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Louisiana named ‘Judicial Hellhole’ … again

For 10 years and counting, the American Tort Reform Association has again labeled Louisiana as a “Judicial Hellhole,” this year ranking the state at No. 7.

Alford: End-of-the-year election guide

The final ballot of 2022, slated for Saturday, will probably produce a few strong...

A cybersecurity wakeup call

Louisiana’s ports grow increasingly aware of cybersecurity vulnerability, but gaps remain.

Why sick leave became the sticking point in rail way talks 

With an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote last week, Congress put itself between railroad freight companies...

Employee mental health impacts business productivity, profits

Nearly one of every five U.S. workers, 19%, rate their mental health as fair...

Activist calls new garbage trucks ‘home run’ for Baton Rouge

An East Baton Rouge anti-litter activist says the new garbage trucks Republic Services plans under its new city-parish contract are a “home run” for Baton Rouge.
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Manufacturing is weak across US, but services sector thriving 

The manufacturing sector has fallen into a funk, but services business are in anything...

TJ Ribs closes Prairieville location, again  

Priarieville's TJ Ribs closed again this week—and, by all appearances, for good. As of...

Metro Council to take up Pointe Marie revisions

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council at its zoning meeting Wednesday will take up revisions to the Pointe Marie planned unit development. 

ExxonMobil, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries form carbon capture technology alliance 

ExxonMobil announced last week that it has joined forces with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to...
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