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‘LaPolitics’: Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race is on a fast track
As U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy faces what may be one of the most important votes of his political career in Washington, state Treasurer John...
US oil frackers aren’t buying into Trump’s ‘drill, baby drill.’ Here’s why
President Trump wants to boost oil drilling, but his allies in the U.S. shale industry and Saudi Arabia are pushing back, The Wall Street...
Why Shell is walking away from its planned wind farm off of New Jersey
In the first serious fallout from President Donald Trump’s early actions against offshore wind power, oil and gas giant Shell is walking away from...
Roundup: Jay Ducote / Interest rates / Oil production
Next bite: Baton Rouge celebrity chef Jay Ducote is the host of a new cooking competition series released last week. The six-episode Southern Food...
Here’s what it would cost to shrink the Gulf’s dead zone by 45%
A coalition of researchers from West Virginia University, Iowa State University and the Texas Soil and Water Research Laboratory has determined that decreasing nitrogen...
Roundup: Sen. John Kennedy / Honda in Ohio / US manufacturing
New assignment: Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy has landed a key leadership assignment that increases Louisiana's influence in Congress. Kennedy has secured the chairmanship of...
See how oil prices are reacting to the threat of US tariffs on Canadian...
Oil prices jumped on Monday amid fears that President Donald Trump’s hefty tariffs on major trade partners could disrupt supplies and raise prices at...
What Trump now says about the impact that tariffs will have on Americans
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and...
[Sponsored] About the renewal of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library millage
Your award-winning East Baton Rouge Parish Library system is funded almost entirely by a 10-year, dedicated property tax; that tax will EXPIRE in 2025. The Metro Council must...
A Walker startup bets on high-tech fabrication
From its Walker location, recently launched Metal Fab Guys turns out custom metal fabrication using best-in-class laser technology.
As Business Report details in its latest...
Roundup: Lainey Wilson / LSU Law professor / Local labor market / Invest in...
Country superstar: Louisiana-born Lainey Wilson announced her 2025 ‘Whirlwind Tour,’ which will make two stops in Louisiana. Wilson, who was named entertainer of the...
Final hours: Best of 225 nominations close today
Nominations for the annual Best of 225 awards close this evening, at 11:59 p.m., according to 225 magazine.
The Capital Region’s original reader’s choice...
From good to great: Knoxville’s next frontier
From computing to urban wilderness, this city is reimagining its future
Knoxville is already economically grounded by a handful of job-creating behemoths. The University of...
This Airline office property just changed hands for nearly $2M
Baton Rouge-based Cajun Industries purchased an office property near its headquarters on Airline Highway for a tick below $2 million.
The company purchased the property...
Roundup: US labor costs / ExxonMobil / MSY logo
Cooling: U.S. labor cost growth cooled last quarter from a year earlier, reassuring Federal Reserve policymakers that wage pressures are gradually diminishing and no...
‘LaPolitics’: Why committee attorneys are viewed as unsung heroes
Three standing state Senate committees have already either hired or are on the hunt for senior attorneys, creating a new set of dynamics and...
What the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge indicates about December prices
An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, the latest sign that some consumer prices remain stubbornly elevated, even...
One ticket, few challengers in St. George race
Earlier this week, a group of candidates—most of them incumbent officials—announced their intent to qualify for St. George’s first municipal election in one fell...
Roundup: Educational rankings / Deportations / Tariff impacts
Moving on up: Louisiana has achieved its highest ever ranking for fourth grade reading and made significant progress in math rankings, according to the...
