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House speaker chooses top committee chairmen
Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales, has appointed two representatives to chair the budget and tax committees, considered the most powerful panels in the...
Baton Rouge shopping goes online with Local Pop-Up
Having a large number of local craftsmen and retailers in Baton Rouge makes it easy for people to shop locally. Between all the clothing,...
Baton Rouge General, Baton Rouge Clinic join Mayo Clinic Care Network
Baton Rouge General and the Baton Rouge Clinic announced this morning they have joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, an affiliation of some 40...
Sports betting poised for big investments in 2020
Barstool Sports is poised to transition from media company to a major sports betting company on the heels of a $163 million investment from...
Mary Bird Perkins, OLOL Heart & Vascular Institute launch cardio-oncology clinic
The Mary Bird Perkins-Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center and the OLOL Heart & Vascular Institute have together launched a cardio-oncology clinic.
Led by...
Sewer line discovery delays Green Light work at Nicholson, Brightside
The discovery of an unexpected sewer line by construction crews working at the intersection of Nicholson Drive and Brightside Lane has pushed the completion...
How to navigate non-work hours job communication
It’s often taken for granted that you and your work colleagues will be reachable at all hours, and CEOs' habits tend to support this...
EIA: Renewables will dominate power grid by 2050
In a shift from earlier forecasts, the U.S. Energy Information Administration is forecasting that renewables, not natural gas, will be the dominant source of...
Roundup: BESE / Higher education / US GDP growth
Superintendent search: The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education announced it has received the initial report of its Superintendent Selection Work Group and...
Business, industry groups want more input in next round of potential ITEP changes
Though pleased with one of the “process changes” Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration hopes to make to the Industrial Tax Exemption Program, local business...
Is The Chimes expanding to Lafayette?
A mixed-use development planned for a busy corner of Lafayette is advertising The Chimes as its anchor tenant.
The development, which will be across the...
Research: Humility makes for a better leader
Humility will lead to success, according to new research reported by Bloomberg.
Hogan Assessments, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company, develops personality tests to predict workplace performance....
Reporting of lease operations may have hurt company valuations
A recent change in how companies are expected to account for and report operating leases on company balance sheets may have delivered a jolt...
Two Perkins Road Smoothie King locations close
Two Smoothie King locations along Perkins Road have closed this week. Whether the closures are permanent is unclear.
A handwritten sign posted on the door...
Roundup: Burrow honored / Dow sales / Nordstrom revival
Trophy case: Joe Burrow is adding yet another trophy to his collection, the Manning Award, given annually to the nation's best college football quarterback,...
New trade deal could help Louisiana agriculture, shipping
President Donald Trump signed a trade deal with Mexico and Canada today that could spark a "renaissance" in Louisiana agriculture, producers and politicians say.
"The...
Stanford case attorney: Most victims have given up hope of recovering money
Last year at this time, attorney Phil Preis was feeling optimistic that the 900 or so mostly Baton Rouge-based victims of the 2009 Stanford...
Roundup: Car buying trends / Pending home sales / Hot sauce
Used cars: The average sale price of a new vehicle hit a record of just over $39,000 late last year, a figure that chased...
LSU football nets $56.6M for 2019 fiscal year, up more than $1M from ’18
LSU’s football program led the school’s athletic program in generating revenues, netting $56.6 million after expenses for the fiscal year ending mid-2019.
According to a...
Louisiana education head calls for Jump Start restructuring
Today, more than one in five high school students graduate with a “career” diploma, compared to less than 2% before Jump Start, and the...
