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Office building at Jefferson and Wrenwood sells

A two-story office building at the corner of Wrenwood Boulevard and Jefferson Highway has sold, according to sales documents filed last week with the...

Officials predict the Gulf’s dead zone will be worse than usual this year

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting the size of the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico will be 5,827 square miles,...

Roundup: Aptim / Les Miles suing / FDIC leadership

Congratulations: Baton Rouge-based Aptim, an environmental and resilience firm, has been listed as the No. 4 Top Hazardous Waste Contractor on Engineering News-Record’s 2024...

Here’s why Americans feel the way they do about the economy

If the U.S. economy is so strong, why are so many Americans unhappy with it? Turns out the pandemic has changed virtually everything about how...

ThreeSixtyEight’s Adrian Owen Jones on the link between AI prompts and leadership

Adrian Owen Jones recently led a ChatGPT training with a small team. At the conclusion of the session, the chief growth officer at ThreeSixtyEight...

‘Brace for competition’: The Capital Region is on the cusp of an apartment boom

A ‘historically significant’ number of new apartment units are under construction or planned in the Capital Region over the next two years, and vacancy...

Roundup: The judge speaks / Bill of health / Louisiana sues again

Rotary: Darrel James Papillion, a judge with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, will speak at the Rotary Club of...

Facing a $600M shortfall, can Louisiana eliminate its income tax?

Gov. Jeff Landry is readjusting his goals, shifting from eliminating the state's income tax to reducing it for now, the USA Today network reports.  Moving...

Roundup: Jubans / State jobs / City data

New leadership: Jubans Restaurant & Bar has a new general manager: Ethan Gaubert. The Luling native previously served as general manager of J. Alexander’s...

Louisiana joins coalition of states pushing back against green energy transition

Louisiana has joined a 19-state coalition challenging a federal agency requiring states to implement a “green energy” transition, Louisiana Illuminator reports.  Led by Texas, the...

Retail sales rise a meager 0.1% in May from April

Consumers barely increased spending in May from April as still high prices on groceries and other necessities and high interest rates curbed spending. Retail sales...

Roundup: Active tornado season / Raising Cane’s / EEOC rules

Near record: April and May of this year together had the second most tornadoes on record, behind only 2011, according to the National Weather...

Landry now has control of the ethics board that reprimanded him

Gov. Jeff Landry has signed a bill giving him control over the Louisiana Board of Ethics, Louisiana Illuminator reports, even as a dispute between...

New LED headquarters set to finish later this year

Work to transform the Capitol Park Welcome Center into Louisiana Economic Development’s new headquarters is expected to be completed later this year. LED’s decision to...

Landry signs law reducing unemployment benefits in Louisiana

Louisiana's unemployment benefits will shrink, thanks to a newly signed law taking effect at the beginning of the new year, WBRZ-TV reports.  As of Jan....

Landry heralded as one of the nation’s most ambitious governors 

After just a few months as Louisiana’s governor, Jeff Landry has already drawn comparisons to Huey Long, and as Governing writes in a new...

Roundup: Gas prices / Cocoa costs / Public records law

At the pump: Regional gas prices fell for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $2.95 per gallon of regular fuel on...

This restaurant purchased property on Siegen Lane for its newest location 

Panda Express is coming to Siegen Lane. The fast-casual Chinese restaurant has purchased a portion of the former TJ Ribs property to build its newest...

Unveiling a local gem: EBR Council on Aging provides not only meals but a...

https://vimeo.com/985254472/0836e7c5f1 Sponsored by East Baton Rouge Council on Aging At the core of our community lies a cornerstone of support and compassion – the East Baton...

Businesses are suing the IRS as they wait to receive pandemic-era credits

Small businesses still waiting for their unreceived pandemic-era employee retention credits are turning to a provision in the tax code allowing them to sue...