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Baton Rouge Home Prices Jump 31% Since Pandemic as Red Tape Adds $132K
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Baton Rouge Home Prices Jump 31% Since Pandemic as Red Tape Adds $132K

Hector Treadway
Nov 05, 2026

A national housing economist told Baton Rouge builders that regulatory costs now eat up a quarter of a new home's price.

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Bernhard Capital Closes $1 Billion Buyout of Bowman Consulting, Delisting Looms
Greater Baton Rouge

Bernhard Capital Closes $1 Billion Buyout of Bowman Consulting, Delisting Looms

Alicia Nwosu
About 8 hours ago
Baton Rouge Hoops Legend Collis Temple Jr. Fined $25,000 Over Bridge Center Land Deal

Baton Rouge Hoops Legend Collis Temple Jr. Fined $25,000 Over Bridge Center Land Deal

Oliver Aldrich
About 24 hours ago
CapturePoint Wants 75 Acres Near Fryeburg for 125-Mile CO2 Pipeline

CapturePoint Wants 75 Acres Near Fryeburg for 125-Mile CO2 Pipeline

Sam Wofford
1 day ago
LSU's Ancient Campus Mounds Finally Set for Repair After Years of Erosion

LSU's Ancient Campus Mounds Finally Set for Repair After Years of Erosion

Sam Wofford
1 day ago

Real Estate

Baton Rouge Home Prices Jump 31% Since Pandemic as Red Tape Adds $132K
Greater Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge Home Prices Jump 31% Since Pandemic as Red Tape Adds $132K

Hector Treadway
Nov 05, 2026
Zachary Could Land 3-Million-Square-Foot Logistics Park on 217 Acres

Zachary Could Land 3-Million-Square-Foot Logistics Park on 217 Acres

Miles Doyle
Oct 31, 2026
Donaldsonville Locks Down Worker Housing Rules as Billion-Dollar Plants Loom

Donaldsonville Locks Down Worker Housing Rules as Billion-Dollar Plants Loom

Alicia Nwosu
Oct 28, 2026
Lafayette Buc-ee's Breaks Ground Nov. 9 With 120 Pumps, $82M Price Tag

Lafayette Buc-ee's Breaks Ground Nov. 9 With 120 Pumps, $82M Price Tag

Hector Treadway
Oct 28, 2026

Crime

Ethel Teen, 19, Accused of Torching Occupied Camper in Slaughter
Greater Baton Rouge

Ethel Teen, 19, Accused of Torching Occupied Camper in Slaughter

Hector Treadway
About 22 hours ago
Two Teens Arrested in Baton Rouge Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old Weeks After Graduation

Two Teens Arrested in Baton Rouge Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old Weeks After Graduation

Oliver Aldrich
About 22 hours ago
St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help Locating Reserve Man

St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help Locating Reserve Man

Miles Doyle
About 21 hours ago
Baton Rouge Cyclist’s Hit-and-Run Death Still Unsolved, $5,000 Reward Offered

Baton Rouge Cyclist’s Hit-and-Run Death Still Unsolved, $5,000 Reward Offered

Hector Treadway
About 7 hours ago

Arts & Events

LSU SciArts Festival Returns With Three New Science Plays This Month
Greater Baton Rouge

LSU SciArts Festival Returns With Three New Science Plays This Month

Hector Treadway
1 day ago
Air Force Academy Band Brings Music and Community Outreach to Baton Rouge

Air Force Academy Band Brings Music and Community Outreach to Baton Rouge

Miles Doyle
Nov 05, 2026
Pecos & The Rooftops Headline Baton Rouge's Federales Fest Friday

Pecos & The Rooftops Headline Baton Rouge's Federales Fest Friday

Hector Treadway
Nov 04, 2026
Baton Rouge's Lincoln Theater Reopens After Nearly 15-Year Restoration Fight

Baton Rouge's Lincoln Theater Reopens After Nearly 15-Year Restoration Fight

Oliver Aldrich
Nov 01, 2026