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Roundup: Redistricting / LegisGator / The Water Institute
More map changes: Louisiana lawmakers altered the state’s proposed congressional map again Thursday. The House and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 10-7 to adopt an...
‘LaPolitics’: House speaker zeroes in on higher ed spending, tax credits
Credits could become the Legislature’s next big tax topic and university spending in Louisiana will soon be scrutinized in meaningful ways by lawmakers, House...
Meta settles high-profile lawsuit over youth mental health claims
Meta Platforms has reached a settlement in the first school district lawsuit slated for trial over claims that social media platforms contributed to a...
State lawmakers scale back bill that shields companies from climate lawsuits
Legislation aimed at shielding Louisiana companies from climate-related lawsuits is advancing in the state Legislature, though a late amendment has altered the bill’s reach,...
Roundup: LIV Golf / Hurricane season / Clinical food pantry
Fundraising push: LIV Golf is preparing to take its revised business plan and investor pitch on the road as early as Thursday in an...
Gubernatorial term limit bill heads to Senate floor
A proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit governors from returning to office after two elected terms even if the terms are nonconsecutive cleared the...
Roundup: NDAs / Scenic Highway / Ed Orgeron
Court order: A state court judge has ruled that Ascension Parish improperly withheld nondisclosure agreements entered into by parish officials with other state officials...
Julia Fisher-Cormier is charting the Port of South Louisiana’s next chapter
Julia Fisher-Cormier’s roles in local and state government have come in quick succession. She’s been in high demand, having gained a reputation for getting...
Influential Women in Business honorees share how they rewrote the rules
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Three influential women leaders are redefining what leadership looks like in Baton Rouge—by rejecting traditional playbooks, embracing discomfort and building organizations centered on people...
Should parishes be able to ban carbon capture? Lawmakers say no
Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday blocked a package of bills that would have allowed some parishes to prohibit carbon capture and sequestration, The Center Square...
Valued at $730B, OpenAI is preparing to go public
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is preparing to file confidentially for an initial public offering in the coming weeks, The New York Times reports.
The...
Roundup: Target rebounds / Coffee Call / Central’s mayor in accident
Strong sales: Target reported its strongest sales growth in four years Wednesday, signaling that changes made under the company’s new CEO are resonating with...
Shell’s Mars platform reaches a ‘historic’ milestone
Shell’s Mars platform in the Gulf has become the first offshore asset in the U.S. to produce 1 billion barrels of oil over its...
Roundup: Sen. Bill Cassidy / Mortgage rates / Adapting to flood threats
Flipping his vote: Sen. Bill Cassidy broke with President Donald Trump to cast the deciding vote advancing a War Powers Resolution that would limit...
How the voting rights fight is spilling into the SEC sports landscape
The NAACP and Congressional Black Caucus are escalating pressure on college athletics, urging Black athletes and fans to boycott public universities in Southern states...
Gen Z women are buying homes. Gen Z men? No so much
Single Gen Z women are outpacing their male counterparts when it comes to buying a home.
They accounted for 35% of all homebuyers in their...
Roundup: LSU Vet Med’s new tech / Blue Bayou returns / Home Depot
Sharper animal scans: LSU Vet Med has installed a new Canon Orian 1.5T MRI system, replacing equipment used since 2009 and completing a multiyear...
A federal fuel tax holiday is gaining momentum in Washington
The Trump administration is working with Congress on a proposal to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes as the war in Iran drives up...
Louisiana House set to debate new congressional map
The Louisiana House is expected to take up a proposed new congressional map Thursday, as lawmakers continue working through questions about parish splits, community...
Roundup: Pending home sales / TSA explores shortcuts / AI trade shift
Buyers more optimistic: Pending home sales rose 1.4% in April and were up 3.2% from a year earlier, according to the National Association of...
