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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...
‘LaPolitics’: Redrawing of legislative maps likely off the table, at least for now
Given the rancor around redrawing the U.S. House map that kept senators in session into the wee hours of last week, it’s not surprising...
How to make a fresh start at work when a new boss takes the...
A new manager can bring uncertainty, but Harvard Business Review argues it also creates a rare chance to reset your reputation, working style and...
America’s energy boom comes with a price tag for consumers at home
Global demand for U.S. energy is putting fresh pressure on American fuel prices as overseas buyers scoop up record volumes of crude, gasoline, diesel,...
Roundup: NextEra-Dominion merger / New EV fees / Wealthy readers
$67B megadeal proposed: NextEra Energy is seeking to acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal valued at about $67 billion, creating a massive power...
‘Dad books’ are fading from the publishing world
Serious nonfiction—the kind of big, weighty book long associated with Father’s Day gifts—is losing ground in the publishing world, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Print...
Builders see a little bit of light in an otherwise tough market
U.S. homebuilder sentiment improved in May, but the industry’s mood remains cautious as affordability continues to weigh on buyers during the spring selling season,...
Roundup: Trump’s GOP grip / Amendment 3 / Powering AI
The next target: U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy’s third-place finish in Louisiana’s Republican primary is being cast by national GOP figures as another sign of...
Is a master’s degree still worth it?
A master’s degree has long been viewed as a reliable career accelerant, but new data suggests that payoff is getting harder to guarantee, The...
Bill that shields energy firms from climate claims advances to full Senate
Louisiana lawmakers are moving closer to shielding fossil fuel companies and other entities from climate-related liability claims under a bill headed to the full...
Roundup: Hot Art Cool Nights / NFL streaming / Inspection stickers
Back on: Hot Art Cool Nights is back in Baton Rouge’s Mid City after heavy rain pushed the annual festival back a week. The...
Hot inflation data revives fears of interest rate hike
Markets are starting to price in a very different path for the Federal Reserve after a fresh batch of hotter-than-expected inflation data, Reuters writes.
Investors...
Louisiana initial unemployment claims climb from previous week
Initial unemployment claims 05/09/26
Continued unemployment claims 05/09/26
The global fuel crunch is putting US oil refiners in overdrive
U.S. oil refiners are expected to keep fuel production running near full tilt through the rest of the year as the war with Iran...
UnitedHealth’s AI push now includes employee tracking
UnitedHealth Group is pushing deeper into artificial intelligence—and tracking whether some employees are actually using it, Bloomberg writes.
The health care giant is monitoring AI...
This $9.75B Louisiana LNG project just cleared a huge hurdle
A major new LNG project in southwest Louisiana is officially moving forward after Caturus secured $9.75 billion in financing to build its Commonwealth LNG...
Commercial real estate’s ‘extend and pretend’ strategy is starting to crack
After years of delaying the reckoning, commercial real estate lenders are increasingly cutting their losses and offloading troubled property loans at steep discounts, signaling...
Roundup: Boarding boats / Election update / Starbucks layoffs
Reasonable suspicion required: Louisiana lawmakers have approved legislation that would require wildlife agents and other law enforcement officers to have reasonable suspicion before stopping...
