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Roundup: Guard troops / Corporate landlords / Chase’s AI transition
Yearlong activation: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has asked the federal government to authorize a yearlong activation of up to 1,000 National Guard members, citing...
Louisiana tops nation in flood insurance payouts
Louisiana has received more federal flood insurance payouts than any other state, The Center Square reports.
Since its inception, NFIP has paid $20.7 billion across...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Bank-owned 170-room hotel off Airline
Now for sale, 9901 Gwenadele Ave. is a 170-room hotel on a ±2.71-acre lot with direct access to I-12 and prime frontage on Airline...
St. Francisville is expanding the boundaries of its cultural district
The St. Francisville Cultural District is growing.
On Oct. 1, the district’s boundaries will expand along Commerce Street and Burnett Road to include a number...
See where LSU placed on the latest ‘Wall Street Journal’ best colleges list
LSU ranks No. 179 in Wall Street Journal’s 2026 Best Colleges in the U.S. rankings—up nine spots from where the university ranked last year.
Here’s...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Here’s a look at the latest property transactions and issued permits in East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes.
East Baton Rouge Parish
ST Development Partners,...
Roundup: EA’s big deal / Ford CEO / Wall Street trading
Setting a record: The $55 billion take-private of Electronic Arts is being hailed as the largest leveraged buyout ever, with JPMorgan Chase committing a...
FEMA accused of failing to adequately manage flood insurance program
Two Democratic senators are raising alarms over the future of the National Flood Insurance Program, just days before its authorization is set to expire...
Trump plans to impose a 100% tariff on foreign-made films
President Donald Trump says he will slap a 100% tax on movies made outside the U.S.—a vague directive aimed at protecting a business that...
How the world’s largest retailer is leveraging AI to boost performance
Walmart is bracing for artificial intelligence to transform its workforce, with CEO Doug McMillon warning that AI will touch “literally every job,” The Wall...
Roundup: Oil prices / Retail vacancies / Pending home sales
Glut may grow: Oil declined on signals that OPEC+ will hike production again in November, tempering a strong rally last week. Brent fell back...
Nuclear energy ‘primed for a resurgence’ in the US as a result of AI...
Soaring demand for electricity from artificial intelligence data centers is set to trigger a $350 billion nuclear buildout in the U.S., Bloomberg writes.
Nuclear output...
EA Games to be acquired for $52.5B in massive private equity buyout
Electronic Arts, maker of video games like “Madden NFL,” “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is being acquired for $52.5 billion in what could become the...
BP is committing billions to its new Gulf drilling project
BP is betting big on the Gulf with a $5 billion offshore drilling project aimed at bolstering its U.S. production, Reuters reports.
The Tiber-Guadalupe development,...
Congress facing a Tuesday deadline to renew flood insurance program
Louisiana leaders are sounding alarms as Congress faces a Tuesday deadline to renew the National Flood Insurance Program, The Center Square writes.
A lapse could...
Bourbon blues: Sinking demand fuels a 28% drop in US whiskey production
U.S. whiskey production has plunged to its lowest level since 2019, as distillers confront slumping demand, tariff headwinds and post-pandemic oversupply, The Lexington (Kentucky)...
Fewer Louisianans filed for unemployment last week
Initial unemployment claims 9/20
Continued unemployment claims 9/20
US consumer sentiment drops to lowest level in four months
U.S. consumer sentiment weakened in September, falling to a four-month low as households reported mounting pressure from high prices and uncertainty about the job...
Roundup: Truancy rate / Existing home sales / Thrive! Baton Rouge
Going up: Louisiana’s K-12 truancy rate has exceeded 40% since the 2020-21 school year, above the state’s 11-year average of 36%, according to the...
Roundup: New tariffs / Home flipping / Lamar Advertising
Pharmaceuticals and more: President Trump announced new tariffs Thursday, including a 100% levy on branded or patented drugs made by companies not building U.S....
