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Louisiana initial unemployment claims drop for a second straight week
Initial unemployment claims 02/21/26
Continued unemployment claims 02/21/26
Steady supply is helping to push crawfish prices lower during Lent
Crawfish prices fell another 50 cents per pound this week, marking the second consecutive weekly drop during Lent, according to The Crawfish App.
The Baton...
Roundup: Target / LSU and the Ten Commandments / Tariff refunds
Cereal choices: Target will stop selling cereals containing synthetic colors by the end of May. The retailer said Friday it had been phasing cereals...
State challenges claims of fast-tracked carbon capture expansion
Louisiana energy regulators are pushing back against an environmental group’s report that claims the state is fast-tracking dozens of carbon capture and storage projects...
Regulators say Meta data center ownership shift doesn’t warrant investigation
Louisiana utility regulators this week declined to investigate Meta’s decision to shift ownership of its $28 billion Hyperion data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana...
Chevron and French Quarter Fest to end partnership
The French Quarter Festival will no longer have Chevron as a sponsor beginning in 2027, closing a 13-year partnership. The move comes after months...
Roundup: Tech layoffs / Papa John’s / Netflix pulls out
Block cutting 4,000: Shares in the financial technology company Block soared more than 20% in premarket trading Friday after it announced it was laying...
Labor Department proposal could reclassify millions of gig workers
The Trump administration is moving to unwind a Biden-era rule that tightened standards for classifying gig workers as employees, a shift that could reshape...
Rise in US wholesale prices for January is higher than expected
U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected last month.
The Labor Department reported Friday that its producer price index, which measures inflation before it...
A ‘LaPolitics’ Q&A with PAR’s Steven Procopio
LaPolitics: How transformational of a governor has Jeff Landry been over the first half of his first term, compared to other governors?
Steven Procopio, president...
Roundup: Moving abroad / State Farm / Walmart
Net negative migration: More Americans are moving abroad in record numbers, with 2025 marking rare net negative migration for the U.S., according to estimates....
Gulf-to-China shipping costs surge amid tanker squeeze
A bold bet by South Korea’s Sinokor group has reshaped the global oil tanker market, driving U.S. Gulf Coast shipping rates to multiyear highs,...
Companies that invest in well-being outperform. Here’s why
Mounting research shows employee well-being isn’t a perk—it’s a performance driver, Fast Company writes.
Drawing on hundreds of studies and millions of workers, evidence links...
Higher ed credit card spending draws attention of state inspector general
Louisiana’s state inspector general will investigate LSU’s use of taxpayer-funded purchasing cards after a report found the university accounted for roughly one-third of the...
Will homebuyers and sellers get back into the market with rates below 6%?
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate slipped this week below 6% for the first time since late 2022, good news for home shoppers as...
The ‘AI wall’ is real, and it’s limiting what workers can do
Generative AI can help employees perform unfamiliar tasks faster, but it won’t instantly turn novices into experts, The Harvard Business Review writes.
In a controlled...
Roundup: Smitty’s Supply / Layoffs at eBay / Golf equipment sales
Pumping stormwater: Smitty’s Supply began pumping up to 1 million gallons per day of treated stormwater into a Highway 51 drainage ditch after receiving...
What the latest US initial jobless claims numbers show
Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at relatively healthy levels.
The number of Americans filing for jobless aid for...
From tariffs to torts: Court ruling sparks mass litigation over billions in duties
The Supreme Court’s decision striking down many of former President Donald Trump’s global tariffs has triggered a legal scramble among U.S. businesses seeking refunds...
Hut 8’s West Feliciana data center to fund its own water and power upgrades
Hut 8’s planned $2.8 billion data center in West Feliciana Parish is poised to deliver more than jobs and construction spending—it’s also reshaping the...
