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Louisiana Chemical Association responds to Associated Press story
After a paper was published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology saying researchers found higher than expected levels of carcinogen in south...
SoGo Tea Bar has closed, but it may not be gone for good
SoGo Tea Bar, a tea shop inside Red Stick Spice Company on Jefferson Highway, quietly shut down about two weeks ago.
Red Stick Spice owner...
Casino real estate investors purchased this downtown building for nearly $1.5M
Pennsylvania-based Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. purchased a downtown building adjacent to the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel days after it announced its plans...
Homebuilder purchases lots for townhome community
Local homebuilder Alvarez Construction closed on 20 lots for its Dawson Bluff townhome community near the Settlement at Willow Grove in a deal filed...
Bill before Gov. Landry could interrupt Nexus Louisiana’s CEO search
A sickle cell anemia bill that transformed into legislation poised to change the makeup of the Research Park board of directors that oversees Nexus...
Engineering firm takes over former bank building on Highlandia
The former Crestmark Bank building on Highlandia Drive is the new home of Orion Engineers & Constructors.
Orion Engineers & Constructors President William Novak purchased...
Jefferson Baptist Church converting former synagogue into a multipurpose building
Jefferson Baptist Church plans to turn a former synagogue into a multipurpose building to host events.
The church purchased the property next door that housed...
Investors purchase four properties in Geismar industrial park
A pair of local investors bought four properties in the Geismar industrial park in two separate transactions totaling $7.2 million, according to Elifin Realty’s...
See what local eatery is moving to Mid City
DC Eats, a local restaurant that has served the community at its location on Plank Road for five years, is moving to Mid City.
The...
‘LaPolitics’: State will soon see a GOP registration plurality
Republicans will have a plurality of registered voters in the once-Democratic stronghold of Louisiana in two to four years, based on statistical trends and...
New sports facility aims to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for area athletes
Total Diamond Performance is expanding to a second location, with a goal of being one of the area’s most high-tech sports facilities.
TDP announced on...
Real Estate Report: A complex set of dynamics are driving the Capital Region real...
The real estate landscape in the Capital Region is experiencing a complex mix of trends, characterized by emerging stabilizations in certain areas and persistent...
Meet the Boomerangs: Laura and Sarah Roland
Sisters Laura and Sarah Roland, who were born and raised in the Walden neighborhood of Baton Rouge, also found themselves returning to their roots...
Meet the Boomerangs: Adam Guarisco
Adam Guarisco, 28, enjoyed the crawfish boils, football games, and family life that for him were synonymous with Baton Rouge. But he wanted new...
Meet the Boomerangs: Samantha Jarman
Samantha Jarman wanted a Southeastern Conference college experience but preferred not to attend LSU, where the University High graduate had not only gone to...
Meet the Boomerangs: Zach Schmidt
From the time he was 2 years old, Zach Schmidt, 29, claimed Baton Rouge as home. Raised in the Old Goodwood area, he attended...
Meet the Boomerangs: Matt Adler, Katie Kilgore and Allie Dasso
Andy and Suzie Adler’s children—Matt Adler, Katie Kilgore and Allie Dasso—all took different paths in coming back home to the Capital Region.
After Matt Adler,...
Meet Baton Rouge’s Boomerangs
As the Capital Region embarks on a campaign to recruit and retain young professionals, here are eight who returned to their roots—and why.
Years ago,...
Three local powerhouse women joined forces to create affordable housing for women and children...
When Dachawnica Calloway heard about YWCA Greater Baton Rouge’s services for women from a friend in 2023, she was living in survival mode as...
Entrepreneur: Meet Lorenzo Bennett
Starting a pet crematory might sound unorthodox, but for Lorenzo Bennett, it was a tidy fusion of both market need and personal interests.
His Prairieville-based...
