1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (405+ words) When 10 teams of Louisiana college students gathered in March to pitch artificial intelligence solutions for monitoring the state's bird populations, the judges weren't just impressed " they were floored. "All of our jaws were on the floor the entire time," says…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (366+ words) Infrastructure improvements, a deepening river draft and inter-port collaborations are setting a new, and potentially transformational, course for the Port of Greater Baton Rouge." They're continuing to expand and improve in that space, currently working with Dreyfus to begin accepting…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (327+ words) Consumer sentiment is at an all-time low, so Baton Rouge retailers are looking for a way to "win the spend" and attract customers into their shops." That's according to JRE's Will Chadwick, who spoke at the annual Trends seminar sponsored…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (160+ words) Sponsored by Baton Rouge General Many people turn to local honey as a natural allergy remedy, but the idea doesn't hold up scientifically. While the theory suggests that consuming local pollen builds immunity, the pollen in honey is not the…...

4+ week, 18+ hour ago  (441+ words) Baton Rouge is emerging as a strong example of how smaller, college-driven markets are outperforming traditional retail expectations, according to Blay Bradley, senior vice president of construction and property management at New York-based DLC Management. Bradley says the firm views…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (94+ words) A proposed commercial development in north Baton Rouge, anchored by a grocery store, is headed to the Planning Commission for approval Monday. The project is expected to be anchored by a 42, 000-square-foot Harvest Fresh grocery store. An additional 31, 600 square feet…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (483+ words) The Baton Rouge Gallery, long a cornerstone of the local arts community, is partnering with BREC to plan a new, larger facility that would dramatically increase its exhibition and programming space. The new arts center will likely be erected next…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (431+ words) For the past decade, Baton Rouge's largest health systems, hospitals and research institutions have been engaged in an exercise that may seem counterintuitive on its face. In an industry defined by competition'for patients, for employees and for research dollars'the city's…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (159+ words) Baton Rouge's job market showed steady but uneven momentum to start 2026, even as Louisiana employment neared historic highs. The Baton Rouge metro area added 1, 100 jobs in January compared to December, bringing total employment to 434, 600, according to Louisiana Works. However, the…...

1+ mon, 8+ hour ago  (114+ words) Sponsored by Baton Rouge General Heart health is getting a head start'and the new guidelines say your 30s are the time to begin. Updated recommendations call for annual cholesterol screenings starting at age 30, lower LDL (bad" cholesterol) targets (under 100, or 70 if…...