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Investar Bank National Association's parent company reported net income of $4.5 million, or 41 cents per share, for the third quarter, compared to $4.7 million, or 46 cents per share, a year ago.
First Horizon National Corp., which now includes the former Lafayette-based IberiaBank, has stopped underwriting energy sector loans for now as the oil and gas industry struggles to regain its footing.
The carrier also reported a $1.2 billion quarterly loss.
NEW YORK — Gap is moving away from the nation's malls.
Net income for Baton Rouge-based Business First Bancshares, the parent company of b1Bank, grew to $9.6 million during the third quarter from $5.5 million a year ago.
A West Baton Rouge Parish solar farm capable of supplying thousands of homes with power was plugged into the capital region's electrical grid as it began operating this week.
Pass It Down, a technology startup that relocated to Baton Rouge last year, raised $860,000 from a group of investors for its expansion efforts.
Pool Corp. said it again set a company record for quarterly sales as it saw its third-quarter earnings jump to $119.1 million, or $2.92 per share.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 787,000, a sign that job losses may have eased slightly but are still running at historically high levels.
Gulf Island Fabrication said it will hire 106 workers its Houma shipyard to complete orders for vessels from the U.S. Navy and National Science Foundation.
A growing coalition of higher education institutions has signed deals with the Baton Rouge Area Chamber to streamline employers' access to graduates in the region looking for their first career job.
Indigo Park Apartments by Cortland, a 330-unit complex on Nicholson Drive, has been sold for $46.4 million.
The Blue Zoo aquarium in the Mall of Louisiana has an April 1 opening date.
The state’s attempt to sell the former Champion Insurance complex on Government Street didn’t happen Monday because no one submitted bids on the property.
Baton Rouge’s three riverboat casinos collectively posted a 4.6% increase in winnings in September when compared to the year before, the best performance of any of the state’s gambling markets during a month that was heavily impacted by hurricanes.
GONZALES — Ascension Parish government is putting the finishing touches on new rules that would allow the spread of so-called "small cell towers" expected to improve existing wireless service and serve as a bridge to 5G wireless service for the gr…
Baton Rouge area
Officials with the Port of Greater Baton Rouge said they are about a week away from reaching a lease agreement with a Houston renewable fuels company that wants to lease 164 acres and build a $300 million to $700 million diesel fuel plant.
A charter school operator has purchased the former Richards Honda dealership on Florida Boulevard for $2.4 million and plans to open a new elementary school there in 2021.
The number of homes sold in metro Baton Rouge was 36.5% higher in September than the year before, continuing a four-month hot streak triggered by low interest rates and rebound from an early coronavirus-related slump.
Blue Zoo, which operates aquariums in shopping malls across the U.S., will open a location in the Mall of Louisiana in the spring.
Oceans Behavioral Hospital has closed one of its Lake Charles locations as a result of damage the building sustained during Hurricane Laura, but the company is still going ahead with plans to open a new facility in Baton Rouge.
The similar paths of hurricanes Laura and Delta have triggered a law that prevents Louisiana policyholders from paying a hurricane deductible twice during the same storm season.
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux said it has taken on an Atlanta-based private equity firm as a strategic partner to help the Baton Rouge-based chain reach its goal of opening 150 locations over the next 5 years.
The Downtown Development District presented its 2021 budget Tuesday, which calls on the organization to spend $912,230 in the upcoming year.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council is set to introduce an ordinance that would set rules for the use of electric scooters, a move some officials said is needed before companies bring scooter sharing services to the city.
Covington-based Pool Corp. has been added to the S&P 500 Index, a list of 500 of the largest companies in the U.S.
For the first time in St. James Parish, all three governments that have a say in lucrative property tax exemptions for new industrial projects have fully rejected the state exemption for a major manufacturer.
La. architects chapter presents design awards
Baton Rouge area
The Pelican State Portfolio, a group of Louisiana stocks tracked by the newspaper, once again fell short of the pace set by the broader markets during the third quarter.
PRAIRIEVILLE — A $30 million neighborhood hospital that Baton Rouge General has had under construction for nearly two years will open its primary care doctor's office Monday and a new emergency room by next month, officials said.
The assets of Alexander & Sanders Insurance Agency Inc. in Baton Rouge have been acquired by BXS Insurance Inc., a subsidiary of BancorpSouth Bank.
It's been more than a month since Hurricane Laura barreled through southwest Louisiana and federal disaster loans in the state have reached nearly $264 million since the Category 4 storm made landfall in Cameron Parish.
The owner of the Quality Suites Baton Rouge East near O'Neal Lane at Interstate 12 has acquired a Baton Rouge Motel 6 near the intersection of Interstate 10 and Siegen Lane in a $2.9 million deal.
Roughly one-third of the U.S. Gulf Coast oil and gas industry's output is already battening down the hatches as Hurricane Delta approaches the region, the most precautions being taken for offshore oil platforms and drilling rigs just over a month …
Covington-based Pool Corp. has been added to the S&P 500 Index, a list of 500 of the largest companies in the U.S.
For the first time in St. James Parish, all three governments that have a say in lucrative property tax exemptions for new industrial projects have fully rejected the state exemption for a major manufacturer.
La. architects chapter presents design awards
Baton Rouge area
The Pelican State Portfolio, a group of Louisiana stocks tracked by the newspaper, once again fell short of the pace set by the broader markets during the third quarter.
PRAIRIEVILLE — A $30 million neighborhood hospital that Baton Rouge General has had under construction for nearly two years will open its primary care doctor's office Monday and a new emergency room by next month, officials said.
The assets of Alexander & Sanders Insurance Agency Inc. in Baton Rouge have been acquired by BXS Insurance Inc., a subsidiary of BancorpSouth Bank.
It's been more than a month since Hurricane Laura barreled through southwest Louisiana and federal disaster loans in the state have reached nearly $264 million since the Category 4 storm made landfall in Cameron Parish.
The owner of the Quality Suites Baton Rouge East near O'Neal Lane at Interstate 12 has acquired a Baton Rouge Motel 6 near the intersection of Interstate 10 and Siegen Lane in a $2.9 million deal.
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week.
Roughly one-third of the U.S. Gulf Coast oil and gas industry's output is already battening down the hatches as Hurricane Delta approaches the region, the most precautions being taken for offshore oil platforms and drilling rigs just over a month …
The remains of a once-sprawling Spanish land grant in Livingston Parish, known as the Carter Plantation, are up for sale through an auction — more than 1,100 acres in all.