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‘LaPolitics’: Cade Brumley’s take on the rise in Louisiana test scores
LaPolitics: What are the most important factors that drove Louisiana’s improved National Assessment of Educational Progress scores, while most other states posted disappointing results?
State...
Former Boil & Roux property changes hands
The property that once housed Boil & Roux on Coursey Boulevard has new owners who plan to bring a couple of restaurants to the...
Roundup: Rotolo’s Craft & Crust / Stock market reacts / LABI’s endorsements
Westward expansion: Rotolo’s Craft & Crust is opening its fourth Texas restaurant, in Carrollton, the brand announced Monday. The new location is owned and...
Mayors along the Mississippi River are lobbying for funding to battle flooding
As annual snowmelt is making its way south, flood warnings are in effect for much of the lower Mississippi basin once again. Mayors of...
Meet the Baton Rouge baker behind St. Bruno Bread Co.
Baker Steven Gottfried knew he wanted to go big—even before he slid the first loaf out of the oven.
As Business Report writes in its...
Trump’s transportation secretary ends Biden’s ‘social justice’ infrastructure agenda
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Monday rescinded Biden-era memos that he says called on state agencies to factor a “social justice and environmental agenda”...
Build Baton Rouge has a new CEO
Deidre Deculus Robert has been named Build Baton Rouge’s new president and CEO, the redevelopment agency announced Monday morning.
The organization’s board of directors selected...
Meet 2025 Executive of the Year Kristin Wall
It would be strange if Kristin Wall didn’t spend the early morning hours forwarding a blitz of news items to her executive team. The...
Trump’s interior and energy chiefs tout LNG export expansion in Louisiana
The planned expansion of a massive liquefied natural gas facility in southeast Louisiana is a beacon for a U.S. energy policy that doubles down...
Roundup: Medical expenses / Black bear hunting / Redfin
Prefiled bill: A new legislative proposal, House Bill 34, introduced by state Rep. Brian Glorioso, R-Slidell, aims to significantly reshape how medical expenses are...
What Trump is saying about the possibility of a recession this year
President Donald Trump is dismissing business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners and the...
Unemployment drops in Louisiana
Initial unemployment claims dropped in Louisiana last week after briefly spiking the week prior, according to the latest figures from the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
Initial...
Gaming to leadership: Baton Rouge execs share the surprising connection
When Adrian Owen Jones first picked up World of Warcraft as a college student in 2008, she was new to the world of video...
Roundup: Liberty Mutual refund / Consumer borrowing / Loan forgiveness
Failure to update: Liberty Mutual will refund approximately $4 million to roughly 138,000 Louisiana policyholders after overcharging them on a state-mandated insurance assessment, according...
Get a first look at BREC’s new Nature Station
After a long delay, BREC’s Frenchtown Road Conservation Area‘s new Nature Station is finally opening, 225 reports.
Underway since 2020, the park is offering limited...
Why the Trump administration is dropping a high-profile case in Louisiana
The Trump administration has told a federal court that it will drop a Biden-era case against a chemical manufacturer accused of contributing to increased...
What leads employees to become whistleblowers?
When employees witness disproportionate pay for C-suite executives or unfair treatment compared to other stakeholders, they often perceive a lack of fairness within the...
US employers created this many jobs last month
The U.S. continued to generate jobs at a steady pace in February, offering reassurances that the labor market has remained relatively stable since President...
Roundup: Walgreens / Oil reserves / Big Lots
New chapter: On Thursday, Walgreens was sold to private-equity firm Sycamore for $10 billion, down a staggering 91% from its $106 billion peak in...
How Jay Campbell transformed our grocery experience
Travel elsewhere around the country, and it’s hard to find the abundance of family-owned independent supermarkets that thrive across the Capital Region. Outlets like...
