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How cities are making it easier to convert office space to residential
As nearly one-fifth of office space across the country sits empty thanks to a record-high vacancy rate that’s expected to keep growing, cities across...
This company just bought land between Jefferson and Airline for its headquarters
The owner and president of Servpro of East Baton Rouge and Ascension Parish recently purchased a 3-acre lot in the Kodiak Business Park along...
‘LaPolitics’: Plenty of work remains on local taxation issues
Heading into the recent special session on taxation, those who make, track or influence legislative votes knew the big picture outcome would be shaped...
‘LaPolitics’: Plenty of work remains on local taxation issues
Heading into the recent special session on taxation, those who make, track or influence legislative votes knew the big picture outcome would be shaped...
See what CABL says about the new tax structure
The Council for a Better Louisiana has released a new commentary on the recent legislative special session that looked to overhaul Louisiana’s tax structure.
While the...
Where the state’s potential ‘business court’ stands
Louisiana voters in March will decide whether lawmakers should be able to establish new state-run specialty courts outside of the traditional judicial system, Louisiana...
Roundup: EV chargers / LNG export moratorium / EV rebate revival
EV innovation: A number of startups, and the cities contracting with them, want to put EV chargers right on the street to make them...
What to know about the Outlook outage
If you’re having email problems today—you’re not alone.
Thousands of workers across the nation on Monday reported issues with Microsoft’s suite of products, including the...
Roundup: Coffee concerns / Mango / New economic data
Where’s my frappuccino? Coffee futures in New York climbed to the highest since 1997 on worries about crops in top growers, threatening to further...
This deal would create a behemoth producer of construction materials in North America
Concrete-maker Quikrete has struck a $9.2 billion deal for Summit Materials that would merge the two largest producers of building materials in the nation,...
What Trump’s vow to end offshore wind energy development means for Louisiana
President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to kill offshore wind energy development “on day one” of his second term is already triggering project slowdowns on the...
What’s left for the tax reform package?
The Louisiana Legislature approved a sweeping tax package last week aimed at overhauling the state's tax system, pairing major income tax cuts with sales...
TSA warns this could be the ‘busiest Thanksgiving ever’
Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday...
The latest on the special session that ends Monday
Two pieces of legislation that would make a temporary pay raise for K-12 teachers and school support workers permanent received final passage Friday in...
Unemployment claims in Louisiana are rising again
Initial unemployment claims in Louisiana continue to rise, according to the latest figures, bucking national trends as claims across the nation fell last week.
There...
Tax collections rose in August. See how much
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Roundup: Community Coffee campaign / Delta Utilities / Honeywell
One cup at a time: Baton Rouge-based Community Coffee launched a new brand campaign on Friday dubbed “Generations.” The campaign aims to connect the...
See which Baton Rouge seafood restaurant has new owners
Alfredo Kulici, owner of Baton Rouge restaurants LaContea and Jabby’s Pizza, is the new owner of Louisiana Lagniappe Restaurant.
Kulici purchased the Perkins Road seafood...
This oil company faces federal charges for alleged Clean Water Act violations
Federal authorities have indicted Phillips 66 in connection with alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in California, authorities announced Thursday.
The Texas-based company, which...
How the Main Street Lending Program has become a street of horrors for some
The Federal Reserve’s pandemic program—the Main Street Lending Program—aimed at supporting midsize businesses has been burying those same businesses in high interest rates and...
