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Strictly Business Episode 26: FMOLHS President & CEO E.J. Kuiper
What are biggest regulatory challenges to health care? How are medical facilities navigating workforce shortages? What are the plans for Franciscan Missionaries of Our...
The economic impact of Louisiana’s Small Business Development Centers
To celebrate Small Business Development Center Day—Wednesday, March 19—the Louisiana Small Business Development Center has shared with Daily Report its economic impact data from...
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...
A new leader steps in to shape Baton Rouge’s future. Here’s a peek at...
Build Baton Rouge has found its new leader in Deidre Deculus Robert, a seasoned attorney and former USDA official with a deep-rooted passion for...
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...
Highland shopping center property changes hands for $8.3M
The Highland Village Shopping Center near Lee Drive, anchored by Walmart Neighborhood Market, recently changed hands.
RG Highland LLC purchased the property from H at...
This Baton Rouge online boutique is closing after a short-lived rebrand
Lily and Park, formerly Blu Spero Boutique and Apricot Lane, is closing its online women’s clothing store after years of rebranding and legal battles.
The...
How local grocers are making the most out of a longer Mardi Gras season
As Mardi Gras quickly approaches, local shoppers are stocking up on parade and party essentials, significantly increasing sales and foot traffic for some local...
Former Winn-Dixie property in Walker changes hands
A partnership led by George Murrell and Lawrence Maestri, founders of Maestri-Murrell, has purchased the former Winn-Dixie property in Walker.
The group bought the property...
Environmental group sues the state over a proposed CO2 pipeline
Healthy Gulf, a New Orleans-based environmental group, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana alleging that state agencies acted outside of their...
Could federal funding freezes derail the BR-to-NOLA passenger rail project?
Recent federal funding freezes put in place by President Donald Trump’s administration have cast a pall of uncertainty over transportation projects across the country....
Owners of Daruma Ramen in Prairieville plan to open on Government Street
Prairieville restaurant owners bought a Government Street building with plans to open a second location for their business.
Daruma Ramen owners Stacy Chen and Shi...
Baton Rouge car dealerships say 2025 is a buyer’s market
Local car dealerships have been flooded with new inventory since 2024, bringing down used and new car prices in Baton Rouge.
Eric Lane of Gerry...
Strictly Business Episode 25: Secrets of the Capital Region Inc. 5000 companies
How did three Louisiana companies make the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing firms in the nation?
Strictly Business answers that question with a panel of...
The story behind Baton Rouge’s newest film festival
A new nonprofit film festival—the Baton Rouge Underground Film Festival, or BRUFF—is coming to downtown’s Manship Theatre this August.
The three-day event has a stated...
NAI Latter & Blum is under new ownership. See who acquired the company
Latter & Blum’s commercial division is back under local ownership after a New Orleans-based property management company recently acquired it.
Rampart/Wurth Holding Company Inc. acquired...
This student housing complex sold for $25M
A New York-based privately held real estate operator and investment management firm has purchased an off-campus student housing complex on Burbank Drive.
Timberline Real Estate...
Level Homes acquires a dozen lots within this Gonzales development
Local homebuilder Level Homes has purchased lots in the Village at Conway residential community in Gonzales.
The homebuilder bought 12 lots through Level Construction &...
This Ascension property sold for $7M
Over 100 acres of vacant land in Sorrento has been sold.
Capitol Development Group Rentals LLC sold the 111-acre tract off Highway 22 and Panama...
