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What happened to Hive Pizza? Baton Rouge brand seemingly done
Although there was no official announcement, Baton Rouge-based Hive Pizza has quietly closed its last restaurant in the area.
Google labels Hive Pizza’s Siegen Lane...
2024 Company of the Year: A prosperous path
In retrospect, 2008 probably wasn’t the best year for the managers of Pala Group to borrow money and begin transitioning into an employee-owned company.
The...
2024 Young Businessperson of the Year: All hail the queen
The Rolling Stones' She’s a Rainbow blasts from the speakers of the Raising Cane’s River Center as Jaime Glas Odom glides down a red...
2024 Executive of the Year: Putting people first
Over the course of its storied history, few events have altered Louisiana like Hurricane Katrina.
The mammoth storm slammed into the coast in August 2005,...
2024 Hall of Fame: Piloting success
Nannette Noland has always been a bit ahead of her time. Her father taught her how to drive a car once she could see...
Mockler is expanding into southwest and central Louisiana
The executives of Mockler Beverage announced Thursday morning that the company has purchased Southwest Beverage Company, the Anheuser-Busch distributor in Lake Charles, Alexandria and...
2024 Hall of Fame [posthumous]: Open-door policy
A ballroom filled with Hollywood heavyweights was a far cry from the ballfields of the late George A. Foster Jr.’s tiny Louisiana hometown of...
Strictly Business Episode 13: Dr. Curtis Chastain
How important is health and wellness to executive performance? How can busy executives balance their work commitments with self-care routines to improve their overall well-being?...
Marem shifting to online-only sales
The owners of Baton Rouge-based Marem announced they will close their storefront this fall and shift sales of the boutique online.
Marem was launched in...
Understanding the massive LSU-led FUEL partnership
In January, it was announced that a statewide team led by LSU had secured a $160 million National Science Foundation grant in support of...
ExxonMobil buys site of former funeral home off Scenic Highway
Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil purchased the site of a former funeral home off Scenic Highway in north Baton Rouge last week.
ExxonMobil bought more...
These three Baton Rouge companies are among the fastest-growing in the region
Three companies in the Greater Baton Rouge area made this year’s Inc. Regionals list, highlighting the fastest-growing companies in the Southeast Region.
Top among the...
What’s going on with the stained glass windows at St. Joseph’s Cathedral?
For the last five months, St. Joseph’s Cathedral staff members have supervised the removal of sections of the church’s iconic stained glass windows to...
What the new insurance commissioner is doing to address the property insurance crisis
Speaking at the Press Club of Baton Rouge’s meeting Monday, Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple discussed his agenda for addressing Louisiana’s property insurance crisis.
Louisiana’s skyrocketing...
St. Lillian Academy is relocating to Government Street
St. Lillian Academy is relocating to a 41,000-square-foot Government Street campus adjacent to Catholic High School.
The K-12 private school caters to children who have...
Baton Rouge tech startup partners with EmployBR to improve employment outcomes for underserved youth
Baton Rouge-based tech startup Directed Analytics is collaborating with EmployBR to launch a pilot program aimed at enhancing employability skills and job readiness for...
What impact will Gov. Landry’s ITEP changes have?
Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order Wednesday that significantly alters Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program.
The executive order not only kills job creation and...
Gov. Landry seeks help from USDA for crawfish farmers
Gov. Jeff Landry reached out to the United States Department of Agriculture this week to ask for assistance for crawfish farmers battling the drought.
In...
Should the state income tax be repealed? Senate President Cameron Henry thinks so
Speaking on a legislative leadership panel at the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry’s annual meeting Wednesday, Senate President Cameron Henry said Louisiana is...
State is intervening in lawsuit challenging congressional maps
Representing the state of Louisiana, Attorney General Liz Murrell filed Tuesday to intervene as a defendant in the lawsuit against Louisiana Secretary of State...
