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Louisiana electricity costs have climbed more than 7% this year

Electricity costs in Louisiana are up more than 7% in 2023, illustrating what some...

Bids for long-awaited Rouzan library come in more than $1M over estimate

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to take the next step toward building a long-discussed new branch library on the western edge of the Rouzan neighborhood. 

Poll shows Stephen Waguespack gaining on Jeff Landry in governor’s race

A new poll shows Republican and former Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President...

Federal government drops ‘Cancer Alley’ investigation  

The Biden administration has dropped an investigation into whether Louisiana officials put Black residents living in an industrial stretch of the state at increased cancer risk, according to a federal court filing Tuesday.

Hive Pizza on Perkins closes after six months

The Hive Pizza restaurant in the Acadian Perkins shopping center on Perkins Road has closed after roughly six months in business. 

New Baton Rouge pro hockey team has a schedule, but name still a mystery

Baton Rouge’s new professional minor league hockey team will open its season at the Raising Cane’s River Center on Oct. 26 against the Columbus River Dragons. 

Roundup: LSU baseball / Natural gas prices / Flight delays  

ICYMI: The LSU baseball team will commemorate its 2023 National Championship win with a...

More than 60,000 Louisiana workers left their jobs in April, but turnover is slowing 

Louisiana’s workers have been leaving their jobs at unprecedented rates for several months now, but April saw fewer call it quits than March’s near-record high number, USA Today Network reports. 

Where is that recession we’ve been talking about for months? 

The warnings have been sounded for more than a year: A recession is going to hit the U.S.. If not this quarter, then by next quarter. Or the quarter after that. Or maybe next year.

Massachusetts real estate investment group purchases The Armstrong apartments for $6M

A Massachusetts-based real estate investment firm recently purchased The Armstrong apartment complex on Burbank Drive for $6 million, according to records with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.