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Small business optimism remained low in January

Small business optimism dropped two points in January to 89.9, according to the latest...

How advocates are working to combat deepfakes in Louisiana’s elections 

The introduction of deepfakes—highly realistic video and audio content made through artificial intelligence—in local and federal elections alike has opened a pandora’s box that will be difficult, if not impossible, to close, USA Today Network reports.  

Business bankruptcies more than doubled in 2023 

American companies’ earnings and profit margins are increasingly collapsing after the Federal Reserve’s rate...

Basel’s Market opens its doors in St. Francisville next month

Basel’s Market, a gourmet sandwich shop that got its start as a food truck in 2017 before opening its first brick-and-mortar on Highland Road in 2021, is moving to St. Francisville.

The decade-long sewerage dispute at Cedar Lodge Plantation is over

A rather lengthy federal battle between Phil Witter’s Cedar Lodge Plantation and the owners of Fairway View Apartments on College Drive near Corporate Boulevard over raw sewage has been resolved.

Startup talent can be challenging to retain after an acquisition

A startup company’s employees are among its most valuable assets, so when they leave after an acquisition, it can become a big issue for the acquiring company, Harvard Business Review reports.

Landry isn’t backing a permanent teacher pay raise

Gov. Jeff Landry doesn’t want to make a public school teacher pay hike from...

Inflation continues to slow, but prices remain high 

Consumer inflation in the U.S. cooled last month yet remained elevated in the latest...

Tire recycling company plans $46M facility in Reserve 

Life for Tyres Group Limited, a European tire recycling company, announced plans last week to invest $46 million in its first U.S. processing facility at the Port of South Louisiana’s Globalplex site in Reserve, Biz New Orleans reports.

Former Metro Bowl changes hands decade after closing 

A little more than a decade after it closed, the former Metro Bowl bowling alley property at the corner of Airline Highway and Plank Road has traded hands.Â