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Health care hiring leads to a better-than-expected US jobs jump in January
U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs last month, but government revisions cut 2024-2025 U.S. payrolls by hundreds of thousands.
The unemployment rate, meanwhile,...
State ramps up enforcement of imported seafood labeling laws
Louisiana regulators are stepping up enforcement of long-standing seafood labeling laws, and hundreds of restaurants are feeling the impact, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
A review of...
The Louisiana Growth Fund gains solid traction in year one
One year after its launch, Louisiana Innovation—or LA.IO—is beginning to move from concept to execution, with early capital deployments offering a first look at...
Area’s first community lighthouse disaster response hub is ready to roll
Construction on Baton Rouge's first community lighthouse solar and battery microgrid wrapped up recently and was marked with a ribbon-cutting Tuesday at the International...
Roundup: Gulf lease sale / Red Lobster / Google’s AI play
Upcoming auction: The next federal offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf is scheduled for March 11, opening more than 80 million...
White House looks to dismantle legal basis for most federal climate regulations
The Trump administration plans to repeal the 2009 “endangerment finding,” the Obama-era scientific determination that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and...
Roundup: St. George zoning / Small business optimism / Landry’s newest role
Overhaul: The St. George City Council will introduce an ordinance at tonight’s meeting that looks to significantly overhaul the city’s zoning framework. The proposal...
As domestic growth slows, US shale producers are looking abroad
U.S. shale producers are increasingly looking beyond domestic oil fields as growth in America’s most prolific basins slows, The Wall Street Journal writes.
After years...
‘LaPolitics’: Cassidy-Letlow battle heats up as qualifying for primary nears
With qualifying for Louisiana's U.S. Senate race set to commence Wednesday, big money and serious surrogates are lining up behind the lead contenders as...
Delayed report shows retail sales stalled in December
Shoppers pulled back the pace of their spending in December from the previous month, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on...
Trump’s proposed investor homebuying ban faces pushback from Republicans
President Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes is running into resistance on Capitol Hill, exposing a growing divide...
These local contractors earned spots on ABC’s ‘Top Performers’ list
Baton Rouge-based construction contractors snagged top honors, accounting for four out of the top five spots on the Associated Builders and Contractors' annual Top...
Why Trump wants US home prices to continue climbing
President Donald Trump wants to keep home prices high, bypassing calls to ramp up construction so people can afford what has been a ticket...
Roundup: Shreveport data center / Global oil demand / LNG exports
Back and forth: Shreveport’s push to attract a major data center has sparked a rare clash between Mayor Tom Arceneaux and the city’s Metropolitan...
Eddie Bauer store operator files for Chapter 11 as sales slide
The operator of roughly 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming declining sales and...
Roundup: New LSU program / LNG exports / US jobs report
Keeping talent at home: LSU’s Honors College is launching a new, cohort-based bachelor’s degree aimed at keeping top students in the state. The TRACTS...
Behind the Baton Rouge bet that led to a billion-dollar business empire
Local auto dealer Joe Agresti built an empire with Nick Saban. So what’s next?
In 2004, Joe Agresti bet everything—his life savings and his parents'...
Job seekers are now hiring their own recruiters to get hired
Landing a white-collar job has become so competitive that job seekers are flipping the recruiting model on its head, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Instead...
Louisiana labor market showing early-year strength
Initial unemployment claims 01/31/26
Continued unemployment claims 01/31/26
Roundup: Wall Street / Consumer confidence / Valentine’s Day flowers
Market rebounds: Stock surged on Friday as technology stocks recovered after several days of heavy selling in the sector and bitcoin rebounded following a...
