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Surging health care costs forcing companies to balance benefits with growth
Health insurance costs have surged for the third straight year, nearing $27,000 for a family plan in 2025, The Wall Street Journal writes.
The 6%...
Louisiana is adding state workers but vacancies at agencies persist
Louisiana’s state workforce has grown modestly in recent years, but staffing shortages continue to plague key agencies, Louisiana Illuminator writes.
A new report from Legislative...
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Screen shift-addictive use, not...
We have heard the warnings about screen time and kids for years now, but instead of just measuring how long they were on screens,...
Meet the 500: Tommy Faucheux
Tommy Faucheux is focused on opening doors for Louisiana’s oil and gas industry.
As the sector navigates a global energy transition, he’s working to position...
Roundup: Leadership Ascension / Health care costs / Back to Hollywood
Now open: The Ascension Chamber of Commerce has opened applications for the 2026 Leadership Ascension Program for emerging and established professionals. Running from January...
Baton Rouge casinos see a post-summer slowdown in September
Baton Rouge's casinos saw gaming revenues dip in September from the prior month but still posted higher numbers than a year ago, according to...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Standalone garden office in Bluebonnet...
Now for sale, 10517 Kentshire Court offers a ±3,200 SF building in Baton Rouge’s Bluebonnet office corridor. Situated on a ±.37-acre lot, the property...
Data blackout leaves the Fed ‘flying blind’ as policy meeting nears
With key economic data frozen by the federal shutdown, Federal Reserve officials will enter next week’s policy meeting with an incomplete picture of the...
Why employees are often reluctant to use their PTO
Nearly one-fourth of U.S. employees failed to take a single day off work last year—even though most had paid time off available, Inc. writes.
Heavy...
The Baton Rouge Zydeco are looking to build off of last year’s success
The Baton Rouge Zydeco are heating up on the ice, 225 writes.
Fresh off a breakout sophomore season that nearly doubled their win total, the...
Roundup: UL Lafayette / Apple stock / Aluminum shortage
Hiring spree: Despite losing 1,700 full-time undergraduates since 2015—a $20 million revenue hit—UL Lafayette expanded hiring, adding 554 positions that increased its budget by...
Roundup: Press Club speaker / Amazon Web Services / Venture Global
Supporting survivors: Morgan Lamandre, president and CEO of the Sexual Trauma and Response organization, known as STAR, will be the guest speaker at the...
Wealthy families are drafting mission statements to avoid feuds
Wealth advisers are encouraging America’s ultra-rich to borrow a tactic from business: writing family mission statements, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Serial entrepreneur James Harold...
See what’s moved into the former Happy’s Irish Pub on Third Street
Local chef, restaurateur and bar operator Danny Wilson last week opened his very own dive on Third Street in downtown Baton Rouge: Danny’s Dive...
Capital Region leaders share their best advice
What makes an effective leader?
In Business Report’s latest issue, Capital Region executives share the lessons that guide their decision-making and shape their companies. From...
Roundup: $10,700 in ethics fines / American Express profits / Winn-Dixie goes Super 1
Ethics board clash: State Rep. Steven Jackson, D-Shreveport, has asked the Louisiana Board of Ethics to waive more than $10,700 in fines for repeated...
Venture Global is facing new LNG contract scrutiny in Louisiana
Venture Global is working to reassure major clients—including BP, Shell, Chevron and Poland’s Orlen—that it will honor long-term LNG supply contracts from its Plaquemines...
Rethinking ‘overqualified’: Employers embrace experience
Employers are rethinking what it means to be “overqualified,” Inc. writes.
A new survey from Express Employment Professionals finds 70% of U.S. hiring managers now...
Roundup: Car loan struggles / $100,000 H-1B visa / Mortgage-backed securities
Delinquencies up: Car loans have gone from the safest consumer credit products to among the riskiest over the last 15 years as delinquencies rose...
At a Louisiana summit, officials call for ‘energy dominance’ to fuel AI and industry
At the Louisiana Energy Security Summit in New Orleans, U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Kyle Haustveit said the Trump administration will pursue “unprecedented”...
