This popular Mississippi barbecue joint is relocating to Baton Rouge

Salt Pepper Oak, a Mississippi barbecue restaurant with a sizable online following, is relocating to Baton Rouge. The Mississippi location opened near Diamondhead in February 2023 and closed in December of last year. Owner Vincent Hunt...

Traction Sports expands with Ascension facility

Traction Sports Performance expanded its footprint in the Capital Region to Ascension Parish after acquiring the former D1 Training Ascension facility property near Cabela’s. Traction CEO Mack Chuilli acquired the property through Chuilli Properties LLC...

Meet the new managing director of Live After Five

J. Hover, a local concert and festival organizer, is the new managing director of the popular downtown concert series Live After Five. Hover had previously been serving as production manager of the concert series. He...

Here’s where Rotolo’s Craft & Crust is expanding next 

Rotolo’s Craft & Crust is expanding into new markets nationwide.  The Baton Rouge-founded pizza franchise plans to have 40 locations complete or under construction across the U.S. by the end of the year.  Rotolo’s has 34...
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Impact from tariff on Canadian lumber will eventually reach the Capital Region

The effect of President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on Canadian goods, including lumber, could trickle down to the Capital Region, although it may take time, according to Karen Profita, executive director of the Homebuilders...

This Baton Rouge startup is bringing AI to the farm field 

Artificial intelligence is making waves in health care, energy and education across the Capital Region—but what about agriculture?  That’s the question posed to FarmSmarter Growing Technologies co-founders Colin Raby and Grant Muslow during an honors...

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CF Industries, the world’s largest producer of ammonia, announced on Tuesday its approximately $4 billion final investment decision to build a low-carbon ammonia facility in Ascension Parish. At a press conference, Gov. Jeff Landry said the new facility on the...

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