...

Loren Scott: Baton Rouge metro projected to lead state in job growth through 2028

The Baton Rouge region is poised to add more jobs than any other metro...

Auditors again find accounting, budget problems at BREC

BREC’s 2025 audit found serious weaknesses in the park system’s financial controls, including failures...

New Orleans’ Forbidden Pizza is planning a Baton Rouge location

A New Orleans-based pizza restaurant is planning to expand into Baton Rouge with a...

‘LaPolitics’: Grand jury drama entangles every branch of government

As the mystery surrounding Attorney General Liz Murrill’s discarded indictment quietly evolves into a...
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