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Houston and Baton Rouge lead metro construction job gains

Subscribe to our free newsletter today to keep up to date with the latest construction news. Construction employment rose in exactly half of US metro areas over the past year, with the gains concentrated in places where data center, power, and factory projects are being built. That is the finding of an Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) analysis of government data, released Oct. 28.

Baton Rouge, LA · 7d
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L'Observateur

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From laundry room to storefront: Swamp Authority brings South Louisiana style to Vacherie

What began as a small custom hat business operating out of a laundry room has grown into a storefront in Vacherie, where local entrepreneurs Ryan and Montana Peltier are turning […]

Vacherie, LA · 5d

BRProud

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Toys“R”Us among new stores at outlet mall in Ascension Parish

Tanger Outlets Gonzales announced the additional of two new stores including a popular toy retailer.

Ascension Parish, LA · 7d

sfntoday.com

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Southern Rice and Sugar Growers Hit Especially Hard by Expensive Diesel

Dr. Michael Deliberto is a professor of agricultural policy at Louisiana State University. goes over some of the ins and outs of the new USDA relief program. “But those payments will not be issued in early November, so it’s unclear now how much those payments will actually make in terms of offsetting the rise in fuel costs. But similar to the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, the Harvest Fuel Relief program will provide simple proportional support to producers, and they’re going to use a uniform formula to cover a portion of modeled losses during the 2026 crop. That’s going to be a national formula per-crop, based on reported planted acres that producers have on file with FSA. They’re going to look at USDA Economic Research Service cost of production to determine what those rates will be.”

Baton Rouge, LA · 7d
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BRProud

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True Beauty Salon owner named 2026 Woman-Owned Business of the Year in Zachary

Brandy Smith Stephens, owner of True Beauty Salon, was named the 2026 Woman-Owned Business of the Year by the Zachary Chamber of Commerce.

Zachary, LA · 10d

Realtor.com News & Insights

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Baton Rouge Lists 20+ Adjudicated Lots With Opening Bids as Low as $100

Baton Rouge lists 30+ tax-adjudicated lots with opening bids $100-$17,600; buyers assume back taxes and bids due Nov. 18, hearings Nov. 24.

Baton Rouge, LA · 11d

KPEL 96.5

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Paid Extras Wanted: Be in a Commercial Filmed on LSU-Alabama Game Day in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. - Want to be in a commercial that captures the energy of an LSU game day? Caballero Casting is looking for paid extras to play tailgaters and it will be filmed the day of the big Alabama-LSU game in Baton Rouge. They're looking for men and women...

Baton Rouge, LA · 11d

decorhint.com

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10 Quiet Antique And Thrift Stores In Louisiana That Locals Keep Returning To

One of the roomiest antique malls in Louisiana fills an old schoolhouse and its gym with two stories of vintage finds. Between you and me, that sounds like the best field trip ever. Another shop sells furniture right alongside Mardi Gras beads. A third greets you with a chiming bell,...

Alexandria, LA · 10d

NOLA.com

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Here are the six individuals and one company who are Friends of LPB Louisiana Legends for 2027

For the first time, a company and its two founders are among the 2027 Friends of Louisiana Public Broadcasting Legends honorees. Houston Energy Limited Partnership and LSU alums Billy Harrison and Ron Neal are being recognized for the impact of their leadership in Louisiana and beyond while inspiring future generations of leaders and innovators.

Louisiana · 10d

theadvocate.com

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Planning Commission to consider massive logistics, industrial park in Zachary

Plans for a 3-million-square-foot logistics and industrial park in Zachary are set to go before the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission in December. Ambrose, an Indianapolis-based industrial developer, wants to build the park on a 217-acre tract at 18510 Samuels Road, a few miles north of the East Baton Rouge Parish North Landfill.

Zachary, LA · 10d

BRProud

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Young entrepreneur turns his passion for lemonade into a growing business

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. For one young Louisiana entrepreneur, that familiar saying became the recipe for a growing business.

Brusly, LA · 12d

digbr.com

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Joe's Bakery: How Beth Ford Turned a 2020 Leap Into a Baton Rouge Pie Business Ready for Thanksgiving

Some bakeries start with a lease. Joe's Bakery started with a mother, a daughter and a hard year. Beth Ford launched the business in October 2020 with her daughter, Kayla, who had just finished high school without the usual graduation send-off. Opening a bakery had been Ford's dream since childhood. Kayla drafted a business plan, picked the name and helped build the first menu. The bakery is named for Ford's late father, who loved when the family baked.

Baton Rouge, LA · 11d

1012industryreport.com

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Community pushback and regulatory uncertainty are giving pause to players in the CCS space

The back-to-back cancellations of two Louisiana mega projects last summer provided a stark warning that growing community resistance is having a very real impact on industrial investments with a carbon sequestration component. Air Products announced in June that it was abandoning its $4.5 billion Louisiana Clean Energy project in Ascension...

Louisiana · 11d

digbr.com

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From a New Orleans Candy Shop to a Ponchatoula Factory: Elmer Chocolate's Christmas Season Starts Nov. 1

Plenty of Louisiana stockings could end up holding a box of chocolates made in Ponchatoula this year, and the company behind it has been at the candy business for more than 170 years. Started in New Orleans. Elmer Chocolate traces its roots to Christopher Henry Miller, who came to the...

Ponchatoula, LA · 12d

HOT 107.9

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Paid Extras Wanted for an LSU Tailgate Commercial During Alabama Game Weekend

Caballero Casting is looking for men and women of diverse ethnicities, ages 18 to their 30s, to play tailgaters in a commercial filmed in Baton Rouge on November 6 and 7. Pay is $466.60 at SAG scale.

Baton Rouge, LA · 11d

theadvocate.com

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Here are the six individuals and one company who are Friends of LPB Louisiana Legends for 2027

For the first time, a company and its two founders are among the 2027 Friends of Louisiana Public Broadcasting Legends honorees. Houston Energy Limited Partnership and LSU alums Billy Harrison and Ron Neal are being recognized for the impact of their leadership in Louisiana and beyond while inspiring future generations of leaders and innovators.

Louisiana · 10d

wbrz.com

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Two Baton Rouge companies make Forbes' 2027 list of American Dream Employers

BATON ROUGE — Two Baton Rouge companies made Forbes' 2027 list of America's Dream Employers, with one ranking within the top 20. Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System was ranked at No. 19 by the publication, with Lamar Advertising ranking at 108 on the list. The only other...

Baton Rouge, LA · 12d

digbr.com

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CHIC on Perkins Road: Inside the Shop the Chic Girl Boutique in Baton Rouge

Some boutiques start with a business plan. CHIC started with a need for a happy place. CHIC, which shops online as Shop the Chic Girl, has been dressing Baton Rouge women since 2015, and today it operates from a storefront at 16157 Perkins Road with an online shop and live sales running alongside it.

Baton Rouge, LA · 12d

The Coconut Mama

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Louisiana community loses family-owned grocery store after just 5 years

Louisiana has joined the growing list of grocery store closures reshaping shopping in 2026, but this loss feels especially local. Olinde’s Grocery in New Roads closed permanently on October 2…

New Roads, LA · 14d

theadvocate.com

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As industrial projects begin construction, Donaldsonville sets temporary workforce housing rules

As billions of dollars in industrial development bring construction activity to the west bank of Ascension Parish, Donaldsonville is putting rules in place to govern where and how developers can build temporary housing for workers. After months of discussion, the Donaldsonville City Council approved a temporary workforce housing ordinance Tuesday,...

Donaldsonville, LA · 12d