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Breaking news, company moves, economic trends, and the deals shaping Greater Baton Rouge and the Capital Region.

Surge of nonprofits paying college athletes raises questions 

The new world of college athletes getting paid for endorsements has created a rapidly...

Fed wants interest rates to remain high for extended period

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard said today that U.S. interest rates will likely...

Latest ‘225’ edition is all about the Baton Rouge arts scene 

Two new comedy spots. A literary festival making its post-pandemic comeback. A booming film...

​​EBR announces strategy to promote electric vehicles, win share of $7.5B

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s administration has created a strategic plan to promote the use of electric vehicles and develop the infrastructure to support EVs.

Frustration in the workforce fuels surge of quick quitting

The rate of workers holding jobs for less than a year increased 4.94% in...

ExxonMobil pushing against Gulf Coast fuel export restrictions 

ExxonMobil is pushing back against reductions of U.S. fuel exports urged by the Biden...
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Louisiana roads fourth-most dangerous among states 

Louisiana has the fourth-highest traffic fatality rate in the country—with 1.59 roadway deaths for every 100 million miles traveled,

Low Mississippi River water levels impacting barge traffic 

Parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited at the worst possible time—as crop harvests begin.

‘LaPolitics’: Three questions for the House majority leader

LaPolitics: There has been quite a bit of conversation about the direction forward for...

Red Stick Brothers Properties buys 38 homes for $2.51M

Red Stick Brothers Properties has purchased 38 properties in north Baton Rouge for the sum of $2.51 million, according to records with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.
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