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Roundup: K-9 police grant / Voting accessibility / Jim Nasium
K-9 cop: AKC Reunite, a nonprofit pet microchip identification and recovery service provider, announced that it has awarded one of its 2024 grants through...
This company just bought industrial property in Geismar
A Delaware-registered company purchased property in the Gateway Industrial Park in Geismar, according to a deal filed Tuesday with the Ascension Parish Clerk of...
How much confidence does LSU’s faculty and staff have in leadership? Not a lot
Less than half of faculty at Louisiana’s flagship university reported feeling confident in their senior leadership to make the right decisions for the institution,...
A new logistics park is being developed in Ascension Parish
Two Louisiana-based firms—JRE Capital and Ratcliff Development—are partnering to develop a new logistics park on 186 acres of farmland in Geismar.
Located along Interstate 10...
Will the cooling US job market trigger interest rate cuts?
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday reinforced a message that the Fed is paying growing attention to a slowing job market and not...
Barnes & Noble announces opening date for Denham Springs store
National book retailer Barnes & Noble is opening its Denham Springs store on Wednesday, July 17, the company announced Wednesday morning.
The store is in...
Honeywell announces $1.8B acquisition of Air Products’ LNG line
Honeywell has struck a deal to acquire Air Products’ liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment business for $1.81 billion, The Wall Street Journal...
Roundup: State of emergency / Whistleblowers / Beetle infestation
Beryl aftermath: Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency on Thursday in response to damage from Tropical Storm Beryl after it struck Texas...
Evolution of an idea: St. Bruno Bread Co.
Though relatively new to the Baton Rouge baking scene, St. Bruno Bread Co. quickly has become known in culinary circles for its old-world, chemical-free...
Experts warn the validity of US data gathering is at risk
Inadequate funding and controversial measures in a budget bill could threaten what Americans know about themselves through federal data gathering, statisticians and demographers warn...
See what Goldman Sachs executives are saying about the economy
Goldman Sachs Asset Management executives expect the U.S. economy to grow at a slower clip of about 2% in the second half of 2024,...
This 6th District candidate warns ‘we’re in danger of losing America’
Elbert Guillory, a Republican former state senator who’s running for Louisiana’s recently redrawn 6th Congressional District, has a lot of ideas about what’s wrong...
Louisiana: It’s one of the cheapest states to live in
Louisiana’s cost of living for a single person is $41,233, the eighth lowest in the nation, CNBC reports.
The state with the lowest cost of...
How a small team with a vision built an industrial powerhouse in Prairieville
Five years ago, Paola Alvarado had big dreams but no work. She, along with her husband, Luis, and founding member Kerry Ponthier were knocking...
Roundup: Ochsner outage / Record highs / LSU AI research
Blame the hurricane: Ochsner phone numbers are unable to receive calls from AT&T numbers as well as some other cellular providers because of a...
Will Louisiana legislators overturn the governor’s vetoes?
State lawmakers will not overturn Gov. Jeff Landry’s vetoes from the last legislative session, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
More than 80% of members of the House...
Companies need to employ these disciplines to have success with gen AI
Generative AI is all the rage, and with good reason, but determining when—and whether—these tools are really of value requires considerable effort.
As Harvard Business...
Roundup: Lamar / 6th Congressional District / Louisiana Board of Ethics
Earnings: Lamar Advertising Company will release its second quarter earnings report before the market opens on Aug. 8. Lamar will host a conference call...
Fed chair hints that rate cuts could come soon as job market begins to...
The Federal Reserve faces a cooling job market as well as persistently high prices, Chair Jerome Powell said in written testimony Tuesday, a shift...
Progress made on occupational licensing reform in Louisiana, but is it enough?
To many, it’s common sense that occupational licenses be required to practice some highly technical professions—accounting, engineering, home inspection and the like. But when...
