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LSU professor touts commercial potential of faculty’s AI research

LSU faculty are doing “amazing” work in artificial intelligence that has significant commercial potential, a university business professor says. 

See why this LSU researcher just landed a $2M NIH grant

An LSU chemical engineering professor has received $2 million in funding from a National...

Last year’s US growth wasn’t as strong as it appeared

Last year’s booming job market wasn’t quite as robust as previously thought, USA Today reports. 

Planning Commission OKs splitting land on Jefferson Highway into three tracts

In a contested 5-2 vote, the Planning Commission approved a request on Monday to split property on Jefferson Highway near the Bluebonnet Boulevard intersection into three tracts. 

City-parish facing free speech lawsuits regarding Kiran Chawla, Alton Sterling

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to review two lawsuits regarding First Amendment constitutional rights. 

See who will manage the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery

Effective Sept. 1, Regina Davis, will oversee the refinery at the ExxonMobil Product Solutions Complex on Scenic Highway. Davis replaces David Oldreive, who has held the position since 2021.

Dow Chemical settled with state over alleged violations days before explosion  

Just days before the explosion at the Dow Chemical plant in Plaquemine last month, a state agency reached a settlement with Dow that allows the company to forgo hundreds of thousands in fines for a decade of alleged permit violations.  

Is the Fed’s benchmark rate high enough to slow growth and tame inflation? 

A year ago, Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark warning: To fight persistently high...

Two buildings adjacent to Belle of Baton Rouge sell for $2.8M

Two buildings that have been part of the Belle of Baton Rouge’s operations, and Catfish Town before that, have been sold for $2.8 million.

Hospital association head urges diligence in assessing Blue Cross sale

The Louisiana Department of Insurance should not approve the pending sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health before closely examining the Indiana-based company’s track record in other states, Louisiana Hospital Association President and CEO Paul Salles says.