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Charitable giving in US drops for only the third time in 40 years 

Charitable giving in the U.S. declined in 2022—only the third time in four decades...

LSU appoints chief data officer as part of effort to modernize its research infrastructure

SU President William Tate has named Keena Arbuthnot as the university's first chief data officer.

Baton Rouge soccer foundation calls cancellation of international exhibition a ‘black eye’ 

An exhibition game in Baton Rouge between two international men’s soccer teams was canceled hours before the planned Sunday night kickoff after some of the Honduran players objected to the field conditions at Olympia Stadium following their Saturday training session. 

Capitol Lakes cleanup project still years away from breaking ground

While the Capitol Lakes are in the process of being added to the Environmental Protection Agency’s national priority list, local officials say it may take several more years for work to begin to clean up the lakes. 

Researchers designing a new drought-resistant rice through a USDA grant  

LSU mechanical engineering associate professor Manas Gartia is working with a team of 24 researchers spanning five states to develop a new type of rice that better withstands drought conditions.   

US is in the midst of a manufacturing investment supercycle

There is massive new investment taking place in the industrial sector that’s set to shape the economic landscape for years to come, according to Axios.

Reducing drudgery in the quest to retain workers

What is as good as a raise? A break from drudgery, according to The Wall Street Journal.   

Buyer reportedly planning to build hotel after purchasing site off Essen Lane

A vacant commercially zoned lot on Summa Avenue near the Red River Bank on Essen Lane was sold for an undisclosed price last week.

Should the state be the primary authority on carbon capture well permits? Residents will weigh in

Louisiana residents will weigh in this week on the state’s bid to take over primary authority for permitting carbon capture wells. 

Advance notices filed for new Exxon-affiliated recycling facility

Advance notices were filed with the state on Friday for a new recycling facility that would process plastics that are traditionally hard to break down.