Baton Rouge Business Report • 23rd June 2025 LABI’s Will Green talks session wins and losses Green says the session delivered meaningful wins, but also brought a few setbacks.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 4th June 2025 What will the River Center’s redevelopment mean for Baton Rouge? The Raising Cane’s River Center is poised for a major overhaul.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 14th May 2025 The local impact of Trump’s AmeriCorps cuts One Baton Rouge organization that has been hit hard by the cuts is Serve Louisiana.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 9th May 2025 How one Baton Rouge native built a football manufacturing powerhouse Meet Chris Calandro, the founder, owner and CEO of Big Game USA.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 9th May 2025 Are charter schools delivering on their promise? In Baton Rouge, there are currently 27 charter schools serving 13,400 students.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 7th May 2025 ‘Trust Fund Temple’? Attack ad takes a swing at the insurance commissioner You may have noticed the ad if you’ve driven down Corporate Boulevard lately.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 2nd May 2025 Aurelia Giacometto out as LDEQ secretary Giacometto assumed her role as head of LDEQ in January 2024.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 21st April 2025 Does Gov. Landry’s bid to restrict attorney advertising violate the First Amendment? The bill may face stiff legal challenges.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 16th April 2025 Proposed legislation tests parish appetite for inventory tax reform Local buy-in may prove elusive.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 14th April 2025 This local media personality is opening a coffee shop on Florida Boulevard Boulevard Brew will be located near Baton Rouge General’s Mid City campus.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 11th April 2025 This popular Mississippi barbecue joint is relocating to Baton Rouge A Mississippi barbecue restaurant with a sizable online following is moving to the Red Stick.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 7th April 2025 Can a Texas turkey hunt move the needle on auto insurance reform in Louisiana? The governor, five legislative leaders and two prominent personal injury attorneys were on the trip.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 2nd April 2025 Baton Rouge’s Todd Graves is the 293rd richest person in the world Graves is the founder and CEO of Baton Rouge-born Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 25th March 2025 ‘Sign of the times’: Panda House on Corporate Boulevard has closed This family-owned Chinese restaurant has closed.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 24th March 2025 Landry, Trump announce new $5B Hyundai steel plant in Donaldsonville South Korean automaker Hyundai plans to build a $5.8 billion steel plant in Ascension Parish.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 24th March 2025 This popular Mid City brunch spot is under new ownership Leola’s Café & Coffee House is under new ownership.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 5th March 2025 Feds sue former state Rep. Barry Ivey’s company over $339K in unpaid taxes The federal government has filed a lawsuit against a Baton Rouge area industrial contractor over unpaid taxes.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 27th February 2025 Top professionals reveal the unexpected ways gaming is shaping business leadership Gaming can stretch your brain in a way that few other things do.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 26th February 2025 Environmental group sues the state over a proposed CO2 pipeline Healthy Gulf alleges that the pipeline would “destroy and permanently scar” a wildlife management area.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 18th February 2025 Could the IHOP on College Drive be forced to close? The franchisee of the IHOP on College Drive is being sued by the restaurant chain.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 17th February 2025 The story behind Baton Rouge’s newest film festival A new nonprofit film festival is coming to downtown’s Manship Theatre this August.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 13th February 2025 CATS union workers edge closer to a strike after an alleged wage freeze CATS union workers are “closer than ever” to a strike.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 11th February 2025 A smarter way to approach Louisiana’s film tax credits? This new company thinks so “We call ourselves the tax credit equivalent of Match.com.”
Baton Rouge Business Report • 5th February 2025 Waitr founder Chris Meaux’s new venture is an AI-driven startup accelerator QiMana has a stated goal of “revolutionizing entrepreneurship.”