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Roundup: Voter registration / Constitutional amendments / Backing Israel
Deadline is today: Today is the final day to register to vote in-person for the November elections. It’s also the last day to update...
NOLA scurrying to upgrade its streets and sidewalks ahead of Super Bowl
With the city set to host the Super Bowl in February, New Orleans advocates and leaders hope they can use the big game as...
This Capital Region steel fabricator just announced a $25M expansion
St. Helena Parish-based Southland Steel Fabricators Inc. announced on Monday that it is investing $25 million to add 100,000 square feet of production space...
Most US homeowners don’t have flood insurance, but should they?Â
Hurricane Helene's recent devastation, with damages expected to exceed $225 billion, highlights a critical gap in U.S. disaster preparedness, Bloomberg reports.
Only about 4% of...
What Tim Temple says is a must in addressing the state’s insurance crisis
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says building code enhancements for the state's coastal regions should be on the agenda when lawmakers eventually meet in...
Roundup: Taylor Swift / Ignition 1.0 / Plan of Government changesÂ
NOLA windfall: Taylor Swift’s three concerts later this month are expected to bring a record-breaking amount of revenue to the Caesars Superdome. Swift has...
State ethics board cancels October meetings due to new quorum requirementsÂ
The Louisiana Board of Ethics canceled its monthly meetings this week because not enough members could attend to reach the required quorum threshold under...
See the latest business development planned along BurbankÂ
A JPMorgan Chase branch is being proposed for a rapidly developing area on Burbank Drive.
At its November meeting, the Planning Commission will review plans...
Shell is counting on higher LNG production
Oil and gas giant Shell expects a rise in liquefied natural gas production and resilient gas trading in the third quarter, potentially offsetting continued...
US appeals court to review suit alleging environmental racism in St. James Parish
A federal appellate court is set to hear oral arguments Monday in a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist...
Can the nation’s office market experience a rebound after bottoming out?
The struggling U.S. office property market may be bottoming out, Reuters reports.Â
Over the last quarter, there has been a string of sales of stressed...
SCOTUS reaffirms two Biden administration environmental regulations
The Supreme Court on Friday left in place two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing industry emissions of planet warming methane and toxic...
Roundup: Mortgage rates / Spirit Airlines / TOPS scholarship
Spike: The average rate on the 30-year-fixed mortgage jumped 27 basis points Friday morning following the release of the government’s monthly employment report. The...
Louisiana sees a dip in initial jobless claims
New unemployment claims in Louisiana dropped around 2.3% for the week ending Sept. 28.
There were 1,664 initial insurance claims filed last week, down from...
Meet the Capital Region’s No. 1 Best Place to Work among small companies
When Joe Nicolosi founded Baton Rouge Physical Therapy in 1963, he was already breaking boundaries. At a time when most patients were receiving physical...
Roundup: Dockworkers strike / CVS Health / Tax reform
Suspended: Ports impacted by this week’s strike began reopening late on Thursday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the...
Former local boutique relaunches as an online business Â
Jenee Esquivel has relaunched her brick-and-mortar brand, Moxi Boutique, as Moxi the Label, an online business with a focus on handmade charm necklaces and...
‘LaPolitics’: Cassidy’s fundraising push for 2026 is gaining steam
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy’s supporters are getting energized about the 2026 reelection cycle following a Monday night fundraiser that yielded more than $350,000 for...
What the latest jobs report means for the labor market
America’s employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, the latest evidence that the U.S. labor market is still solid enough to support...
Roundup: Refinance demand / Rouses denied / Tax reform plan
Slight cooling: Mortgage rates slightly increased last week, but it was enough to take a little heat out of what had been a briefly...
