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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 could be out billions of dollars if this project stalls
Louisiana state leaders remain tightlipped about whether a nearly $3 billion project that’s been touted as a linchpin in the state’s coastal restoration efforts...
‘LaPolitics’: Nungesser pushing his own tax alternative
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser is sounding the alarm about the Landry Administration’s special session proposal to alter a key funding stream his department relies...
Getting a struggling employee back on track
Do you have an underperforming employee who has been falling short of expectations recently? Have they missed deadlines or negatively impacted the team dynamics?...
How FedEx and UPS are competing for small business customers
FedEx and United Parcel Service are escalating their rivalry, competing for parcel volume from some of their smallest customers ahead of a challenging holiday...
This Livingston Parish neighborhood is expanding
National homebuilder D.R. Horton purchased land to add 21 lots to its Whispering Springs community near Walker as part of the community’s fourth filing.
D.R....
Roundup: Top 10 Digital City / Bojangles / American Freight
Decade: Baton Rouge has been named a Top 10 Digital City by the Center for Digital Government for the 10th consecutive year, the city-parish...
See how the Fed is expected to cut rates today
Federal Reserve officials are poised Thursday to reduce their key interest rate for a second straight time, responding to a steady slowdown of the...
Corporate franchise and income tax reforms could spur business activity
Louisiana’s special session on tax reform officially commenced Wednesday, and over the next few weeks, lawmakers will consider a number of measures proposed by...
Rolfe McCollister: Are foxes guarding the hen house?
In my research of BREC, which spends $100 million dollars a year and is overseen by a commission with no elected members, I started...
See the program turning local high schoolers into business owners
Most teenagers lack the financial resources to turn an idea into a reality, and navigating the legal and regulatory requirements necessary to officially register...
Baton Rouge voters rejected the proposed Plan of Government changes. Here’s what it means
Area voters decided against sweeping changes to the city-parish’s Plan of Government Tuesday night.
The ballot initiative of amendments failed by a vote of 103,709...
Voters OK putting offshore wind energy revenue into Louisiana coastal projects
Louisiana voters on Tuesday greenlit the constitutional amendment dedicating revenue from offshore-based wind energy projects towards coastal projects, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
A little more than...
Is Louisiana ‘uniquely positioned’ to be an offshore wind leader?
It’s no secret that major offshore wind projects are under development in wind-rich areas along the nation’s East and West coasts. But how likely...
US mortgage rates just jumped the highest in two years
U.S. mortgage rates continue to climb, putting additional pressure on refinancing and homebuying activity across the nation, Bloomberg reports.
The contract rate on a 30-year...
Roundup: Hurricane Rafael / 6th Congressional district / BREC
Hitting Cuba today: Hurricane Rafael is forecasted to strengthen into a major hurricane before making landfall in western Cuba later today. As the National...
How the national apartment boom is stabilizing
For the past two years, landlords across the country have been grappling with a surge of new units, thanks to the largest apartment construction...
This Republican Congressional seat will likely flip this election
In a critical election year, Democrats are looking to flip a once reliably Republican Louisiana congressional seat, where political boundaries were recently redrawn to...
Roundup: Election Day / Tropical Storm Rafael / Trade deficit
Geaux vote: Polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day for the presidential, open Congressional primary and local elections. Voters can find their polling...
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...
