The Advocate

Council approves short-term rental regulations for Baton Rouge, removes key permitting provision

Short-term rentals in East Baton Rouge Parish will now be subject to new regulations, but one of the ordinance's key provisions was struck by the Metro Council, frustrating neighborhood ...
The Advocate

Here are the rules Baton Rouge wants for Airbnbs, short-term rentals. Can they be enforced?

New rules for short-term rentals cleared the first hurdle toward becoming law over an industry that is currently unregulated in East Baton Rouge Parish after the Planning Commission offered ...
WAFB

Dockless scooter rental spotted in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge’s first known functioning scooter rental company is here. GOAT Scooters was spotted in the parking lot across from the Dick’s Sporting Goods at the Mall of ...
WAFB

Fire at self-storage rental facility intentionally set, officials say

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A fire at Storage Rentals of America has been ruled arson after leaving nearly half of the units in the building damaged and sending two firefighters to a local hospital for ...
NOLA.com

Acquisition of Baton Rouge's H&E Equipment Services completed

Herc Rentals has completed its nearly $5 billion acquisition of Baton Rouge-based H&E Equipment Services. The deal was finalized Monday, and H&E was delisted from the Nasdaq Exchange. Under the ...