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Local auto glass company settles lawsuit over alleged overtime violations

Advanced Windshield Repair Inc., a Baton Rouge auto glass company, has reached a settlement in a collective action lawsuit that alleged violations of the...

How the national apartment boom is stabilizing

For the past two years, landlords across the country have been grappling with a surge of new units, thanks to the largest apartment construction...

Roundup: Election Day / Tropical Storm Rafael / Trade deficit 

Geaux vote: Polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day for the presidential, open Congressional primary and local elections. Voters can find their polling...

‘LaPolitics’: Is teacher pay the way? 

Placing the concept of income tax cuts aside, arguably the most popular aspect of Gov. Jeff Landry’s wide-ranging special session will be the opportunity...

The average homebuyer isn’t who it used to be

The typical homebuyer in the U.S. today is more likely to be an older, single woman, Bloomberg reports.  The age of a typical homebuyer jumped...

Data centers may be to blame for higher electricity bills. Here’s why

Some consumers are seeing higher electric bills thanks to the increase of developed data centers, which have high demand for electricity and force regional...

The site for this proposed development near Zachary just sold for $4.5M

A 201-acre tract set for the Templeton Ridge Development site near Zachary recently changed hands. Templeton EBR LLC, represented by Ryan Power, purchased the property...

Roundup: Withdrawing home equity / Early voting / Tropical Storm Rafael

Record equity: In the third quarter of this year, mortgage holders withdrew $48 billion of home equity—the largest volume in the two years. Homeowners...

Here’s the latest from the Supreme Court on Louisiana’s redistricting challenge

The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana’s congressional map with two mostly Black districts. The court won’t...

Roundup: New car costs / Judge John Michael Guidry / Moving abroad

Sticker shock: Car buyers across America—even those with comfortable incomes—are dropping out of the new-car market, Bloomberg reports. The pandemic supply shortages that drove...

See what the Secretary of State says about Louisiana’s Election Day

A “smooth election day” is what Deputy Secretary of State Joel Watson is predicting for Louisiana when it comes to lingering concerns about the...

How much campaign cash do state regulators receive from utility companies?

Louisiana state regulators receive more campaign cash from utility and oil and gas sources than regulators in many other states, Floodlight reports.  The analysis is...

Roundup: Time / Angola / SafeBR

No deal yet: Greek media company Antenna Group is in talks to acquire Time Inc. from Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff. No deal is assured...

Here’s what’s on the agenda for Louisiana’s first Future of Energy Forum 

Tulane is hosting the inaugural Tulane Future of Energy Forum on Nov. 13-15 to discuss solutions to meet global energy demands while working toward...

225 presents a guide to grocery shopping in the Capital Region

See it played out inside any given store. It’s the Louisiana-made marmalade near the produce section, the crawfish tails in the freezer or the...

‘LaPolitics’: Where real estate and politics collide

LaPolitics recently spoke with Norman Morris, CEO of Louisiana Realtors, to get his take on some political issues that affect real estate. How will this...

See which Bluebonnet office building just changed hands

A Bluebonnet office building is getting new owners, according to a deal filed Thursday with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court’s office. EJ...

Roundup: State law challenged / Oil giants / Boeing

Court battle: Health care workers and advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday against the state of Louisiana, challenging the state law reclassifying mifepristone and misoprostol...

US employers added just 12,000 jobs last month. Here’s why

America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that...

How to turn the uncertainty surrounding AI into an advantage

Generative AI is set to transform the business landscape, presenting managers with unique situations filled with unknowns, according to the Harvard Business Review. Leaders face...