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Roundup: Starbucks layoffs / Apple hiring / Steven Procopio
Corporate cuts: Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chair and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations. In a letter to...
Warren Buffett offers up a few insights into investing
Billionaire Warren Buffett is viewed as one of the world’s greatest investors, so his annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders are always read closely...
Dockworkers set to vote on a new labor deal this week
Unionized dockworkers will vote this week on a labor contract that retailers and manufacturers hope will secure peace on the waterfront through September 2030,...
Jobless benefit claims in Louisiana are higher than last year
Initial unemployment claims dropped for a second consecutive week, according to the latest figures released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
Initial jobless claims dropped nearly...
Roundup: UnitedHealth / Consumer expectations / Medical research
Market response: UnitedHealth Group shares tumbled early Friday on a report that the U.S. Department of Justice has started an investigation into the health...
A new restaurant has opened on Lee Drive
Positioned on Lee Drive near LSU, BesTeas Sip & Bite has opened as a spot to hang out, play games, sip and snack, 225...
Tractor Supply is bringing another location to Livingston Parish
Plans to bring Tractor Supply Company to Walker are underway.
The Brentwood, Tennessee-based chain purchased a 4-acre tract on Walker South Road from a group...
How do national home sales compare to the local market?
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in January as rising mortgage rates and prices put off many would-be homebuyers despite a wider selection...
What Gov. Landry’s budget proposal means for private K-12 education
Gov. Jeff Landry is proposing nearly $100 million in state funding for private K-12 education in the 2025-26 school year, more than doubling the...
Roundup: State budget / US Postal Service / Inflation
Fiscal restraint: Gov. Jeff Landry has presented his administration's budget proposal for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, which emphasizes fiscal restraint and continued reductions in...
‘LaPolitics’: Session will see its fair share of divisive issues
Last year, the Governmental Affairs committees in both chambers considered more than 100 bills between them, HGA Chair Beau Beaullieu recalls. The committees probably...
Roundup: LSU Board of Supervisors / James Bond / 16,000 dead
On the agenda: At its meeting tomorrow, the LSU Board of Supervisors will consider a slate of new programs to be added to the...
Here’s Louisiana’s response to Trump’s DEI guidance
Louisiana Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley is urging Louisiana K-12 schools to comply with guidance from President Donald Trump’s administration as it threatens to...
Crude oil inventories continue to rise
U.S. crude oil inventories increased by more than expected last week for a fourth consecutive week, while product stocks declined, The Wall Street Journal...
How will the IRS layoffs impact tax season?
The IRS will lay off roughly 7,000 workers in Washington and around the country beginning Thursday, a person familiar with the plans told The...
Though constantly busy, local bakeries see king cake season as a ‘blessing’
King cake season is in full swing and Baton Rouge bakeries are raking in the dough.
This year’s lengthy Mardi Gras season has presented a...
Roundup: Prefiled legislation / Walmart / Microsoft
Ready for deliberation: With the regular session approaching, Louisiana legislators have prefiled six bills addressing a range of policy changes, from water fluoridation to...
Why Davante Lewis calls his sanctioning by the PSC an erosion of free speech
Louisiana utility regulators sanctioned one of their colleagues Wednesday after he called Gov. Jeff Landry an “a–hole” on social media, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
In a...
US unemployment claims edged up last week
Slightly more Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remained in the same recent healthy range.
The number of Americans filing for jobless...
How climate change could wreak havoc on the US housing market
The increasing frequency of wildfires and other climate-related disasters are poised to impact the real estate market significantly, CNBC reports.
Experts predict substantial home devaluation....
