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A new athletic training facility has opened in Baton Rouge

D1 Training, a national athletic training facility business, on Monday opened its first Baton Rouge location. There are currently two other D1 Training facilities in...

Nearly 50 acres in Gonzales near I-10 sold for $2.3M

The Price LeBlanc family has bought nearly 50 acres off South Burnside Avenue in Gonzales, according to public records. The family purchased two tracts of...

A new technology at BRG could improve patient care

Anesthesiologists at Baton Rouge General have new technology to streamline procedures.  Cox Business recently supplied Baton Rouge General with approximately 50 high-tech tablets for use...

The film industry responds to a legislative setback

The Louisiana House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 87-12 to approve a bill that would, among other reforms, eliminate the state’s tax incentive program...

New coworking space planned for Baton Rouge, but with a twist 

A first-of-its-kind women’s coworking space is in the works in Baton Rouge.  Abbey Kish, CEO of Kish Consulting, plans to open The Pathos Collective, a...

Why the Justice Department wants to block the $3.3B sale of Amedisys

The Justice Department is suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys, citing concerns the combination would hinder access to home health...

What historic building tax credits have meant for downtown Baton Rouge

Roughly 100 downtown Baton Rouge buildings have been renovated and returned to commerce thanks to the Louisiana Rehabilitation of Historic Structures Tax Credit Program,...

Louisiana Chemical Association launches search for a new leader

The Louisiana Chemical Association and its sister organization, the Louisiana Chemical Industry Alliance, have initiated a search to identify their next leader, the organizations...

LSU research well will enhance study of carbon storage technology 

State, industry and LSU engineering officials gathered Friday afternoon to mark the start of a university-based carbon storage research well project to pinpoint ways...

See where Louisiana ranks when it comes to tax competitiveness

The influential Tax Foundation ranks Louisiana 40th overall in its 2025 State Tax Competitiveness Index.  Previously called the State Business Tax Climate Index, the organization...

This Government Street business is closing

Arts and entertainment spot DIY Disco will close at the end of the month, the business announced on social media Friday.  Former mechanical engineer Chloe...

Stephen Hightower is leaving City Group Hospitality

Longtime executive Stephen Hightower is stepping down from City Group Hospitality for an executive position with University Club.  Hightower, who served as vice president of...

Large Bluebonnet Centre office space sells for $2.5M

Weiler Plastic Surgery has purchased the former Hamilton Telecommunications property on Bluebonnet Centre Blvd in the Bluebonnet corridor near Interstate 10 to expand its...

Louisiana’s tax credit program for historic structures is on the chopping block

State lawmakers returned to the Capitol today for their third legislative session―this one for tax reform. Gov. Jeff Landry’s Louisiana Forward tax reform package includes...

A Baton Rouge designer tailored Barron Trump’s Election Day suit

Baton Rouge-born Pearce Bespoke tailored the Election Day suit of Barron Trump, President-elect Donald Trump’s youngest son. Pearce Bespoke founder and CEO Nathan Pearce tells...

See what the plans are for the proposed Materra apartments

Hammond-based Stoa Group submitted its final development plan for a proposed apartment community at Materra, the 100-acre planned development near Woman’s Hospital. The proposed Heights...

Meet the Capital Region’s 2024 Forty Under 40

They are the next generation of Baton Rouge leaders, and they are driving transformation in business and the community. Among their ranks is the...

Baton Rouge’s film-focused charter school gets the green light

The Louisiana Academy of Production, a new 9-12 charter school with an emphasis on film and digital media being planned for Baton Rouge, has...

Where do leading mayoral candidates stand on BREC’s millage renewals?

A pair of items on this year’s ballot allow voters to decide whether to renew two millages that keep BREC afloat. Where do leading mayoral...
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See how an email scam altered access to planning and zoning applications

If you’re an avid reader of the East Baton Rouge Planning Commission agenda, you may have noticed a recent change. The applications typically linked to...