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Roundup: TikTok extension / Hurricane season prep / Car prices
Keep scrolling: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days. The extension...
Why some in the restaurant industry aren’t keen on the no-tax-on-tips initiative
Some segments of the U.S. restaurant industry don’t support President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal taxes on tips, saying it would help too...
Roundup: Student visas / Anywhere but Hollywood / Millions of millionaires
Restarting the process: The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas, but that all...
Facing market challenges, this homebuilder is banking on buyer incentives
Amid a deepening housing slowdown, Lennar—America’s second-largest homebuilder— is deploying the most substantial buyer incentives since 2009, Fast Company writes.
Lennar is offering the equivalent...
How Sam’s Club is navigating tariffs
Sam’s Club is considering raising prices on certain discretionary products, including air fryers, microwaves and yard decor, to offset increased costs from new tariffs...
State aiming high in its effort to be a leader in drone technology
Louisiana is positioning itself as a national leader in drone and advanced air mobility technology with the launch of a new statewide strategic plan,...
What a new study says about pollution levels in Lake Maurepas
A new study from Southeastern Louisiana University has found dangerous concentrations of heavy metals and other pollutants in Lake Maurepas, traced largely to industrial...
Roundup: Party with the best / Paid family leave / Slipping cargo prices
See who wins: The Best of 225 Awards party returns June 24 at 6:30 p.m. at Bin 77. Enjoy 50+ rosés, bites from Bin...
Louisiana says ‘no thanks’ to FEMA’s pricey flood insurance plan
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is backing U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy in urging FEMA to pause its Risk Rating 2.0 flood...
Prices rising? The Fed’s not flinching yet
Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to worsen in the coming months but they still foresee two interest rate cuts by the end of this...
How Mary Bird Perkins COO Jodi Conachen builds team buy-in
Alignment is a key component of strategic communication of an organization because if staff don’t understand the vision, they can’t rally behind it to...
Roundup: William Tate / Taxing inheritances / Ex-LSU employees face charges
Reflections: Former LSU President William Tate sat down for an exclusive interview with WBRZ-TV to talk about his time at LSU, and why he...
Corporate America’s new mindset embraces efficiency over head count
Corporate America is getting leaner—and by design, The Wall Street Journal writes.
A growing number of companies are shedding white-collar jobs not because of recessionary...
Lawmakers are taking a ‘wait-and-see’ approach as to LA GATOR’s future
Louisiana lawmakers have approved a pared-down budget for Gov. Jeff Landry’s flagship LA GATOR school voucher program, allocating less than half of the $93.5...
US initial unemployment claims tick down
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dipped to 245,000 last week, hovering at historically low levels, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
U.S. jobless...
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Whooping cough is making...
Whooping cough is back and cases are climbing across the country, including here in Louisiana. Also known as pertussis, whooping cough is a bacterial...
‘LaPolitics’: This session will be remembered for the governor’s influence
A compressed two-month fiscal session will probably always feel a little hectic. But for many lawmakers, the latest one adjourned last week was even...
Relief is coming to America’s office supply glut
America’s office glut is finally easing, The Wall Street Journal writes.
For the first time in 25 years, the U.S. office market is contracting—thanks to a...
Louisiana GOP Senate race heats up
The 2026 U.S. Senate race in Louisiana is heating up early—and turning sharply right, Louisiana Illuminator writes.
State Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, has launched...
Mullin expands its footprint with a new division
Mullin has announced the launch of a new division, Mullin Industrial, marking its strategic expansion into commercial and industrial landscaping services across the Gulf...
