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St. George official pushes back against Home Rule Charter criticism
As the March 29 vote on St. George’s Home Rule Charter approaches, attorney Andrew Murrell, chair of the St. George Transition District and candidate...
Roundup: UNO on the move / Energy efficiency program / Tax Day
Official recommendation: The Board of Regents unanimously voted on Tuesday in support of moving the University of New Orleans back to the LSU system....
A Gonzales industrial property sells for $2M
The industrial property that houses Community Steel Company in Gonzales has a new owner.
Community Steel Company LLC—owned by Gary Nugent, Lynell Johnson, and...
Black-owned brands are rethinking their plans in a post-DEI era
The co-founders of a company that makes lip products for darker skin tones no longer hope to get their line into Target. A brother...
These hometown companies made a national Top Workplaces list
Three businesses with Baton Rouge headquarters gained national recognition by making it to the USA Today Top Workplaces 2025 list.
Benny’s Car Wash and Valluzzo...
What forecasters are saying early on about this year’s hurricane season
Forecasters are predicting another above-average hurricane season will threaten communities along the East and Gulf coasts, Bloomberg reports.
AccuWeather forecasters said Wednesday morning that as...
Roundup: Family Dollar sale / Durable goods / Student loans
Divesting: Dollar Tree agreed to a sale of its Family Dollar business to a consortium of private equity investors for roughly $1 billion, in...
State officials warn of abrupt end to federal funding for certain programs
Louisiana state health officials are warning that the federal government may have abruptly ended funding for mental health and substance abuse services that was...
Here’s how a new report card grades America’s infrastructure
A once-every-four-years report card gave America’s infrastructure a “C” grade on Tuesday, up slightly from previous reports, largely due to investments made during former...
Roundup: Easter Egg Roll / Shell’s future / Small business owners
Going corporate: The White House is recruiting corporate sponsors for its Easter Egg Roll next month. The financial backers of the April 21 event...
How Ukraine is relying partly on Louisiana for its energy future
Ukraine is hedging its energy security, in part, on Louisiana, Louisiana Illuminator writes.
Late last year, as part of a gambit to replace Russia as...
What the latest US consumer confidence numbers are showing
U.S. consumer confidence continued its sharp 2025 decline as Americans’ views about their financial futures slumped to a 12-year low, driven by rising anxiety...
SCOTUS considers Louisiana redistricting plan
The Supreme Court justices appeared divided after the first day of arguments over Louisiana’s Congressional maps with two majority-Black districts, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Conservative judges...
Roundup: Insurance bailout / Tax scams / Softening spending
Natural disasters rising: Just three months into the year, there’s very little money left should another disaster hit California this year, the state’s insurer...
‘LaPolitics’: Insurance topics could burn hot during session
Legislators often say the cost of insurance is the most important issue facing their constituents. So it’s not surprising that, even in a fiscal-focused...
The south Louisiana contractors who nailed safety in 2024
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance has announced the winners of its 29th Annual Safety Excellence Awards.
GBRIA members nominated a total of 49 companies...
Tariffs spark a retail rush to stock up
Retailers are starting to stockpile goods in their inventories to soften the blow of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on their bottom lines, The Wall...
Steel deal: Workforce training gets a boost from the $5B Hyundai plant
A new workforce training center is in the works to support a major economic development project in Ascension Parish: a $5.8 billion Hyundai steel...
The latest on the Supreme Court considering Louisiana’s redistricting maps
Oral arguments started before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday on a case that will determine the future of Louisiana’s congressional district maps.
As The...
Business activity is picking up, but consumers are worried
While U.S. business activity is picking up, growing fears over tariffs and government spending cuts are continuing to weigh on consumer sentiments, Reuters reports.
That’s...
