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Find out which Baton Rouge-area schools are among Louisiana’s best 

Three of Louisiana’s top 10 highest-scoring school systems and four of the state’s best-scoring...

Dogs can have their day at work, but restrictions should apply

As managers and company leaders troubleshoot the best ways to conduct in-person and hybrid work—and make the office an inviting place for collaboration—pet policies are being called into question, Harvard Business Review reports. 

Lafayette-area lawmaker expected to be next Louisiana House speaker 

Rep. Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, is expected to become the next Louisiana House speaker after the four other major candidates vying for the position dropped out of the race Monday.

See who the headliners are for two-day country music festival set for Gonzales

The Capital Region is getting a country music festival in April—its first since Bayou Country Superfest went on hiatus. 

Development firm buys former law office in Beauregard Town 

Horizons Land and Development has purchased a former law office in Beauregard Town.

Roundup: Kenilworth Academy / I-55 reopening / Jimbo Fisher 

New school: Kenilworth Science and Technology Academy and Building Hope today announced the official...

How much progress has Louisiana made in reducing carbon emissions? 

Louisiana’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and transition to clean energy has drawn over $50 billion in private investments in recent years, one of many measures of progress highlighted by a legislative task force.

Universities look to add paid family leave after Gov. Edwards extends benefit to state workers 

Following Gov. John Bel Edwards’ announcement that most state employees will gain access to six weeks of paid family leave, the state’s higher education systems, which are not bound by the state’s policies, are looking to adopt the same. 

ExxonMobil looks to lithium as another way to diversify

ExxonMobil continues to diversify its energy portfolio as it aims to be a major U.S. lithium supplier for makers of electric vehicle batteries.

Businesses push back against new rule that would make it easier to form unions

A new federal rule that goes into effect next month could make it easier for millions of workers to form unions at big companies like McDonald’s. But it’s already facing significant pushback from businesses and some members of Congress.