+8 North Louisiana shows financial wins from giant Meta project BY LIZ SWAINE | Staff writer Jul 24, 2026 Ten parishes in northeast Louisiana can now compare their sales tax growth before- and after- Meta.
+5 Mob threats, floods and wild monkeys: La. business execs recall their wildest business trip BY GRACE MAYER | Staff writer Jul 24, 2026 Louisiana executives shared their wildest business travel stories for this week's One Big Question feature, from run-ins with wildlife to chaotic weather events.
Lafayette-based Home Bank had net income tick up in Q2 BY ADAM DAIGLE | Staff writer Jul 23, 2026 Lafayette-based Home Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Home Bank, generated $11.6 million of net income during the second quarter, up $255,000 from the previous quarter.
She took over the family business from dad. Now her NOLA construction company is worth $100M. BY GRACE MAYER | Staff writer Jul 23, 2026 Since Lauren Gibbs took over her father's construction firm in 2019, the firm has landed big projects and is on track to hit $100 million in revenue this year.
+6 Can a national company help with Louisiana's illegal tire dumping? Walmart uses its recycled rubber. BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer Jul 22, 2026 Illegal tire dumps have been a big enough problem that the state created a grant program to help and issued a report calling for new ways to reuse old tires.
+2 Baton Rouge hockey team just announced its new name. See what it is. BY IANNE SALVOSA | Staff writer Jul 22, 2026 The Kingfish are back.
What is under construction across the street from the Goodwood Main Library? BY TIMOTHY BOONE | Staff writer Jul 22, 2026 Elemental Health is expanding into a new office on Goodwood Boulevard, across the street from the Main Library.
+14 Gayle Benson buys 3 Harmony Circle properties. See her plans for the spaces. By STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff writer Jul 22, 2026 New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson has purchased three St. Charles Avenue properties fronting Harmony Circle and is exploring ways to bring them back to life, a potential fresh…
Massey’s moving out of Towne Center location, see which retailer is replacing it BY IANNE SALVOSA | Staff writer Jul 21, 2026 One of the original tenants in Towne Center at Cedar Lodge will be replaced by a menswear store that is returning to the Baton Rouge market.
Permit issued for $1.6 million Highland Road Estates home, more under construction BY TIMOTHY BOONE | Staff writer Jul 20, 2026 Here is a list of commercial and residential building permits issued by East Baton Rouge Parish Government from July 13-17.
+2 Louisiana fertilizer plant hit with federal fine over safety and operational concerns BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer Jul 20, 2026 Four contract workers were exposed to liquid ammonia vapors at the complex along the Mississippi River in October 2025.
+4 Louisiana deaf association renovates office, expands programming: ‘spread the love through access’ BY IANNE SALVOSA | Staff writer Jul 20, 2026 The office of an organization that serves the state’s Deaf community is getting a new life.
+3 Louisiana real estate brokers are busy again. Is the housing slump over? By STEPHANIE RIEGEL and ADAM DAIGLE | Staff writersUpdated Jul 20, 2026 New Orleans-area real estate agent Donna Chandler is busier this summer than she’s been in years.
+7 Will $150 billion in investment finally help Louisiana grow its population? BY RICH COLLINS | Staff writer Jul 20, 2026 Tristan and Emily Babin moved from the New Orleans area to Houston in 2022 to follow Tristan's job in the energy industry.
+5 91 Foundation names new president, WWII Museum leader departs, new BR chief at First Horizon Staff report Jul 19, 2026 South Louisiana businesses and nonprofit groups recently announced the following promotions, new hires and resignations.
Louisiana restaurants, grocers respond to outbreak linked to contaminated lettuce By STEPHANIE RIEGEL | Staff writer Jul 18, 2026 The food-borne parasitic outbreak that can cause extreme diarrhea and has affected several U.S. states, including Louisiana, is creating headaches for owners of local restaurants and supermarkets.
Lane Regional Medical Center seeking partner to expand staff, revenue BY IANNE SALVOSA | Staff writer Jul 17, 2026 Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary is looking for partner to help it expand.
+16 Shreveport's Frymaster turns up the heat as it continues to grow BY LIZ SWAINE | Staff writer Jul 17, 2026 A 91 year old Shreveport company continues to grow and innovate.
Bernhard Capital Partners sells Baton Rouge pipe fabrication business BY IANNE SALVOSA | Staff writer Jul 17, 2026 Bernhard Capital Partners has sold a Baton Rouge pipe fabrication business to a New York-based firm, marking the second time the private equity firm has sold a longtime portfolio company to th…
How a Baton Rouge skincare company spread across the U.S. in one year BY IANNE SALVOSA | Staff writer Jul 17, 2026 Skincare company Saint Crewe started with a “no.”
See which local bank paid $3.4 million for a building in St. George BY TIMOTHY BOONE | Staff writer Jul 16, 2026 The Bank of Zachary has purchased a former Regions Bank building on Highland Road for $3.4 million and plans to open its first St. George branch there in the fall.
+10 From coffee sacks to Wrigley Field, how this Louisiana company became a $40M tarp empire BY JONAH MEADOWS | Staff writer Jul 16, 2026 The tarps rolled onto fields during rain delays at major league ballparks, the massive grain covers that protect mountains of freshly harvested grain across the Midwest and the wrapping on the…
+6 As development surges in a Gulf Coast downtown, a bold new plan is unveiled: ‘Whole new skyline’ BY MARTHA SANCHEZ | Staff writer Jul 16, 2026 What’s planned over the next decade for this Gulf Coast hotspot could chart a path for industrial cities around the U.S.
+11 Hut 8 officials reassure West Feliciana residents about data center noise, water use at job fair and open house BY IANNE SALVOSA | Staff writer Jul 15, 2026 A data center developer constructing a $10 billion artificial intelligence facility in West Feliciana Parish stepped into the public eye for the first time Tuesday evening.
Construction has started for a set of new buildings on Stumberg Lane. See what's coming. BY IANNE SALVOSA | Staff writer Jul 15, 2026 A set of office buildings is going up on Stumberg Lane, between Jefferson Highway and Coursey Boulevard.
See the latest critical health inspection violations in Baton Rouge restaurants Staff report Jul 14, 2026 According to the Louisiana Health Department, violations fall into two main categories, critical and noncritical. Critical violations, if left uncorrected, are more likely to directly contribu…
7 Baton Rouge area restaurants cited for multiple critical health violations in July Staff report Jul 14, 2026 Several Baton Rouge area eateries received critical violations from the Louisiana Health Department during routine restaurant inspections from July 1-13, with many businesses still dealing wit…
+5 Gov. Jeff Landry cheers Meta expansion as local leaders, residents react By STEPHANIE RIEGEL and ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writers Jul 13, 2026 Gov. Jeff Landry and other Louisiana leaders on Monday cheered the announcement that Facebook parent Meta is more than doubling the size of its mammoth Hyperion data center in Richland Parish,…