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Democrats promise challengers for Cassidy and Johnson
Speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Louisiana Democratic Party Executive Director Dadrius Lanus made a promise: Both U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy and House Speaker Mike Johnson will face Democratic challengers...
Delta Utilities completes its acquisition of Entergy’s natural gas business
Delta Utilities on Tuesday announced that it has completed its acquisition of Entergy’s New Orleans and Baton Rouge natural gas distribution networks.
Entergy’s natural gas business serves about 108,000 homes and businesses in New Orleans...
Baton Rouge 3.0: Downtown is evolving once again
When Whitney Hoffman Sayal took the helm of the Downtown Development District in June 2022, she had big shoes to fill.
She was taking over for Davis Rhorer, the so-called Godfather of Downtown, who died...
A Q&A with Jonathan Grimes
The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge president and CEO weighs in on the sector’s current challenges and economic impact.
Louisiana as a state has one of the nation’s lowest rates of per capita spending...
Curtain call or comeback? Funding challenges and closures test Baton Rouge’s cultural sector
On May 1, Latin percussionist Sammy Figueroa took to the Manship Theatre stage to play before an audience of jazz aficionados, part of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s regular River City Jazz...
Louisiana companies tread carefully as political and cultural shifts reshape diversity efforts
Efforts to understand how Baton Rouge-area businesses are adapting to shifts in diversity, equity and inclusion policies are being met with silence—even from organizations that have previously championed such initiatives.
Over the past several decades,...
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Several Louisiana-based homebuilders are among the nation’s leaders in single-family closings.
The five highest-producing builders remained unchanged from 2023, with D.R. Horton leading the way for the 23rd consecutive year, closing 93,311 homes for a 13.6% market share. It was...
