This local app is making parking easier one state at a time

Baton Rouge parking solutions app ParkZen is expanding its footprint locally and nationwide.  ParkZen is working with The Baton Rouge Clinic on Perkins Road to integrate technology with the health care app MyChart to show...

Two Baton Rouge companies among those awarded funding from FUEL

Future Use of Energy in Louisiana has announced its first-round investments, awarding nearly $900,000 in funding to five companies, including two in Baton Rouge.  Baton Rouge-based companies CodeGig and Encore CO2 each received $200,000 from...

Owners of Daruma Ramen in Prairieville plan to open on Government Street

Prairieville restaurant owners bought a Government Street building with plans to open a second location for their business. Daruma Ramen owners Stacy Chen and Shi Jian Zheng bought the former Shing’s building near South Acadian...

Baton Rouge car dealerships say 2025 is a buyer’s market 

Local car dealerships have been flooded with new inventory since 2024, bringing down used and new car prices in Baton Rouge.  Eric Lane of Gerry Lane Enterprises says in 2024, manufacturers were making cars faster...

These two industrial buildings just sold for $1.1M

A pair of industrial buildings on McClelland Drive near Airline Highway in Baton Rouge recently changed hands. WHL Holdings LLC bought the property from C.R. Potter LLC for $1.1 million, according to a deal filed...

This LSU department is moving to a new site off of Essen

LSU has found a new home for one of its growing departments. The university entered a lease agreement for its online and continuing education department to move from campus to just over 26,000 square feet...

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The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport experienced a record year for passenger volume in 2024. BTR welcomed 844,025 passengers in 2024, an average of 70,335 monthly passengers, up 10.65% from 762,789 the previous year. The year 2019 held the previous record...

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