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Judge weighing request to temporarily block ouster of Fed governor

A federal judge said Friday she will consider in the coming days whether to temporarily block the Trump administration from removing Federal Reserve governor...

Baton Rouge brand Tatro Toys eyeing a comeback 

A Baton Rouge-founded toy company that shut down during the pandemic is preparing for a relaunch. Tatro Toys founder Will Barrios says he operated the...

Here are the 2025 Angel Award honorees

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation has announced its 2025 Angel Award recipients, including two honorees from the Capital Region. The award...

Roundup: Fortified roofs / Inflation / Emergency alerts

Feeling lucky?: Registration for Louisiana’s next fortified roof grant lottery opens at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, and closes at 5 p.m. on...

Twenty years after Katrina, Trump’s FEMA policies face scrutiny

Two decades after Hurricane Katrina raised serious questions about the nation’s ability to prepare for and respond to natural disasters, some current and former...

’LaPolitics’: Bond Commission drills down on construction costs

The State Bond Commission approved funding for two affordable housing developments in New Orleans, after several months of pushing the developers to justify the...

US mortgage rates reach their lowest level in nearly a year

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage slipped this week to its lowest level in 10 months, but remains close to where it’s...

What BTR expects its holiday weekend travel numbers to look like

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is expecting slightly higher passenger volume for the Labor Day travel period compared to last year. Assistant Aviation Director Louis Hubbard...

EU looks to scrap tariffs on US industrial goods as part of a wider...

The European Commission on Thursday proposed removing tariffs on U.S. industrial goods as part of a trade deal that would also reduce American duties...

Trump says Meta data center will make Louisiana a national hub for AI

President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry say Meta’s massive artificial intelligence data center in Richland Parish will transform the state into a...

Roundup: ‘The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’ / Walgreens / Roseland explosion

Goodbye to print: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Publisher and President Andrew Morse announced Thursday that the publication will stop producing a print newspaper at the end...

The US economy saw stronger growth in Q2 than initially thought

Thanks to consumers who stepped up their spending despite jitters over President Donald Trump’s trade war, the U.S. economy’s rebound in the second quarter...

Louisiana calls on the Supreme Court to reject race in redistricting

Louisiana on Wednesday abandoned its defense of a political map that elected two Black members of Congress and instead called on the Supreme Court...

Ousted Fed governor Lisa Cook sues Trump to reverse her firing

Lisa Cook, a governor on the Federal Reserve Board, sued President Donald Trump on Thursday over his unprecedented decision earlier this week to fire...

Roundup: LASM / LSU parking / Lil Boosie

Happy anniversary: To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historic Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Depot, downtown’s Louisiana Art & Science Museum is presenting...

State begins public testing of new voting machine technology

Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s office hosted a public demonstration this week of new voting technology from Texas-based Hart InterCivic, according to Louisiana...

Commercial real estate activity picking up as institutional investors return

Commercial real estate activity is showing signs of recovery after a slowdown earlier this year, CNBC reports. JLL’s latest Bid Intensity Index, which measures liquidity...

A new $145M women’s correctional institute is set to open in St. Gabriel

A ribbon cutting ceremony will mark the grand opening of the new Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women facility on Thursday morning in St. Gabriel. In...

Rotolo’s Craft & Crust expanding with a half dozen new locations across the U.S.

Rotolo’s Craft & Crust is opening six restaurants across four states as the Baton Rouge-founded pizza franchise continues its expansion. New locations are under construction...

Roundup: BTR tailgate party / LIV Golf in NOLA / Hurricane risk analysis

LSU season kickoff: The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport will host a season kickoff tailgate party Friday to celebrate the start of LSU's 2025 football...