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Roundup: Environmental monitoring / Tylenol maker acquired / BP
DIY tracking: Louisiana residents are collecting their own environmental data to track pollution’s effects on air, water and health, even as state law limits...
How to lead when working with AI
Generative AI is great for email, decks and notes—but it can also nudge leaders into outsourcing the thinking that gives decisions meaning, Harvard Business...
Tariffs are testing Louisiana’s industrial economic boom
Louisiana’s economic recruiters have quietly lobbied the Trump administration to shield major industrial projects from the expanding wave of federal tariffs, according to records...
Roundup: Senate filibuster / Halloween spending / Home sales
Trump’s call rejected: Back from a week abroad, former President Donald Trump reentered the government shutdown fight, urging Senate Republicans to scrap the 60-vote...
Cities are turning to robots for firefighting, lawn mowing and more
Cities across the U.S. are quietly welcoming a new kind of public servant: robots.
From Kansas City’s firefighting bot—capable of blasting 2,500 gallons of water...
Roundup: NOLA money woes / Halloween economy / New LED initiative
Borrowing request pulled: New Orleans has withdrawn its $125 million borrowing request after Gov. Jeff Landry and other state leaders threatened to install a...
Report finds ongoing violations at Louisiana LNG terminals
A new report from the Environmental Integrity Project alleges that southwest Louisiana’s liquefied natural gas terminals have been in near-constant violation of the Clean...
Roundup: Guest speaker / Government shutdown / Legacy admissions
Energy update: Public Service Commissioner Jean Paul Coussan will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday. He will...
Bauxite refinery near Gramercy faces more scrutiny after river spill
A massive rust-colored plume recently spilled from Atlantic Alumina’s River Parishes refinery into the Mississippi River, underscoring persistent environmental and compliance issues at the...
Penny pinchers: Businesses and banks are running out of one-cent coins
The U.S. is running out of pennies.
President Donald Trump’s decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications...
These industry giants use as much power as the top oil and tech companies
The world’s clean energy transition has a hidden energy hog: the industrial gas sector, Bloomberg writes.
Its factories quietly burn through more electricity than Google...
Roundup: LSU coaching search / US-China soybean deal / Chase’s blockchain
No ‘stupid’ contract: Gov. Jeff Landry said Wednesday that LSU athletic director Scott Woodward will not select the university’s next football coach, following Brian...
Has investment spending on AI gone too far?
Wall Street is growing uneasy as tech giants pour record sums into artificial intelligence infrastructure, Bloomberg writes.
Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft spent a combined $78...
Shell reports highest Gulf production in two decades
Shell extended its $3.5 billion quarterly share buyback after reporting stronger-than-expected earnings, lifted by record production and improved trading margins, The Wall Street Journal...
Survey finds strong community support for $5.8B Hyundai steel mill
A new poll shows broad support among River Parishes residents for Hyundai’s proposed $5.8 billion steel plant near Donaldsonville, though concerns about pollution remain...
Roundup: GM layoffs / Government shutdown / State Rep. Dixon McMakin
3,300 to lose jobs: General Motors will lay off more than 3,300 union workers across Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee as it scales back electric...
Fed cuts interest rates again to support hiring
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and...
Louisiana delays the 2026 primary elections
Louisiana lawmakers voted Wednesday to delay the 2026 primary election dates, giving the Legislature time to redraw U.S. House districts depending on the outcome...
Roundup: Rotary Club / Carbon tax concessions / Microchip shortage
Halloween event: The Rotary Club of St. George is inviting prospective members to its annual “BOO Breakfast,” 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Friday, at Alexander’s Café...
GOP state lawmakers block transparency bills ahead of any redistricting
Republican lawmakers in Louisiana have rejected two transparency bills that would have opened public access and slowed the pace of any upcoming redistricting session,...
