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A software developer’s lessons learned from working with AI

It goes without saying that AI is all the rage in business. But how...

See what’s moving into the former Maxwell’s space by Highland 

Baton Rouge-based Chris’s Specialty Foods is moving into the former Maxwell’s Market space off...

See the latest job gains in the Baton Rouge area 

The Baton Rouge Area gained nearly 12,000 jobs year-over-year between December 2022 and December 2023, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber announced today.

Here’s how businesses can elevate their training with immersive learning

In recent years, buzzwords like “AR” and “VR” have come to dominate discussions related...

How much remote work is ideal for your health? What one study found 

Researchers behind the WFH Research group, co-founded by Stanford economist Nick Bloom, recently asked more than 4,000 U.S. workers how many work-from-home days each week is the best for their mental and physical health. 

Is liquefying and burying carbon emissions under the sea a realistic option? 

While the carbon capture debate continues in Louisiana and other parts of the world, ship operators have a radical idea for industrial companies that are searching for ways to dispose of carbon emissions: Take the captured CO2 out to sea and bury it deep under the ocean floor.

Lawmakers must decide whether to roll back Louisiana’s sales tax  

Louisiana residents pay the highest average sales tax rate in the country at nearly 10%, according to the latest Tax Foundation rankings released this week.

Gov. Landry has made no changes to Edwards’ state worker parental leave policy

Gov. Jeff Landry hasn’t changed the parental leave policy for state workers put in place by former Gov. John Bel Edwards at the beginning of the year, the governor’s office confirmed Tuesday. 

Small businesses are rated more trustworthy than even churches 

Among all U.S. institutions—including the military, religious organizations, K-12 schools, and colleges— Americans have...

Where is Nexus Louisiana in selecting a new leader?

A year and a half after its previous CEO stepped down, Nexus Louisiana has started the process to find a new leader.