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Gulf lease sale draws $47M in bids
The federal government’s second offshore oil and gas lease auction in the Gulf since the 2024 presidential election generated nearly $47 million in high...
Roundup: Baton Rouge Zydeco / Rising airfares / Jones Act
War impacts merchandise: The Baton Rouge Zydeco say the team’s St. Patrick's Day jerseys will not be delivered in time for the team’s St....
Journalists sue LSU for access to student-athlete payment records
A group of Louisiana journalists has filed a lawsuit seeking access to records detailing how LSU spends public funds on payments to student-athletes under...
BREC says it has completed its 2024 audit after delays
BREC has completed its 2024 audit, which is expected to be posted by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office within the next couple of weeks,...
Louisiana ranks No. 2 in the nation for federal historic tax credit projects
Louisiana ranked second in the nation for completed federal historic tax credit projects in 2025, highlighting the state’s continued role as a national leader...
Why the elevator pitch is losing its lift
The elevator pitch was built for speed, not for how careers actually work today, Inc. Magazine writes.
The technique of the elevator pitch is so...
Roundup: Caesars / Sorrento Primary School / Last night’s weather
$7B offer: Billionaire Tilman Fertitta is in talks to buy Caesars Entertainment for roughly $7 billion after he topped a competing offer from billionaire...
Eliminate Louisiana’s income tax? Not so fast
Gov. Jeff Landry has been vocal about his desire to eliminate the state income tax since he took office in January 2024, but key...
Syngenta to cease production of toxic herbicide at St. Gabriel facility
Multinational agriculture technology company Syngenta announced earlier this month that it will cease global production of the herbicide paraquat by the end of June,...
Baton Rouge emerges as a key audience driver for local sports network
The Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network is increasingly looking to Baton Rouge as both a growing audience base and a potential hub for...
Roundup: McDonald’s / U.S. budget deficit / Broadband funding
Discount strategy: Beginning in April, McDonald’s plans to roll out a new round of deals and discounts to stay competitive in the fast-food spending...
Why Southern’s School of Nursing was named the best in the nation
Last year, the Southern University School of Nursing was named the No. 1 nursing school in the U.S. by Nurse.org. Sandra Brown, the school’s...
Bill that shields university donor, job applicant records advances
A Louisiana Senate committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would allow public universities to keep certain donor and job applicant records confidential, according...
Wealthy nations pledge record oil reserve release to ease surging prices
A group representing many of the world’s wealthiest countries agreed Wednesday to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in...
These are the finalists for Nexus Louisiana’s DevDays competition
Computer science and engineering students from four Louisiana universities will compete for $10,000 in cash prizes during Nexus Louisiana's first DevDays competition of the...
Best of 225 voting now open through April 8
Voting is underway for 225 magazine’s 2026 Best of 225 Awards, giving residents across the region the chance to weigh in on their favorite...
The rise of ‘workslop’: When AI makes more work for everyone
A new term is gaining traction in workplaces grappling with the rapid adoption of generative AI: “workslop.”
The phrase describes low-effort, AI-generated work that appears...
Roundup: Inflation watch / Deepfake crackdown / Louisiana plant delayed
Price pressures: Inflation stayed stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose in a snapshot of what consumer prices looked like before the U.S.-Israeli...
Meet the man behind Baton Rouge’s car wash empire
Benny Alford still shows up to work every day.
At 80, the founder of Benny’s Car Wash keeps an open door at the company’s corporate...
Roundup: Oil field lawsuits / Domestic oil production / Existing home sales
Rushing to file: Lawyers representing Louisiana landowners have filed more than a dozen new oil field contamination lawsuits ahead of a state law change...
