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BRAC’s Lori Melancon talks business and economic development transformation on the next episode of...
Workforce shortages, industry diversification, and a chamber on the cusp of transformation are all in focus as Baton Rouge Area Chamber President and CEO...
Roundup: Burlington in Baton Rouge / Business spending / New era of Tiger Stadium
Opening on Siegen: National discount retailer Burlington is bringing its refreshed brand and reimagined store design to Baton Rouge with a new location opening...
Student housing cools as affordability trumps luxury
Student housing is showing fresh signs of strain as economic uncertainty weighs on families and students alike, CNBC writes.
Rent growth in the sector slowed...
Meta’s Louisiana data center could cost upwards of $50B
Meta’s ambitious Louisiana data center project is drawing fresh attention after former President Donald Trump claimed its price tag could reach $50 billion, Bloomberg...
Victoria’s Toy Station is closing this week after 41 years
After more than four decades in business, Victoria’s Toy Station is closing its doors this week, WAFB-TV reports.
Originally launched in the Catfish Town train...
LABI gives four Baton Rouge area lawmakers a perfect pro-business score
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has released its 2025 Legislative Scorecard, highlighting lawmakers who supported pro-business legislation during this year’s regular session.
This...
Younger workers are shouldering the heaviest losses from AI
Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape the job market in ways that disproportionately affect younger workers, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Stanford economists Erik Brynjolfsson,...
Roundup: Federal Reserve / Roseland fire / Hurricane Katrina’s toll
ICYMI: President Donald Trump said Monday night that he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation...
‘LaPolitics’: DC will dictate any redrawing of the state’s congressional map
Legislative leaders put a new spin on the three-year legal saga over Louisiana’s congressional map last week, asking members to keep their calendars flexible...
July new home sales beat forecasts, but demand remains shaky
New U.S. home sales outpaced expectations in July, Bloomberg reports.
New home sale contracts were signed at a 652,000 annualized rate—above economists’ projections of 630,000—even...
Faith meets business: Religious construction is going up
Church attendance may be down nationwide, but construction of houses of worship is surging, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Federal data show spending on religious...
How AI is changing flood insurance for cities
Fremont, California, is breaking new ground in how municipalities insure against floods, Governing writes.
The city’s risk manager, Steven Schwarz, grew frustrated that the only...
Roundup: Keurig Dr Pepper deal / SEC disclosure rule / Greater New Orleans Foundation
Beverage deal: Keurig Dr Pepper has struck a deal to buy Peet’s Coffee owner JDE Peet’s for $18 billion, a prelude to spinning off...
A deeper look at Meta’s mammoth bet on rural Louisiana
Construction is underway on the former Richland Parish farmland that is the site of Meta’s most ambitious project yet—a $10 billion, nine-building “Hyperion” data...
Roundup: Tariff exemption ending / Furniture tariffs coming / Press Club speaker
Shipments paused: The end of an exemption on tariff duties for low-value packages coming into the U.S. is causing multiple international postal services to...
Expect rising prices and shrinking coverage for health insurance in 2026
Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Patients may start paying for it next year.
Health insurance will grow...
Carnival of Change brings Louisiana leaders together to explore the future of artificial intelligence...
More than 100 business, nonprofit, government, medical, and educational leaders from across Louisiana gathered on Aug. 21 at Celtic Studios for Carnival of Change, a first-of-its-kind immersive...
Loss of subsidies could make the renewables sector stronger in the long run
The U.S. has pulled the plug on decades-old subsidies for wind and solar, but industry watchers say the sector is strong enough to stand...
Data centers’ thirst for water raises sustainability questions
As artificial intelligence fuels a global boom in data center construction, researchers warn that the industry’s thirst for water is becoming harder to ignore....
Roundup: TikTok sale / Stocks rebound / Troubles at Intel
Keep scrolling: President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company “highly overrated” and said...
