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BTR sees record travel in 2024
The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport experienced a record year for passenger volume in 2024.
BTR welcomed 844,025 passengers in 2024, an average of 70,335 monthly...
How LSU is responding to executive order restrictions
Local universities have been scrambling after announcements of the rescinded federal funding freeze and the termination of DEI, DEIA and environmental justice programs by...
CC’s Coffee House plans to pour into new markets
CC’s Coffee House is brewing a strategic franchise growth plan.
After nearly 30 years in business, the brand is ready to enter a new chapter...
A look at how the area’s high-end residential market fared last year
It was a good year in the Baton Rouge-area high-end residential real estate market in 2024. So good that this year's publicly recorded most...
A local tech company has signed a new contract with the DOD
King Crow Studios, a Baton Rouge software development firm specializing in defense and industry training, was awarded a tactical funding increase of $811,856 by...
Why the city of Central is exploring a separation from BREC
Central Mayor Wade Evans says the city is exploring the option of running its parks because officials are unhappy with BREC’s management of them.
“I...
How a TikTok ban might impact Baton Rouge businesses
TikTok users: Count your days. If Beijing-based tech powerhouse ByteDance doesn’t sell the widely popular video app TikTok by January 19, it is set...
Jude Melville shares how to balance the risks and rewards of expansion
Strategic expansion is key in business but it comes with challenges.
Jude Melville, Chairman and CEO of b1Bank, shared some tips on how banks can...
CABL and C100 are merging to form a new nonprofit organization
Two influential Louisiana organizations, the Committee of 100 for Economic Development (C100) and the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL), have merged to form...
What happened to the Belle of Baton Rouge riverboat?
The Belle of Baton Rouge riverboat was towed Tuesday morning from downtown on the Mississippi River to Gibson after 30 years in Baton Rouge.
The...
See who is acquiring H&E Equipment Services
United Rentals, the world’s largest equipment company, is acquiring Baton Rouge-based H&E Equipment Services in a $4.8 billion deal, the companies announced Tuesday morning.
Per...
The latest on Nexus Louisiana’s CEO search
The next step in Nexus Louisiana’s search for a new president and CEO begins today with the start of a semifinal round of interviews.
The...
Here are an LSU professor’s AI trends to keep an eye on in 2025
2024 was a big year for artificial intelligence, and 2025 promises to bring with it even more developments in the burgeoning field.
That’s according to...
What we know about LSU’s plans to replace Andrew Maas
LSU Vice President of Research and Economic Development Robert Twilley says the university will not rush to replace former executive Andrew Maas, who is...
See the latest rise in unemployment filings in Louisiana
Initial unemployment claims filings are picking up again in Louisiana after dropping some 30% at the very end of last year.
Initial claims spiked 20%...
Why Mitsubishi Chemical is pulling the plug on its $1.3B Geismar plant
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is pulling out of its plans to build a $1.3 billion methyl methacrylate, or MMA, monomer plant in Geismar, the company...
Louisiana’s $10B Meta AI data center named 2024 Deal of the Year
The $10 billion Meta artificial intelligence data center under construction in Richland Parish was named the Platinum 2024 Deal of the Year by Business...
This iconic Baton Rouge diner is opening a food truck downtown
Dearman’s Diner, a retro-style Baton Rouge diner, will open its first food truck in February.
The Dearman’s South Dine N’ Dash food truck—a former school...
