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How did the Ascension commercial real estate market fare last month?

Daily Report PM Jordan Arceneaux

The Ascension Parish commercial real estate market kicked off 2025 with an increase in sales volume but a dip in deal velocity, according to Elifin Realty’s first market report for Ascension. Sales increased by 2.21%...

Meet FranU’s new president and CEO

Business Cynthea Corfah

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University has a new president and CEO slated to begin this summer. David Bellar, the Dean of Usha Kundu, MD College of Health at the University of West Florida, is...

This local Starbucks property just sold for $2.2M

Daily Report AM Jordan Arceneaux

The Starbucks property on Florida Boulevard near the Amazon fulfillment center has changed hands. California-based Loker LLC purchased the property from Cortana Coffee LLC for $2.2 million, according to a deal filed Tuesday with the...

Kim Mulkey joins CBS News’ Jan Crawford at LSU for ‘Inside The Courtroom’

Business Business Report Staff

LSU will host an ‘Inside the Courtroom’ session, bringing CBS News’ Jan Crawford and LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey for a conversation about law, journalism and society. The session is scheduled for 5 p.m....

Five BRPD employees were among the city-parish’s top earners in 2024

Business Business Report Staff

East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards has unveiled a controversial plan to raise police officer salaries by redirecting funds from the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system. While the average starting salary for local...

Environmental group sues the state over a proposed CO2 pipeline

Business Dillon Lowe

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 authority in approving Air Products Blue Energy’s plan to construct...