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College Drive property deal will allow Jubilee Express to expand

Property next to Jubilee Express, a gas station and convenience store on the corner of College Drive and Corporate Boulevard, was sold for $1.25 million in a deal filed Thursday.

Early end to unemployment boost didn’t spur job growth in Louisiana

Louisiana’s decision to opt out of enhanced federal unemployment benefits did not lead to significant employment growth, the Legislature’s top economist says. 

Storm damage to Louisiana agriculture could top $580M

The Louisiana agriculture industry has suffered at least $584 million in damage after Hurricane Ida walloped the southeastern portion of the state

Four tips on how to better connect with your customers 

The most simple way to overcome this misconception is to inject a human-first approach to business by working to better understand what customers need.

Edwards says he’s confident Congress will come through with aid 

Gov. John Bel Edwards said today that he is confident Congress will ultimately pass a supplemental disaster aid package to benefit Louisiana and other states recovering from hurricanes, fires and freezes during the past two years, but acknowledged partisan politics could delay delivery, USA Today Network reports. 

Local self-storage rentals surge as a result of storms, real estate market

Local self-storage companies saw an increase in customers early this summer, partially due to flooding in May but also as the result of a rise in home sales.
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St. George organizers on annexations: ‘It’s all just about political theater’

Organizers of the St. George incorporation effort say they may file de-annexation requests on behalf of property owners who live within the city limits and want out.

Pandemic sparks rapid growth in software robots to perform routine office jobs 

The pandemic-fueled growth in the adoption of software robots designed to ease routine office...

Biden vaccine mandate appears legal, but avenues for challenge exist, says LSU law professor

President Joe Biden’s executive order that companies with 100 or more employees must ensure their workers are vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested weekly for the illness seems legal under current interpretations of the law and the U.S. Constitution, but opponents have at least three legal arguments they can try, LSU law professor John Devlin says. 

Agricultural technology, blockchain top list of fastest-growing industries globally 

One of the year's largest reports on American entrepreneurship was published this week and...