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Mediation option set up to handle Ida home insurance disputes

Homeowners and insurance companies haggling over Hurricane Ida damage claims can take advantage of...

Guest opinion: Setting the record straight on industry response to orphan well claims

Recently, environmental groups have called for the removal of oil and gas industry representatives from Louisiana’s Oilfield Site Restoration Commission, the body that oversees the Department of Natural Resources' Orphan Well Program. 

‘Perfect storm’ exposes fragility of Louisiana’s industrial supply chain 

It came as a surprise to many that Louisiana’s industrial supply chain was so...

‘The Advocate’ publisher Judi Terzotis named national Publisher of the Year 

Judi Terzotis, president and publisher of The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com in New Orleans and The Advocate in Baton Rouge, has been named Editor & Publisher magazine’s 2021 Publisher of the Year.  

Broome’s proposed $6M Housing for Heroes investment raises questions

As Metro Council members begin to delve into Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s spending plan for the $73 million in American Rescue Plan dollars headed to Baton Rouge, they’re starting to ask questions

If using old maps, how accurate is FEMA’s new flood insurance rating system?

Some places in Louisiana have 20-year-old flood insurance rate maps that no longer reflect reality, a certified floodplain manager with the Baton Rouge-based Center for Planning Excellence says.
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How not to cause a panic with after-hours work messages

When it comes to understanding the urgency of after-hours emails and Slack messages, there’s...

Businesses investing more in IT and cybersecurity

Similar to health care’s push into telemedicine in 2020, changes brought by the pandemic...

Alford: Sales tax amendment suddenly faces hurdles

After several months of feuding with lawmakers over funding for various projects and her administration’s COVID-19 restrictions, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has come out against the legislative leadership's crown jewel on the fall ballot—Constitutional Amendment No. 1 to centralize sales tax collections. 

Patrolling the redistricting border

Technology is making it possible for the public to participate in the redistricting process.