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Baton Rouge entrepreneur rebuilds life one loaf at a time
After surviving three heart attacks and open-heart surgery, Baton Rouge entrepreneur Matt Bolton traded the industrial construction business for a slower—but no less demanding—second...
Roundup: Junior League / Lane Kiffin article / Youth job fair
New leadership academy: The Junior League of Baton Rouge is launching a new Women’s Leadership Academy aimed at senior and executive level women across...
Roundup: State budget / Alabama’s congressional map / FEMA
Reality check: Louisiana lawmakers are reworking the state budget after a revised revenue forecast slashed more than $200 million across the current and upcoming...
Inflation jumps again as it continues to eat up wage gains
U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher.
The Labor Department’s consumer price index rose...
A once-popular Livingston Parish business event is returning after seven years
The Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce is reviving its community expo and job fair after a seven-year hiatus.
The free event is scheduled for Tuesday...
Surging diesel prices add new fuel to grocery inflation
Rising diesel prices are beginning to show up in grocery produce aisles as food distributors, farmers and wholesalers grapple with mounting transportation costs.
A Wall...
‘LaPolitics’: Campaign finance changes march on during session
Legislators have made a lot of changes to Louisiana’s campaign finance rules over the past couple years.
But according to attorney Stephen Gelé, who has...
Trump pushes for temporary suspension of federal gas tax
President Donald Trump said Monday he will move to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by...
Two Louisiana cities rank among America’s worst for aging infrastructure
A new national analysis of municipal infrastructure ranks a pair of Louisiana cities among the worst in the country at maintaining aging public assets.
Kenner...
Roundup: Home resales sluggish / Restaurants squeezed / Beef imports
Barely budging: Sales of previously owned U.S. homes barely rose in April from a nine-month low, underscoring a sluggish housing market at the start...
The strongest urban revival strategies may be the least glamorous
What can other cities learn from a Connecticut metro that went from a poster child for sprawl to one of the nation’s most connected...
The next phase of AI at work? Talking instead of typing
The office keyboard may be losing ground to a noisier successor: AI dictation.
As The Wall Street Journal writes, a growing number of tech workers...
Roundup: Student loans / Esports / Home sales
Payment plans: Big changes are coming to federal student loans on July 1, with new borrowing caps, fewer repayment options and the end of...
Older workers feel fine. Young workers? Not so much
For years, younger Americans have been more optimistic about the job market than older Americans, even through the depths of the Great Recession. But...
Why men are falling behind in the job market
As industries like manufacturing and transportation cool, America’s job market is increasingly favoring sectors where women have long dominated, creating a growing challenge for...
Capitol tensions are boiling over congressional maps
Louisiana’s congressional redistricting fight erupted into chaos Friday as lawmakers considered new maps that could eliminate one or both of the state’s majority-Black U.S....
Louisiana layoff filings keep cooling
Initial unemployment claims 05/02/26
Continued unemployment claims 05/02/26
Roundup: Crawfish prices rise / SpaceX’s spending plan / PAR’s Steven Procopio
Mudbug economy: Crawfish prices are climbing just in time for Mother’s Day. Prices rose 50 cents per pound this week as strong holiday demand...
Baton Rouge’s job market continues to climb
Baton Rouge posted another solid month of job growth in March, helping push Louisiana’s private-sector employment to a record high.
New data from Louisiana Works...
The SEC may make audits less complicated
A potential shakeup in U.S. audit oversight could make life easier for public companies and their auditors, The Wall Street Journal writes.
A senior SEC...
