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Get fresh fall produce at the Red Stick Farmers Market
Visit breada.org to find out when the next market is and what produce is fresh.
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Hyundai Steel Brings 1,300 New Jobs to Donaldsonville
Hyundai Posco Louisiana Steel is launching a massive hiring initiative in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, opening 1,300 new positions before its plant opens in 2029. Spokesperson Stephanie Malin joined the show to share how the company actively recruits local talent to build its workforce from the ground up. Building a Cutting-Edge, Eco-Friendly...
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Applications for Leadership Ascension Class of 2027 officially open
DONALDSONVILLE — Applications for the Leadership Ascension Class of 2027 are now open, the Ascension Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday. Leadership Ascension is a nonprofit organization that brings together community leaders and partners with the goal of serving the communities in Ascension Parish. Residents interested in applying can access...
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Iberville Parish showcasing master plan draft for residents addressing economic, industrial development
PLAQUEMINE — Iberville Parish continues work on a new master plan, as it has used its current one since 2005. The parish aims to make sure it meets the needs of its residents while also making sure it stays on pace with its surrounding parishes when it comes to economic and industrial development.
Gonzales Weekly Citizen
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Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story – Still Worth Looking
Season 2 of Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story ended hundreds of miles from Conyers, in Roseland, Louisiana, where another chemical disaster had residents questioning what federal and local agencies were testing for. Season 3 begins back in Georgia, where GPB’s Pamela Kirkland was still combing through state records from the...
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Industrial expansion spurs big hike in Iberville Parish tax revenue
Iberville Parish is experiencing a significant increase in property tax revenue due to industrial expansion. Tax collections are projected to rise from over $135 million in 2025 to more than $143 million in 2026. Voters will decide on several proposed amendments in November that could provide additional property tax exemptions...
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Southern Chancellor points to deferred maintenance after repeated campus power outages
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Southern University students are dealing with another round of power problems on campus, and university leaders say deferred maintenance and aging infrastructure are at the heart of an issue that could take tens of millions of dollars to fully address. Sporadic outages disrupted parts of...
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Entergy customers in St. Gabriel will experience intermittent power outages throughout the week
ST. GABRIEL — Entergy customers in St. Gabriel may experience intermittent power outages until Thursday, according to officials. The outages come as Entergy crews perform reliability work in the St. Gabriel area. Residents should also prepare for a planned power outage on Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m....
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Baton Rouge Business Report
ELIFIN’s Commercial Property of the Week: Fully leased Class-A office, investor-ready
Fully leased and freshly renovated, 13348 Coursey Blvd. offers a Class-A garden office building perfect for a stabilized investment. The garden-style building pencils out at a 9.41% cap rate, with no deferred maintenance and a roof replaced in 2022. Four suites, each finished well above market standard, sit on a high-visibility Coursey Boulevard site seeing about 31,200 vehicles a day and just 7 minutes from I-12 and Airline Highway. The property features stabilized income, low management burden, and strong signage exposure.
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Nuclear reactors, data center campuses, gas-powered plants proposed in Iberville, Ascension
“We can’t really point to something and say it’s just going to be like the one we built down the road five years ago,” said Eric Smith, associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute. “These are proven technologies but first-of-its-kind commercial applications.”. Smith said the appeal...
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Baton Rouge-founded Marucci Sports is returning to private ownership three years after acquisition
BATON ROUGE — Three years after Baton Rouge-founded sports equipment manufacturer Marucci Sports was acquired by publicly-traded Fox Factory Holding Corp, the company announced on Friday afternoon that it will return to private ownership. The recent acquisition of Murucci Sports—including its Marucci, Victus, Baum, Lizard Skins and The Stable...
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From four goats to hundreds: How one Louisiana family grew Circle M Farms
FRANKLINTON, La. (WGNO) — On four acres at Circle M Farms, the kids outnumber the parents. Hundreds of goats roam the Louisiana farm, where "the G.O.A.T." (at least to his family), Nathan Miller's, mornings begin around 5 a.m. On farmers market days, the alarm comes even earlier—around three in the morning.