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LSU’s plans to upgrade the Pete Maravich Assembly Center will get started with significantly less funding than anticipated after money was improperly appropriated for the project. But just how the inappropriate expense got in the state budget remains a mystery. 

Louisianans saw their personal income grow 6.2% during the first quarter of the year, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The U.S. Justice Department and the owners of the Residence Inn Towne Center have reached a settlement regarding a civil case alleging the hotel failed to maintain its facilities to be accessible to people with disabilities. 

Pressure is mounting for Louisiana legislators to hold a veto override session this month following the governor’s rejection of numerous bills from the 2023 regular session, including some approved by wide margins, The Center Square reports. 

U.S. job openings slipped in May but remained at levels high enough to illustrate that the American labor market remains resilient in the face of sharply higher interest rates.

Baton Rouge General Medical Center has opened the Louisiana Center for Bariatrics, offering surgical and nonsurgical approaches to fighting obesity. 

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The Capital Region has one of the highest concentrations of chemical engineers in the country, with more in the pipeline to replace those who will retire soon, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber reports. 

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