What We're Reading

Frackers are ready to drill again, just not like it’s 2018

After years of investor pressure to prioritize profits over rapid growth, U.S. shale producers...

Why former Mayor Broome just hired a criminal defense attorney

A widening corruption investigation tied to former Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s administration is drawing...

Roundup: Weather cancellations / Mortgage rates rise / Plumbing rules reworked

Rain check: Rainy weather is forcing several Baton Rouge event organizers to change plans...

Economists are starting to ask whether AI should be taxed

A once-fringe idea is moving into the mainstream of the AI debate: taxing artificial...

Inside Nexus Louisiana’s push to grow Baton Rouge tech

When 10 teams of Louisiana college students gathered in March to pitch artificial intelligence...

Hyundai’s Louisiana steel plant just got an Italian tech partner

Hyundai Steel and Posco’s proposed steel mill in Ascension Parish is moving into a...
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Roundup: Jobless numbers / Congressional map / Worker productivity

Trickling higher: U.S. jobless claim applications rose last week but remain at historically low...

AI isn’t crushing the labor market, as long as you don’t work in tech 

Despite widespread fears about AI-fueled job losses, overall corporate layoffs are actually down in...

Roundup: Southern’s new leader / Gubernatorial term limits / Crime crackdown

Looking for a leader: Southern University’s presidential search is taking longer than expected as...

Can Baton Rouge become a music city again?

Baton Rouge has long been known as a football town, but local leaders are...