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Roundup: Financial counseling / Trader Joe’s killing / Economic outlook
Financial planning: Backed with a grant from JP Morgan Chase, nonprofit Money Management International is launching a new initiative to increase financial literacy in...
Roundup: Buc-ee’s / St. George / WNBA
Beaver nuggets: Buc-ee’s is possibly coming to Lafayette, according to Lafayette Economic Development Authority. While one of the proposed locations for the Lafayette Buc-ee’s...
Louisiana Survey: See what residents are saying when it comes to crime
Findings from LSU’s 2024 Louisiana Survey show Louisiana residents approve of a broad spectrum of policies to address crime and criminal justice issues.
This is...
Researchers find higher than expected levels of carcinogen in SE Louisiana
Researchers using high-tech air monitoring equipment rolled through an industrialized stretch of southeast Louisiana in mobile labs and found levels of a carcinogen in...
Get a first look at the newest BBQ restaurant in Mid City
Texas-style barbecue in Baton Rouge? Nestled next to Superior Grill on Government Street, Offset Smoker BBQ is set to serve slow-cooked meats, sides and...
Roundup: Community college leadership / St. George City Council / Robotic surgery
New leadership: Gov. Jeff Landry announced on Monday the appointment of Timothy Hardy as the chairman of Louisiana Community Technical College System, which represents...
See what this powerhouse team created in Baton Rouge for women and children
Three Baton Rouge professional women came together in 2017 with a shared vision of creating affordable housing for domestic abuse survivors and women with...
BP issues new rules over workplace relationships
Oil giant BP has tightened its rules over workplace relationships among employees, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The revised rules require all BP staff to...
This week’s inflation data could help determine Fed’s timetable for rate cuts
After Federal Reserve officials meet this week, a statement they will issue may suggest that they’ve seen meaningful progress on inflation this year—a prelude...
Barrow says Research Park Corp. will benefit from her legislation targeting its board
The author of legislation that will transform the structure of the Research Park Corp. leadership says both the organization and the entrepreneurship advocacy organization...
A look at the latest unemployment numbers for Louisiana
Initial unemployment claims dropped for the week ending June 1, according to the latest figures by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
There were 2,046 initial claims...
This shortcut is allowing risky startups to raise billions from investors
Risky startups with a flair for digital marketing are using a regulatory exemption that allows them to hype their products and raise huge sums...
Roundup: Gas prices / Rally House / Home ownership
Falling: Regional gas prices fell for the second consecutive week and reached an average $3.05 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, down from...
Here’s how banks are making branches less intimidating
It’s like Sephora or Starbucks offering a checking account.
After years of closing or mostly neglecting physical bank branches across the U.S., the nation’s largest...
LSU Foundation buys new house for school’s president
The LSU Foundation recently closed on a new house in Baton Rouge for the president’s use. The home is across University Lake from the...
See what’s moving into the former Unleaded BBQ on Perkins Road
Unleaded BBQ on Perkins Road has closed, and signage for a new restaurant called Var’s Pizza has been erected at its former building.
It’s currently...
Casino real estate investors purchased this downtown building for nearly $1.5M
Pennsylvania-based Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. purchased a downtown building adjacent to the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel days after it announced its plans...
Roundup: LSBA / Crawfish prices / Snoballs
Bar president: Patrick Talley Jr., a partner in the New Orleans office of Phelps Dunbar LLP, was installed as the 84th president of the...
You’ve heard of ‘quiet quitting,’ but what about ‘quiet vacationing’?
According to a new survey from Resume Builder, one in eight workers plan on “quiet vacationing” this summer, Inc. Magazine reports.
Quiet vacationing is one...
Drone delivery is coming, but it could take a while
Airborne delivery technology is improving, but the economics of delivering packages to homes must be solved before a wider rollout, The Wall Street Journal...
