After stepping away from a long career in nonprofit leadership, Janet Simmons is back in the spotlight—this time as BREC’s ...

About a year after opening, more than 2,000 people are now working at Amazon’s Cortana fulfillment center—double the 1,000 ...

At its meeting Wednesday, the Metro Council will vote on whether to move forward with Hunden Partners as the “owner’s adviser ...

U.S. oil production is expected to dip slightly in 2026, but deepwater projects in the Gulf are helping cushion the decline, Bloomberg reports.  Long in the shadow of the shale boom, the Gulf is ...

Cherrybomb Coffee Co., a retro-inspired coffee brand born in Mandeville, has officially landed in Baton Rouge, 225 reports.  Its first Capital Region location opened in late May near LSU’s North Gates ...

Bojangles, the fast-food chain that specializes in fried chicken and biscuits, is working with investment bankers to potentially sell itself in a market that’s been craving restaurant and chicken ...

Cinnamon has been prized for its medicinal properties as far back as 2000 BC. More recently, studies have explored its ...

The land for a planned McDonald’s on Juban Road in Denham Springs has been sold. Juban Road Owner LLC bought the 1.76-acre tract from Creekstone Juban I LLC for $1.9 million, according to an agreement ...

With just two days left in the 2025 legislative session, Louisiana lawmakers have stalled two key insurance bills that could have provided much-needed relief to homeowners facing skyrocketing ...

General Motors plans to invest $4 billion in three American assembly plants, including moving or increasing production of two Mexican-produced vehicles to U.S. plants. The Detroit automaker announced ...

U.S. inflation picked up a bit last month as food costs rose, though overall inflation remained mostly tame. Consumer prices increased 2.4% in May compared with a year ago, according to a Labor ...

Last week, Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law a bill—Senate Bill 232, sponsored by state Sen. Adam Bass, R-Bossier ...