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The Walls Project names a new co-executive director
The Baton Rouge nonprofit Walls Project has a new co-executive director, with Ashlyn Harrison, former senior director of programs for the organization, moving into...
A pair of legislative bills would alter the makeup and control of BREC
A pair of bills filed Thursday could drastically change the way BREC operates.
Republican State Rep. Dixon McMakin of Baton Rouge filed House Bill 86...
The American dream story of 2025 Hall of Fame laureate Jairo Alvarez
Born in Sonsón, Colombia, in 1938, the late Jairo Alvarez was the second-born of 11 children. He and his siblings helped their Papacito, Mario,...
This local bank was named a top-performing community bank in the US
Baton Rouge-based Currency Bank has been recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 community banks with under $3 billion in assets, according to...
Nelson, Bourgeois make their case for Amendment No. 2
In a Tuesday morning media briefing, Louisiana Department of Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson and Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois discussed why they view...
Local tax preparer held in contempt for violating federal injunction
A Baton Rouge federal court is holding Whylithia Robinson, a Capital Region tax preparer, in contempt for violating a permanent injunction that prohibited her...
Capital Region housing market produced mixed results in February
The Capital Region housing market saw year-over-year declines in closed sales and new listings during February but a leap in pending sales, according to...
BRAF will relocate to this downtown space late this summer
The Baton Rouge Area Foundation announced Monday that it will move to a new location late this summer.
BRAF has outgrown its current office space...
Here’s when LSU’s new arena plans are expected to be submitted for approval
The potential developer of LSU’s new $400 million arena is expected to submit its development plans to the LSU Board of Supervisors and the...
This local brewery is expanding to Nebraska
Baton Rouge’s Rally Cap Brewing Company is opening a satellite taproom in Omaha, Nebraska.
The taproom, slated to open in the first quarter of 2026,...
Baton Rouge’s GMFS breaks away from Ready Capital
GMFS Mortgage, a mortgage lending solutions provider and subsidiary of Ready Capital Corporation, has announced its plans to purchase GMFS.
“We felt like with the...
Nexus will host a new tech event to replace BREW
Nexus Louisiana announced a new tech competition set for this summer that will replace the longstanding Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week, or BREW, as the...
Ochsner is offering a new treatment for prostate cancer in Baton Rouge
Metastatic prostate cancer patients in the Capital Region now have a new treatment option at Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Baton Rouge.
Pluvicto is...
A new report reveals violent crime is tied to early school struggles
The latest installment of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation’s Opportunity Data Project explores the root causes of violent crime in Baton Rouge, a city...
What we know about BRG’s planned Livingston Parish hospital
Nearly all of the land has been cleared and a groundbreaking is expected this summer for Baton Rouge General’s planned neighborhood hospital on Juban...
Kenny Nguyen stepping down as CEO of ThreeSixtyEight
ThreeSixtyEight announced key leadership changes within the organization on Wednesday morning aimed to position the creative agency for its next phase of growth.
Co-founder Kenny...
How tariffs, and the threat of more levies, are impacting local coffee roasters
Green coffee bean prices are at an all-time high and with increased tariffs on imports from Mexico and China, consumers will likely see higher...
What’s in the newly announced ‘Thrive! Baton Rouge’ funding plan?
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference, city-parish leaders announced a new funding plan—the “Thrive! Baton Rouge” plan—that includes a compromise over Mayor Sid Edwards’...
Compromise reached over library funding
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference, city-parish leaders announced a new funding plan—the “Thrive! East Baton Rouge” plan—that includes a compromise over Mayor Sid...
The IHOP on College Drive is ‘temporarily closed’ following legal action
The IHOP on College Drive has “temporarily closed” after its former franchisee was sued by the restaurant chain over breach of contract and trademark...
