Why this local pet shop is moving to Government Street
Mid City pet owners will soon have a new place to shop for pet supplies.
Parish Pets, a pet supply store located on South Foster...
What the latest numbers show about the Baton Rouge area housing market
Pending sales and new listings in the Baton Rouge area housing market continue to see a decline year over year, the newest report from...
D’s Garden Center closes Mid City location
Local plant nursery D’s Garden Center has closed its location between The Parker Barber and Barracuda Taco Stand on Government Street.
The location opened at...
Baton Rouge-to-New Orleans passenger rail: Is it still on track?
Earlier this month, Gov. Jeff Landry told The Advocate that he was not opposed to establishing passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New...
What’s on the horizon for Louisiana’s energy industry? Watch the webcast.
The Louisiana Energy Outlook, presented by 10/12 Industry Report and Baton Rouge Business Report, explores emerging trends for 2024 and 2025: Energy transformation, oil and gas production,...
Eye on design: Louisiana Lottery Headquarters
The interior renovation of the Louisiana Lottery headquarters in March transformed a dated office building into a vibrant, modern workspace.
The creative mission of the...
Thought Leader: LSU’s Garrett Runion on how to improve your mindset (and performance) on...
Improving your golf game isn’t just about perfecting your swing—it’s also about cultivating the right mindset.
LSU women’s golf coach Garrett Runion has led the...
Inside local efforts to help formerly incarcerated individuals reenter the workforce
As Louisiana continues to grapple with its high incarceration rate—the highest in the nation, as a matter of fact—workforce reentry programs have emerged as...
Meet the 500: Steve Maher, Principal at Ritter Maher Architects
Drive around Baton Rouge and it’s readily apparent that some of the most interesting building designs are coming from Steve Maher and the design...
Spanish Town’s Belli will close at the end of the month
Roughly 10 months after announcing it would stay open, the owners of Spanish Town market and cafe Belli have announced it will close at...
Local tech company executive weighs in on Google antitrust case
The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to break up Google, charging that it is illegally monopolizing the search engine market.
In...
Evolution of an Idea: Bocock Brothers’ LSU Collection
Bocock Brothers, a Houston-based cigar company with Baton Rouge ties, in September released an official LSU collection of cigars and cigar accessories.
The company, which...
BREC faces lawsuit alleging breach of contract, fraud over Howell Park project
Baton Rouge-based Capitol Construction is suing BREC and New Orleans-based Perez APC over a string of purported bad faith dealings and payment disputes tied...
Can a broad-based public safety initiative that includes business leaders halve Baton Rouge’s homicide...
SafeBR began with a murder. Dozens of murders, really. So many killings took place in Baton Rouge in 2021 that it’s difficult, just three...
Top Capital Region executives recommend their most inspiring reads
Amid a relentless whirlwind of board meetings, strategic pivots, and market analyses, the most impactful revelations often come not from a quarterly report but...
Louisiana’s medical marijuana and hemp sectors adapt to new laws, market dynamics and consumer...
The medical marijuana and hemp industries in Louisiana continue to evolve, even as they must navigate ever-changing laws governing how such products are produced...
This Mary Bird Perkins clinic will get a $2.5M expansion
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center announced that its Gonzales clinic will undergo a $2.5 million renovation and expansion.
More than 6,000 square feet will be...
See what’s on the agenda for today’s Metro Council meeting
An item authorizing the mayor to renew the Raising Cane’s River Center rental waiver agreement with Visit Baton Rouge and ASM Global for three...
Here’s the latest on the sale of One American Place
The sale of the One American Place place property downtown has been delayed.
According to a representative with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office,...
The proposed changes to Baton Rouge’s Plan of Government, explained
On Nov. 5, East Baton Rouge Parish voters will decide the fate of a set of sweeping changes to the city-parish’s Plan of Government.
Speaking...