Baton Rouge Business Report • 8th April 2025 This popular Mississippi barbecue joint is relocating to Baton Rouge A Mississippi barbecue restaurant with a sizable online following is moving to the Red Stick.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 7th April 2025 Can a Texas turkey hunt move the needle on auto insurance reform in Louisiana? The governor, five legislative leaders and two prominent personal injury attorneys were on the trip.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 2nd April 2025 Baton Rouge’s Todd Graves is the 293rd richest person in the world Graves is the founder and CEO of Baton Rouge-born Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 25th March 2025 ‘Sign of the times’: Panda House on Corporate Boulevard has closed This family-owned Chinese restaurant has closed.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 24th March 2025 Landry, Trump announce new $5B Hyundai steel plant in Donaldsonville South Korean automaker Hyundai plans to build a $5.8 billion steel plant in Ascension Parish.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 24th March 2025 This popular Mid City brunch spot is under new ownership Leola’s Café & Coffee House is under new ownership.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 11th March 2025 Fighting blight: Lamar offers to remove abandoned signs for free Lamar approached the city-parish with the plan in an effort to support local blight reduction initiatives.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 5th March 2025 Feds sue former state Rep. Barry Ivey’s company over $339K in unpaid taxes The federal government has filed a lawsuit against a Baton Rouge area industrial contractor over unpaid taxes.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 27th February 2025 Top professionals reveal the unexpected ways gaming is shaping business leadership Gaming can stretch your brain in a way that few other things do.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 26th February 2025 Environmental group sues the state over a proposed CO2 pipeline Healthy Gulf alleges that the pipeline would “destroy and permanently scar” a wildlife management area.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 18th February 2025 Could the IHOP on College Drive be forced to close? The franchisee of the IHOP on College Drive is being sued by the restaurant chain.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 17th February 2025 The story behind Baton Rouge’s newest film festival A new nonprofit film festival is coming to downtown’s Manship Theatre this August.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 13th February 2025 CATS union workers edge closer to a strike after an alleged wage freeze CATS union workers are “closer than ever” to a strike.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 11th February 2025 A smarter way to approach Louisiana’s film tax credits? This new company thinks so “We call ourselves the tax credit equivalent of Match.com.”
Baton Rouge Business Report • 5th February 2025 Waitr founder Chris Meaux’s new venture is an AI-driven startup accelerator QiMana has a stated goal of “revolutionizing entrepreneurship.”
Baton Rouge Business Report • 4th February 2025 This Baton Rouge concert venue might be closing this summer Red Dragon Listening Room is closing this summer after 24 years in business.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 28th January 2025 How will last week’s winter storm affect Louisiana’s crawfish season? Last week’s historic winter storm may limit the supply of crawfish and drive mudbug prices up—but only in the short term.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 27th January 2025 SEC accuses engineer for Baton Rouge’s Game Coin of ‘rug pull’ The out-of-state blockchain engineer has agreed to pay the SEC over $800,000.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 27th January 2025 The motivation behind Barn Hill Preserve’s rebrand as Magnolia Wilds Barn Hill Preserve, a wildlife preserve in East Feliciana Parish, has rebranded as Magnolia Wilds.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 24th January 2025 See what’s moving into the former site of The Shed BBQ on Burbank Drive A new bar, restaurant and pickleball concept is coming to the former site of The Shed BBQ.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 14th January 2025 Former Cajun Ready Mix partners launch a new concrete venture The former owners of Cajun Ready Mix have partnered to launch a new concrete company.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 7th January 2025 See what’s moving into the Drago’s space on Constitution Avenue An interactive sports bar and grill is moving into the space currently occupied by Drago’s.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 6th January 2025 This Mid City spa is returning to its downtown roots Mid City’s The Emporium Signature Spa is opening a location downtown.
Baton Rouge Business Report • 3rd January 2025 A look inside the growing infrastructure portfolio of Bernhard Capital Partners Bernhard Capital Partners is building something big.