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Permits issued for Simple Joe Cafe expansion, $1.2 million Magnolia Wood home
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (458+ words) Here is a list of commercial and residential building permits issued by East Baton Rouge Parish Government from Aug. 31-Sept. 4. 3057 GOVERNMENT ST.: renovate 2,376-square-feet of tenant space for an expansion of seating at Simple Joe Cafe, $25,000; applicant, Fritz Embaugh; owner,…...
Louisiana Lands $81.6B in Data Centers but Tax Break Total Unknown
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (837+ words) NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana has secured more than $81.6 billion in announced data center investment and more than 2,000 projected direct jobs. But as Louisiana offers long-term tax exemptions to attract those projects, one key number remains unknown: how much state and local…...
$30M orphan well cleanup program begins in north Louisiana
1+ week, 3+ day ago (759+ words) Alton Wallace, The Center Square//September 4, 2026// The Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy has selected two primary contractors for the first phase of a revamped state program aimed at plugging and cleaning thousands of orphaned oil and gas wells scattered…...
Louisiana Cattle Producers Push Back Against Trump Administration Plan to Import Foreign Beef
1+ week, 4+ day ago (190+ words) NEW ORLEANS, La. (This Week in Louisiana Agriculture) — Louisiana cattle producers are pushing back on President Donald Trump’s plan to import additional beef at a reduced tariff rate as the industry... Louisiana Cattle Producers Push Back Against Trump Administration Plan…...
Inside Louisiana’s $100 billion SpaceX deal: NDAs, record tax breaks and a community left out
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1147+ words) First came the rumors. Something about a rocket launch facility on Pecan Island along Louisiana’s coastline in Vermilion Parish. Brooke Broussard overheard two guys talking about it at a bar one night a few months ago. “They said Blue Origin…...
Holly & Smith Architects opens a Baton Rouge office
1+ week, 6+ day ago (74+ words) Holly & Smith Architects has opened a Baton Rouge office, the firm announced Tuesday. The move gives the Hammond-based architecture firm a physical presence in a market where it has worked for yea… Already an INSIDER? Sign in. Already an INSIDER?...
Future of State National Life building in flux as developer, city dispute stewardship of property
1+ week, 6+ day ago (677+ words) Plans are in the works to turn the former State National Life Insurance building and an adjoining property into a 60-unit workforce housing development, with construction beginning in the fall. A $30 million redevelopment of a prominent downtown Baton Rouge building…...
Louisiana fertilizer plants lay off 200 as war with Iran drives up cost of key raw material
2+ week, 3+ day ago (245+ words) Mosaic Fertilizer's Faustina plant along River Road in western St. James Parish, as seen Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. Mosaic Co. is laying off 206 employees as it idles fertilizer production at two plants in St. James Parish, citing a dramatic increase in the…...
Louisiana fertilizer plant lays off 200 as war with Iran drives up cost of key raw material
2+ week, 3+ day ago (245+ words) Mosaic Fertilizer's Faustina plant along River Road in western St. James Parish, as seen Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. Mosaic Company is laying off 206 employees as it idles fertilizer production at two plants in St. James Parish, citing a dramatic increase in the…...
Louisiana sales tax holiday for hunters coming in September
2+ week, 4+ day ago (60+ words) According to the Louisiana Department of Revenue, firearms, ammunition, and certain hunting supplies will be exempt from state and local sales tax from Friday, Sept. 4, to Sunday, Sept. 6. According to the Louisiana Department of Revenue, firearms, ammunition, and certain hunting…...