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Southern University launches plan to fix persistent power issues

Southern University is launching a 14-week assessment and hiring outside contractors to address ongoing power outages and improve electrical reliability on its Baton Rouge campus.

Baton Rouge, LA · 26d

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We Ranked The 10 Best Farmer And Produce Markets In Louisiana And Here Are The Results

A book club accidentally planting the seed for a farmers market is already a pretty great Saturday story. A year later, the first tables were up, and the idea had officially escaped the meeting room. That same playful spirit shows up across Louisiana. Peaches, greens, pastries, local makers, and neighborhood...

Louisiana · 27d

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Ascension Planning Commission approves 103 single-family lots across two subdivisions

ASCENSION — The Ascension Parish Planning Commission approved plans for two residential developments on Wednesday, adding 103 single-family home lots to the parish. In a 3–1 vote, the commission approved the preliminary plan for Daigle Point, an 83-lot, 28-acre subdivision planned at the corner of Daigle Road and LA 929 near Prairieville.

Ascension Parish, LA · 27d

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Emails reveal LSU leadership questioned Economic Development District tax spending

BATON ROUGE - The LSU Economic Development District collected nearly a million dollars in about a year. A year after a lawsuit challenged the district, attorneys say emails reveal that university leadership questioned how the district would spend tax dollars. As part of discovery in an ongoing lawsuit former Metro...

Baton Rouge, LA · 26d

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Steward & James Brings Its Baton Rouge-Designed Jewelry to a Perkins Rowe Pop-Up Through Year's End

Steward & James has spent the past few years selling online, through wholesale partners and at shows. This fall, the Baton Rouge jewelry brand finally has a door you can walk through. On Oct. 13, the company announced that its pop-up shop at Perkins Rowe is open, and it plans...

Baton Rouge, LA · 27d

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Resident alarmed by construction vibrations, fears home damage

ST. GEORGE — For Beverly Gremillion, Monday morning brought an unwelcome disturbance. Gremillion captured video of an excavator working just beyond her fence, tearing down trees and digging up dirt for a development project along Jefferson Highway. "Oh my God!" she is heard exclaiming in her recording, as the...

Baton Rouge, LA · 28d

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Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel announces nearly 40 new jobs

Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel announced nearly 40 new job openings for its new steel mill in Ascension Parish. The company plans to hire 1,300 direct employees for the $5.8 billion facility by 2029. Available roles span various fields, including engineering, logistics, finance and human resources. Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel announced nearly 40...

Ascension Parish, LA · 28d

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LSU donor backs new capitalism research center, focused on its ‘greatest prosperity’

The LSU Board of Supervisors Friday approved the creation of the Prosperity Institute, a research center in its business college that the founding donor hopes will definitively prove the superiority of capitalism. Roger Ogden, a New Orleans real estate developer and former LSU board chairman, has been a major donor to the university, He provided […]

Baton Rouge, LA · 26d

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Baton Rouge T-Shirt Company Adding Location Filled with ‘Blank Stock’ and Supplies

The upcoming store will have various supplies for making custom apparel

Baton Rouge, LA · 28d

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Firm with Hut 8 ties donated $25K to Gov. Landry's PAC before groundbreaking

BATON ROUGE — Three months before ground was broken on Hut 8’s new River Bend data center in West Feliciana Parish, a company tied to the $10 billion project donated thousands of dollars to a political action committee associated with Gov. Jeff Landry. Campaign finance records show that...

West Feliciana Parish, LA · 27d

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Amite residents facing increase in utility rates

Amite residents will notice higher utility bills beginning in November as the city commences the lengthy process of paying off a loan that is financing a mammoth wastewater treatment plant. The increase actually dates to 2022 when the then-city council approved the higher rates although they have not been implemented....

Amite City, LA · 29d

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Job applications for Ascension Parish’s Hyundai Steel mill open now

Applications are open for nearly 40 new jobs related to the $5.8 billion Hyundai Steel mill being constructed in Ascension Parish, the company announced Wednesday.

Ascension Parish, LA · 29d

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As data center rumors swirl, Livingston Parish President meets with battery storage company

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. — Livingston Parish President Randy Delatte said he met with representatives from NextEra Energy as the company explores building a battery storage facility in the parish. The energy capacity of the proposed facility has fueled speculation of a possible data center development in the parish. Delatte...

Livingston Parish, LA · 28d

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Industrial real estate in south Louisiana is hot, while other sectors are more sluggish

Louisiana’s industrial construction boom is fueling demand for warehouse space across the region, including the Greater New Orleans area — a welcome trend in an otherwise lackluster real estate market that is showing signs of improvement in some sectors and battling ongoing challenges in others. Megaprojects like new...

New Orleans, LA · 28d

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Baton Rouge interior design firm closes showroom

Dixon Smith Interiors announced on its Instagram page that the design firm will be closing its showroom at 1655 Lobdell Ave., Baton Rouge, to begin a new chapter. Although the 10,000-square-foot showroom is closing, designers Joel Fazende and Mary Caroline Dansky will continue their careers in interior design through a new joint venture.

Baton Rouge, LA · 10-13

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Magic happens in Baton Rouge’s Secret Underground Laboratory. Here’s how the shop came to be.

A few feet from bustling Government Street in Baton Rouge, Roger Poplin, 70, and his wife, Marsha Rish, 71, wheeled in a sizable crystal chandelier from early 1900s France into Poplin’s 500-square-foot workshop in the back of the Secret Underground Laboratory Recovery and Salvage. Poplin leaned over and pointed...

Baton Rouge, LA · 10-13

Louisiana Illuminator

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Most of 6th District field sees need for more petrochemical industry limits

Nearly every candidate running in Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District said the local petrochemical industry needs to be reined in more during an event Tuesday night in Gonzales.

Louisiana · 29d

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Metro Council votes to allow parish to rebate local use taxes collected on two 2027 events at LSU

BATON ROUGE — The Metro Council voted in favor of allowing East Baton Rouge Parish to rebate local sales and use taxes collected on sales tied to two events at Tiger Stadium and Alex Box Stadium in March. On Wednesday, the council voted to allow the tax breaks on...

Baton Rouge, LA · 28d

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Gulf South puts Index 330 replacement of PLUSS project in service, Sorrento compressor to follow

Gulf South Pipeline has told FERC the Index 330 replacement portion of its Parks Line Upgrade and Sorrento Station (PLUSS) Project in Louisiana is in service, with the 12,510-hp Sorrento Compressor Station expected around the fourth quarter of 2027. Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC has placed the Index 330 replacement...

Louisiana · 29d

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Marathon Refinery Marks 32 Years with Safety Distinction

The refinery has held the highest safety recognition since 1994. Marathon Petroleum’s Garyville refinery in Louisiana has once again been re-certified as a Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Star site by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), continuing a designation Garyville has held since 1994. Garyville’s history with VPP...

Garyville, LA · 29d

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