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Roundup: TEDxBaton Rouge / A safer Gulf Coast / Musk dethroned
Season kickoff party: The 2025 TEDxBatonRouge season launches on Sept. 25 with a kickoff party at the LSU Center for River Studies on Terrace...
Surge in auto loan defaults brings calls for more consumer protections
The growing costs to buy and maintain a vehicle are leading to rising auto loan delinquencies, repossessions and a potential crisis for U.S. consumers,...
FTC sends warnings to health care employers over noncompete clauses
The Federal Trade Commission is escalating its scrutiny of employer noncompete clauses, Reuters reports.
FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson said Wednesday that letters have been sent...
Woodside to break ground on $17.5B LNG facility next week
Woodside Energy Group will officially break ground on its $17.5 billion LNG project in Calcasieu Parish on Monday.
The Australian energy firm will host a...
Study links dozens of heat waves to fossil fuel producers
Fifty-five heat waves over the past quarter-century would not have happened without human-caused climate change, according to a study published Wednesday.
Planet-warming emissions from 180...
Upgrades at agencies drive up state’s technology spending
Louisiana’s technology spending has surged nearly 18% over three years, Louisiana Illuminator writes.
The state’s spending on technology increased from $554.4 million in fiscal 2022...
Roundup: NOLA mayor / Mortgage rates / Earnings reports
Court appearance: New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday for the first time since being indicted on corruption...
Employee health insurance premiums expected to jump nearly 10% for 2026
U.S. employers are bracing for the sharpest health-insurance cost hikes in more than a decade, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Consulting firms Aon and WTW...
US wholesale prices decelerated in August
U.S. producer prices fell unexpectedly last month, dropping 0.1% from July.
The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index—which captures inflation in the...
Roundup: US household incomes / Jamie Dimon / Microsoft workers
Little growth: The income for the typical U.S. household barely rose last year and essentially matched its 2019 peak, the Census Bureau said Tuesday,...
Meet the retired accountant who joined The Golden Band from Tiger Land
For decades, Kent Broussard had dreamed about joining LSU’s marching band.
But, as dreams far too often go, it fell to the wayside. That is,...
Upon further review: Last year’s labor market was weaker than reported
The U.S. job market was much weaker in 2024 and early this year than originally reported, adding to concerns about the health of the...
Roundup: Bob Mann / New iPhone model / Business optimism
Luncheon speaker: Robert “Bob” Mann, an LSU professor emeritus of mass communication, will speak at the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge on Wednesday afternoon....
How Baton Rouge firm Grace is building a global design powerhouse
What do a resort community in Saudi Arabia, the new Epic Universe park at Universal Orlando and a police station in Zachary all have...
‘LaPolitics’: Louisiana still ranks near the bottom in electing female lawmakers
By Louisiana standards, the Legislature has reached a high-water mark for electing women to office, with 35 serving between both chambers.
When Renee Amar, executive...
Employers brace for biggest health care cost surge in 15 years
U.S. employers are preparing for the sharpest jump in workplace health care costs since 2010, with multiple surveys warning of a nearly 9% average...
Roundup: Oldest local Republican / Wood markets / Boosting LNG exports
Honored for 67 years: Rev. Tommy French, 95―the longest serving member of the Executive Committee of the Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish―will...
Climate disasters are driving home insurance to record highs
The cost of insuring U.S. homes has surged to a record high, driven by climate-related disasters and shifting market dynamics, Bloomberg writes.
Average annual property...
Oil execs cash in on Trump’s energy agenda
Oil executives are reveling in Donald Trump’s return to the White House, where they now enjoy unprecedented access and sweeping policy wins, The Wall...
What the economic impact of carbon capture could mean for the Capital Region
Carbon capture, utilization and sequestration is emerging as the cornerstone of Greater Baton Rouge’s economic future.
According to a new report from BRAC, as of...
