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Why the $9.99 price tag still rules retail
The $9.99 price point remains a powerful strategy because many consumers perceive products under $10 as noticeably more affordable than those priced at $10...
Saronic’s Louisiana shipyard helps drive a new wave of defense technology
Saronic Technologies is at the center of a major shift in naval warfare, a move toward autonomous vessels, artificial intelligence and faster defense manufacturing,...
Roundup: YEA applications open / Louisiana leads / Inflation cools
Future founders wanted: Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge is accepting applications for its 2026–2027 program for students in grades 9-12. Participants develop and...
‘LaPolitics’: Constitutional convention backers aren’t ready to give up
When asked if he thought there was any chance for a constitutional convention in Louisiana anytime soon, Lane Grigsby started off with a one-word...
Louisiana reaches 2 million jobs as construction boom fuels economic growth
Louisiana's economy posted encouraging results in the second quarter of 2026, reaching a record 2.01 million nonfarm jobs in May and remaining above the...
Roundup: Lawsuit against Paramount / Hormuz toll / More VW job cuts?
Merger roadblock: The attorneys general of 12 states sued to block Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing it would reduce competition...
Louisiana-based study: Bariatric surgery holds promise for young patients
A new study from researchers at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center, FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, and the...
American Safety inks six-year pact to provide ground transport for LSU sports teams
The LSU athletic department has announced a six-year partnership with Louisiana-based American Safety, naming the company the official ground transportation provider of LSU Athletics.
American...
A mentor and a mid-century house: The story behind one boomerang’s return
John Musso, a 41-year-old Baton Rouge native, returned home in 2023 after building a successful Manhattan luxury real estate career.
While affordability, familiar culture and...
Roundup: Cocoa demand / ‘Funflation’ / Data center utility demand
Market instability: Cocoa demand is showing signs of recovery after a period of weakness, but the market remains unstable as prices continue to swing...
Meta to spend an additional $40B to expand colossal Louisiana data center
Meta is substantially expanding its artificial intelligence infrastructure by increasing investment in its massive data center campus in Richland Parish, Bloomberg reports.
The company announced...
America’s oil backstop is showing its age
The U.S. has relied heavily on its Strategic Petroleum Reserve, in recent years, with the Biden and Trump administrations authorizing a combined release of...
Frontline Strategies aims to lead a changing lobbying landscape
Frontline Strategies, a Baton Rouge government relations firm launched in January through the merger of Sequitur Consulting and The Tatman Group, has quickly built...
Why ‘cognitive surrender’ may be AI’s biggest workplace risk
Artificial intelligence is making knowledge workers more productive, but a growing body of research suggests that relying on it too heavily may weaken critical...
Roundup: Fed report / Air taxis / $7B healthcare acquisition
Inflation update: In its semiannual monetary report to Congress, the Federal Reserve said inflation remains well above its 2% target rate, boosted by tariffs...
As tensions rise, shippers again are forced to rethink Strait of Hormuz routes
Renewed fighting between Iran and the U.S. has reignited security concerns in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most important shipping routes...
AI boom spins up demand for turbine makers
A small group of specialized manufacturers is benefiting from surging demand for turbine blades and vanes used in aircraft engines and gas turbines that...
How Peter Ranzino turned business challenges into fast-growing tech companies
Baton Rouge tech entrepreneur Peter Ranzino built two successful companies by identifying workplace problems and using technology to solve them.
In the late 1990s, he...
Trump will allow bipartisan housing bill to become law, but without his signature
President Donald Trump will let the bipartisan housing bill approved by Congress become law without his signature, saying Friday that he was refusing to...
Roundup: Oil demand / EU investigates Meta / Volkswagen shrinks
Predicted to fall: The International Energy Agency expects global oil demand to fall by about 1 million barrels per day in 2026, as the...
