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Louisiana group says excessive tort costs deprived state of 50,000 jobs

Data released Tuesday from the tort reform group Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says excessive civil court costs led to the loss of nearly 50,000...

Check fraud is on the rise despite high-tech banking tools 

Check fraud might seem old-fashioned in the digital era, but it’s on the rise as criminal gangs become increasingly sophisticated, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Employees are losing patience with workplace changes 

In 2022, the average employee experienced 10 planned enterprise changes—such as a restructuring to achieve efficiencies, a culture transformation to unlock new ways of...

What to know about securing a small business loan right now 

The bankers surveyed said they expect to continue tightening credit standards for the rest of 2023

Sempra might delay investment decision for Cameron LNG facility 

Sempra Infrastructure could delay its final investment decision to expand the Cameron LNG facility in Louisiana.

Lack of available child care is holding companies and employees back 

More companies that rely on hourly shift workers are trying to fix the child care needs of their employees by providing it themselves. So...

Bernhard Capital Partners expands government services platform with acquisition 

Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire North Carolina-based radar systems services provider Duotech Services.

The winding path of CEO Paul Danos 

Paul Danos took a bit of a winding path to his role as CEO of Danos in Gray. That’s because his father and uncle...

LSU’s Angel Reese becomes ‘Sports Illustrated’ swimsuit model  

LSU women’s basketball forward Angel Reese, who guided the team to its first national championship is joining LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne as a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model.

Congress demanding answers from FEMA on Risk Rating 2.0 

More than 50 lawmakers have sent a formal letter asking FEMA for answers about the inner workings of Risk Rating 2.0.

LSU joins the ‘pigdemic’ fight

LSU is moving into controlled field trials of a patent-pending bait to address wild, invasive pigs that are causing millions in damage to Louisiana farms. 

Inside the Facebook group where local food is discovered, debated and dissected

Ravioli … in the crawfish boil? What constitutes—and violates—the laws of king cake? How about where to find the best seafood plate in Ascension Parish, or ramen in Baton Rouge?
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The Stanford Ponzi scheme saga enters its last chapter   

Most of the money the 18,000 investors put in—the Baton Rouge office alone wrote an estimated $2 billion worth of bogus certificates of deposit—is likely long gone.

Film subsidies are good for the economy, say auditors, but what about state finances? 

The Louisiana program that subsidizes movie production in the state appears to benefit the state’s economy because it generates more household income than it costs.

Firm wanting to help musicians collaborate wins BREW’s $100K pitch competition

Modern artists have digital tools to help them create music, but collaboration with other musicians often involves emailing files back and forth, which often isn’t ideal for the creative process. 

Why the labor shortage might stick around for a while 

The shortage of workers that has been plagueing businesses across multiple industries for months on end might become a new normal, Axios reports. 

Pilot program in Baton Rouge targets hard-to-fill medical assistant jobs

With the health care industry facing a worsening shortage of trained workers, Propel America and The College of Health Care Professions are partnering to launch a tuition-free pilot program in Baton Rouge to train workers for in-demand medical field jobs.  

How movie tax credits fit into Louisiana’s budget debate

The incentives Louisiana provides to motion picture productions have been linked to money spent on early childhood education in the ongoing debate over the...
Stanford Group

Stanford Group scandal’s final act

The final act of the Stanford Group scandal seems to be playing out 14 years after the Ponzi scheme financially and emotionally ravaged the lives of so many Baton Rouge investors.

Unglesby Law Firm leaves downtown for south Baton Rouge

Unglesby Law Firm is moving from its location on Napoleon Street downtown to an office off of Highland Road after nearly five decades in downtown...