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Bauxite refinery near Gramercy faces more scrutiny after river spill
A massive rust-colored plume recently spilled from Atlantic Alumina’s River Parishes refinery into the Mississippi River, underscoring persistent environmental and compliance issues at the...
Penny pinchers: Businesses and banks are running out of one-cent coins
The U.S. is running out of pennies.
President Donald Trump’s decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications...
These industry giants use as much power as the top oil and tech companies
The world’s clean energy transition has a hidden energy hog: the industrial gas sector, Bloomberg writes.
Its factories quietly burn through more electricity than Google...
Roundup: LSU coaching search / US-China soybean deal / Chase’s blockchain
No ‘stupid’ contract: Gov. Jeff Landry said Wednesday that LSU athletic director Scott Woodward will not select the university’s next football coach, following Brian...
Has investment spending on AI gone too far?
Wall Street is growing uneasy as tech giants pour record sums into artificial intelligence infrastructure, Bloomberg writes.
Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft spent a combined $78...
Shell reports highest Gulf production in two decades
Shell extended its $3.5 billion quarterly share buyback after reporting stronger-than-expected earnings, lifted by record production and improved trading margins, The Wall Street Journal...
Survey finds strong community support for $5.8B Hyundai steel mill
A new poll shows broad support among River Parishes residents for Hyundai’s proposed $5.8 billion steel plant near Donaldsonville, though concerns about pollution remain...
The search for LSU’s next president has been narrowed down to three finalists
LSU’s presidential search committee on Wednesday afternoon narrowed its group of candidates for the university’s top position down to three finalists.
The remaining candidates are:
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Roundup: GM layoffs / Government shutdown / State Rep. Dixon McMakin
3,300 to lose jobs: General Motors will lay off more than 3,300 union workers across Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee as it scales back electric...
Louisiana delays the 2026 primary elections
Louisiana lawmakers voted Wednesday to delay the 2026 primary election dates, giving the Legislature time to redraw U.S. House districts depending on the outcome...
Roundup: Rotary Club / Carbon tax concessions / Microchip shortage
Halloween event: The Rotary Club of St. George is inviting prospective members to its annual “BOO Breakfast,” 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Friday, at Alexander’s Café...
GOP state lawmakers block transparency bills ahead of any redistricting
Republican lawmakers in Louisiana have rejected two transparency bills that would have opened public access and slowed the pace of any upcoming redistricting session,...
With key data missing, the Fed still plans a cut
The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its short-term rate Wednesday for the second time this year despite an increasingly cloudy view of the...
Health Tip of the Week: Gen Z is drinking less, but still risking more,...
More young adults are skipping alcohol ... good news for their livers and long-term health. But while fewer are sipping cocktails, more are reaching...
Roundup: Interest rate cut? / UPS surges / LNG and energy prices rise
Looking ahead: The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates by a quarter point this week, with more reductions possible ahead, according...
Gulf Coast plants win a two-year emissions reprieve
A two-year exemption from federal emissions rules could add as much as 5.3 million tons of pollution annually along the Louisiana and Texas Gulf...
Roundup: Share your economic outlook / A Charlie Kirk statue at LSU? / Chegg...
2026 survey: The Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership opened its 2026 economic outlook survey Tuesday morning. Responses will be compiled in The Partnership’s 2026...
Commercial Property of the Week: Freestanding office on O’Neal for sale and lease, sponsored...
Now for sale and lease, 2822 O’Neal Lane (Bldg. A) offers a ±10,000 SF freestanding office building on a ±1.64-acre lot with excellent visibility...
Roundup: BRCC / Rep. Julie Emerson / Amazon layoffs
Record freshman class: Baton Rouge Community College officials say the freshman class for the fall 2025 semester is the largest on record, with 2,722...
How Meta plans to finance construction of its mammoth Louisiana data center
Meta has secured a $27 billion financing partnership with Blue Owl Capital to build its largest data center—the $10 billion Hyperion project in Richland...
