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Economic growth revised to 1.4% annual rate
The American economy expanded at a 1.4% annual pace from January through March―the slowest quarterly growth since spring 2022, the government said Thursday in...
Louisiana Supreme Court denies request for rehearing in St. George case
The Louisiana Supreme Court’s decision allowing the creation of the city of St. George will stand after it rejected EBR Mayor Pro Tem Lamont...
Roundup: New laws / Catfish Town building / BRAC’s Diversity Star Award
Heads up: Several new Louisiana laws and measures are going into effect July 1. Among them is Act 312, which repeals the Port Development...
Bernhard Capital establishes IPM platform through acquisition
Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners on Thursday announced the establishment of a dedicated institutional program management platform through the acquisition of Brailsford & Dunlavey.
Based...
Walgreens plans to close a ‘meaningful percent’ of underperforming stores
Walgreens will close a significant share of its roughly 8,600 stores in the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reports.
The 123-year-old company has not yet...
Louisiana board approves $185M worth of industrial tax breaks
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry approved $185 million worth of industrial tax breaks Wednesday under Gov. Jeff Landry’s new rules, Louisiana Illuminator...
Metro Council signs off on plans for River Center
The Metro Council approved an ordinance without objection Wednesday, accepting Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s strategic plan for redeveloping the River Center complex and developing...
How Louisiana’s new majority Black congressional district race is shaping up
The front-runner in the race for a new congressman to represent Louisiana's 6th District is no stranger to Congress, the USA Today network reports.
Republican...
The Metro Council is considering a request to demolish this downtown building
Tonight, the East Baton Rouge Metro Council will consider the Belle of Baton Rouge’s appeal of a move by the Historic Preservation Commission to...
Roundup: Morganza to the Gulf / LNG at Port Fourchon / LSU and ESPYS
Work ongoing: Forty-three of 107 Morganza to the Gulf projects are under construction. The $1.76 billion effort includes $1.2 billion of local and state...
Supreme Court rules against Louisiana in social media dispute
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states—including Louisiana—over how far the federal government can go...
See which nonprofits Gov. Landry used his line-item veto against
Gov. Jeff Landry’s line-item vetoes from the state budget include money for a homeless shelter in Lafayette and housing for the formerly incarcerated in...
Roundup: Flood control / Catfish Town demolition / BP explosion
Pearl River: Louisiana officials heard Tuesday from groups opposed to a taxpayer-funded flood control lake on the Pearl River in Jackson, Mississippi. The Lower...
Helix Community Schools announces acquisition of IDEA’s Plank Road campus
Helix Community Schools announced Tuesday it had acquired IDEA University Prep’s shuttered Plank Road campus facilities with plans to reopen the school as part...
Amtrak’s return of passenger service between NOLA and Mobile could be derailed
Not everyone is on board with a plan that would return Amtrak service along the Gulf Coast for the first time since Hurricane Katrina...
Auto parts dealer buys former veterinary clinic site in Prairieville
O’Reilly Auto Parts recently purchased the former Griffith’s Veterinary Clinic property on Autumn View Drive in Prairieville, which will become its eighth location in...
Roundup: Mall of Louisiana / Tesla recall / Auto sales expectations
How old are you?: Officials with the Mall of Louisiana announced that beginning Friday, a Parental Guidance Required program will be in effect at...
This Siegen Lane property sold for $3.98M
The property that holds Chipotle and the future home of Panda Express on Siegen Lane sold for $3.98 million, according to a deal filed...
See Landry’s latest efforts to raise Louisiana’s health care ranking
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is shaking up the state’s health care leadership structure in an effort to better the state’s ranking, the USA Today...
Consumer confidence has fallen. Here’s why
American consumers lost some confidence in June as expectations over the near-term future fell again.
The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that...
