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Consumers pull back as retail sales dip to start 2026
American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the malaise in retail sales that began late last year.
Retail sales fell 0.2% in...
FMOL Health earns global workplace honors from Gallup
Baton Rouge-based FMOL Health has been recognized among the world’s top workplaces by Gallup, earning honors for both employee engagement and strengths-based workplace culture.
The...
How leaders and their teams can stay grounded amid uncertainty
Uncertainty is no longer an occasional disruption. It’s a constant. For business leaders, the challenge isn’t eliminating uncertainty but learning how to lead through...
Roundup: Lake Maurepas pollution study / Oil production / Income tax plan
Professor’s request denied: A Southeastern Louisiana University faculty grievance committee has rejected a chemistry professor’s request to be reinstated to a high-profile Lake Maurepas...
Roundup: LSU Board of Supervisors / Retail sales / Used car prices
New appointee: Gov. Jeff Landry has appointed Lake Charles businessman John Condos to the LSU Board of Supervisors, filling a vacancy left by the...
Louisiana schools weigh how to safely bring AI into the classroom
Louisiana education officials are debating how aggressively the state should regulate artificial intelligence in classrooms as policymakers consider new oversight models for rapidly emerging...
US payrolls shrink by 92,000 in unexpected February decline
American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. Meanwhile, unemployment rose to 4.4%.
The Labor Department...
‘LaPolitics’: Cassidy campaign files FEC complaint against Letlow
The campaign of incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission this week against GOP primary challenger Congresswoman...
Roundup: Relisting homes / Oil prices / FEMA funds
Jumping back in: Home sellers are relisting properties at the fastest pace in a decade as some who pulled listings last year try again...
Meet Chad Olivier, one of the Capital Region 500
Chad Olivier has been working in the Capital Region financial services industry for more than 25 years. Originally a stockbroker, he pivoted to financial...
Morgan Stanley becomes the latest company to announce mass layoffs
Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley is laying off roughly 2,500 employees as job cuts continue this year in the financial sector.
The layoffs at...
Carbon sequestration draft permit advances Louisiana biofuels plant
A proposed biofuels facility in northeast Louisiana is a step closer to reality after state regulators approved a draft permit for a Class VI...
Roundup: US jobless claims / Generational conflict / Oil prices
No change: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week was unchanged from the week before, a sign that layoffs remain at...
Rolfe McCollister: Send Sen. Miguez back to New Iberia
Rolfe McCollister won’t be supporting congressional candidate Sen. Blake Miguez or as he describes him, "the carpetbagger from New Iberia. Let’s vote to send...
Baton Rouge’s Plan of Government is nearly 80 years old. Does it still hold...
When East Baton Rouge Parish voters approved a consolidated city-parish government in the late 1940s, Baton Rouge was the parish’s unquestioned center of gravity.
The...
Roundup: 401(k) savings / Single-family home investors / Tariff refunds
Tapping accounts: Record numbers of Americans are tapping retirement accounts as financial pressures mount. About 6% of workers in Vanguard-administered 401(k) plans took hardship...
Why American frackers are in no hurry to increase drilling
U.S. shale producers are resisting the urge to ramp up drilling even as rising geopolitical tensions push oil prices higher, The Wall Street Journal...
State working on benchmark insurance discounts for fortified roofs
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is working with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to establish a targeted discount rate for homeowners who install...
State working on benchmark insurance discounts for fortified roofs
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is working with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to establish a targeted discount rate for homeowners who install...
