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Roundup: LSU Law / US poverty rates / Deer season
Enrollment rises: LSU Law welcomed students back last month, starting the 2025-26 academic year with its largest first-year class in recent history: 231 students....
Here’s how the local housing market performed in August
The Greater Baton Rouge housing market continued to see rising inventory in August, offering more options for buyers even as median sales prices and...
New state task force is focusing on energy challenges amid data center boom
Louisiana’s new Task Force on Energy Infrastructure and Modernization convened Monday, beginning work on a long-term power plan as economic development drives new demand...
Louisiana lags US average in cutting CO2 emissions
Per capita energy-related CO2 emissions decreased in every state between 2005 and 2023, according to newly released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration....
Roundup: Rural health fund / Industrial production / Retail spending
State to get cut: Louisiana will seek at least $200 million annually from the new $50 billion federal rural health fund, aiming to digitize...
Shrinking ‘pay edge’ is reducing the ROI on an MBA
Getting an MBA in the U.S. is now a little pricier and a little less profitable, Bloomberg writes.Â
Bloomberg’s updated Business School ROI Calculator shows...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Industrial sale leaseback with national...
11628 S. Choctaw Dr. is a ±32,000 SF facility featuring ±16,000 SF of warehouse space with 28’ eave height, a freight elevator, two truck-high...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Here’s a look at last week’s permits and property transactions in East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes.
East Baton Rouge Parish
Eric Hensley purchased a...
Soft skills, hard results: Rethinking workforce development
In today’s fast-changing job market, technical skills can fade quickly—but foundational skills like collaboration, math, communication and adaptability remain essential, Harvard Business Review writes.Â
A...
Groups challenge LNG project, calling it a threat to Gulf Coast fisheries
Fishermen and environmental groups are again challenging Venture Global’s $10 billion-plus Calcasieu Pass 2 LNG project in Cameron Parish, National Fisherman writes.Â
In a Sept....
Roundup: Health care workers / Electric Ram 1500 / LSU free speech score
Looking for a new job: More than half of U.S. health care workers plan to leave their jobs by 2026, according to a Harris...
SEC backs ExxonMobil program enlisting retail investors in proxy fights
ExxonMobil has won SEC approval to enlist its retail investors in a new proxy voting program, letting them automatically side with management on shareholder...
A look at what’s driving the growth in global LNG demand
The LNG industry is undergoing rapid expansion, with global demand up more than 60% in the past decade and projected to climb another 50%...
Roundup: The Fed / Woodside Energy / Rotary Club  Â
Busy week ahead: The Federal Reserve meets this week with major shifts looming. An appeals court could rule on President Trump’s bid to oust...
Supreme Court fight looms as DOJ sides with Chevron in Louisiana coastal suit
The U.S. Justice Department is siding with Chevron in a pivotal Louisiana coastal lawsuit, urging the Supreme Court to move Plaquemines Parish v. Chevron...
Developer buys tract for neighborhood with homes starting at over $2M
Baton Rouge developer Richard Carmouche has purchased a 12-acre tract off Highland Road, with plans to create a 31-lot luxury residential neighborhood featuring home...
Initial claims in Louisiana drops to lowest since the winter
Initial unemployment claims 9/06 by Holly Duchmann
Roundup: Family office investments / Shrimper complaints / EPA standards
Sports focus: Goldman Sachs reports family offices are pulling back from startups but flocking to sports. Twenty-five percent have invested in franchises or arenas,...
More US employers are announcing return-to-the-office mandates
A new wave of return-to-office crackdowns is underway at some of the nation’s largest employers, Washington Post writes.Â
Microsoft, NBCUniversal and Paramount have all announced...
Bocage shop serves Southern-style cheesecake with a bit of science
Cheesecake lovers will soon have a new destination in Baton Rouge, 225 writes.Â
Cheesecake Lab, a grab-and-go bakery from pastry chef and restaurateur Mitchell Moore,...
