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Roundup: Oil prices / Rotary speaker / Apple releases
Feeling the pain: Oil prices are climbing toward levels that historically strain the global economy as geopolitical tensions disrupt supply. Brent crude briefly approached...
Housing proposal threatens build-to-rent business model
A bipartisan housing proposal in the U.S. Senate could reshape the rapidly growing single-family rental market by forcing large institutional investors to sell newly...
DOJ reaches tentative settlement with Live Nation in antitrust case
The Justice Department has reached a tentative settlement with Live Nation in its antitrust case over the company’s dominance in concert promotion and ticketing,...
Roundup: OpenAI exec resigns / Data center dispute / Liz MurrillÂ
Ethics concerns: Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI’s head of hardware and robotics operations, has resigned, citing concerns about AI’s role in national security. In a public...
How AI is creating a new boom for consultants
Artificial intelligence was once expected to disrupt the consulting industry. Instead, as The Wall Street Journal writes, it is fueling new demand for consultants—at...
Oil spikes near $120 as Iran war threatens global supplyÂ
Oil prices spiked near $120 per barrel before falling back Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East...
Louisiana lawmakers want to revisit state’s new closed primary system
Louisiana lawmakers are already looking to change the state’s new closed party primary system before it has even been fully used, Louisiana Illuminator reports.Â
Two...
Todd Graves adds $23M Hollywood Hills mansion to growing empire
Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves, who launched the chicken finger chain in Baton Rouge at age 22, is drawing fresh attention as his wealth...
Consumers pull back as retail sales dip to start 2026
American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the malaise in retail sales that began late last year.
Retail sales fell 0.2% in...
FMOL Health earns global workplace honors from Gallup
Baton Rouge-based FMOL Health has been recognized among the world’s top workplaces by Gallup, earning honors for both employee engagement and strengths-based workplace culture.
The...
How leaders and their teams can stay grounded amid uncertainty
Uncertainty is no longer an occasional disruption. It’s a constant. For business leaders, the challenge isn’t eliminating uncertainty but learning how to lead through...
Roundup: Lake Maurepas pollution study / Oil production / Income tax plan
Professor’s request denied: A Southeastern Louisiana University faculty grievance committee has rejected a chemistry professor’s request to be reinstated to a high-profile Lake Maurepas...
Roundup: LSU Board of Supervisors / Retail sales / Used car prices
New appointee: Gov. Jeff Landry has appointed Lake Charles businessman John Condos to the LSU Board of Supervisors, filling a vacancy left by the...
Louisiana schools weigh how to safely bring AI into the classroom
Louisiana education officials are debating how aggressively the state should regulate artificial intelligence in classrooms as policymakers consider new oversight models for rapidly emerging...
US payrolls shrink by 92,000 in unexpected February decline
American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. Meanwhile, unemployment rose to 4.4%.
The Labor Department...
‘LaPolitics’: Cassidy campaign files FEC complaint against Letlow
The campaign of incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission this week against GOP primary challenger Congresswoman...
Roundup: Relisting homes / Oil prices / FEMA funds
Jumping back in: Home sellers are relisting properties at the fastest pace in a decade as some who pulled listings last year try again...
Meet Chad Olivier, one of the Capital Region 500
Chad Olivier has been working in the Capital Region financial services industry for more than 25 years. Originally a stockbroker, he pivoted to financial...
Morgan Stanley becomes the latest company to announce mass layoffs
Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley is laying off roughly 2,500 employees as job cuts continue this year in the financial sector.
The layoffs at...
