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• Gary Mockler, former head of Mockler Beverage, dies at 82

  April 18, 2020 11:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - According to the Business Report Gary Mockler, the former head of Mockler Beverage died early Friday morning. In 1987, the St. Louis native partnered up with Budweiser and took ownership of the $20 million wholesale distributorship for the Baton Rouge market, buying out Anheuser-Busch’s 85% stake... more »

• New Orleans businessman signs letter of intent to buy The Advocate

  March 16, 2013 10:19 AM

  New Orleans businessman John Georges has signed a letter of intent to buy The Advocate newspaper. The deal is expected to close by June 1, according to The Advocate. Terms were not disclosed. David Manship, publisher of The Advocate and Richard Manship, president and chief executive officer of... more »