Here’s how Baton Rouge casinos performed in January

Baton Rouge's casinos saw a slight dip in gaming revenue to start the year, but still posted higher numbers than a year ago, according to the latest figures. Combined revenue in January totaled $25.1 million,...

State Farm to pay out $136M in dividends to Louisiana auto policyholders

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., which writes roughly 30% of Louisiana’s private passenger auto insurance market, on Thursday announced that it will be issuing special dividends this summer to qualifying policyholders following stronger-than-expected...

Rewiring Tiger Stadium: AT&T’s $45M plan to enhance game day experience

AT&T plans a $45 million investment to upgrade wireless connectivity at Tiger Stadium ahead of the 2026 football season, including the acquisition and overhaul of the stadium’s distributed antenna system, or DAS. The system will...

Speedy Eats eyes expansion with new stores and an Aramark partnership

Baton Rouge startup Speedy Eats is preparing to roll out a new generation of autonomous food stores, with units bound for a college campus as well as Meta’s north Louisiana data center. Founded by entrepreneur...

Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge

Here is a look at the latest issued construction permits and property transactions in East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes. East Baton Rouge Parish Campus Federal Credit Union bought a 1-acre tract on Baringer Foreman...

Meta leader addresses Louisiana data center water usage concerns

Meta expects its massive Richland Parish data center to consume roughly the same amount of water as the farmland it replaced. That’s according to Henry Thornton, a regional community development manager with Meta who spoke...

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