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Baton Rouge casinos continue revenue uptick

Baton Rouge casinos made more money in December compared to the prior month and...

LSU student-athletes land more than 250 NIL deals in first six months

It’s been six months since name, image and likeness rules were passed by the NCAA in July 2021, and LSU athletes took advantage almost immediately. Now, over 250 deals have been signed among LSU’s more than 500 student-athletes.

‘LaPolitics’: Recall petition filed against Jeff Landry

A recall petition targeting Attorney General Jeff Landry was filed with the Secretary of State's Office earlier this month by Jamie and Kim LaBranche of LaPlace. Four years ago lawmakers added a new line to the petition that forces filers to state a reason for a recall effort.

Housing market frenzy expected to subside in second half of year

U.S. home sales reached a 15-year high in 2021, fueled by low borrowing rates...

Plan requiring Entergy users to pay monthly fee for storm recovery moves forward

The Louisiana Bond Commission signed off Thursday on a plan to let Entergy Louisiana cover its storm recovery costs through a $3.2 billion bond sale that its customers would pay back over the next two decades.

New charter school opens at Howell Place; apartment complex in the works 

Two developments, a recently opened charter school and a planned apartment complex, both totaling $125 million, are the newest tenants of Howell Place, Richard Preis’s development on Plank Road.
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St. George incorporation wouldn’t require parishwide election, judge rules

An appointed judge agreed today with supporters of the incorporation of St. George that...

Louisiana task force unveils three-pronged ‘net-zero’ emissions plan 

Louisiana’s nearly final plan for reducing carbon emissions to “net zero” by 2050 focuses...

Want to know what your co-workers earn? It may get easier to find out

Pay transparency's days as a taboo subject are numbered. Openly sharing the salaries of employees...

Louisiana’s Voting System Commission weighs paper ballot option 

Louisiana’s Voting System Commission met Wednesday to learn about new certification standards for voting machines, part of its assigned task to upgrade the state’s outdated equipment.