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What to know about the state’s new energy efficiency program
After years of back-and-forth, Louisiana regulators say they’ve finally settled on a path forward for energy efficiency, The Center Square writes.
In a 4-1 vote...
US job openings slip as labor market continues to pull back
U.S. employers posted 7.2 million job vacancies in July as the American labor market continues to cool.
The Labor Department reported Wednesday that job openings...
Checking in with John Engquist after the sale of H&E
After having completed the sale of his Baton Rouge-based company, H&E Equipment Services, for around $5 billion in June, some may have thought John...
Roundup: Tax break for hunters / Retail predictions / Tire dumping
Sales tax holiday: Hunters and competitive shooters will get a break on a variety of purchases this weekend during the Second Amendment Weekend Sales...
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Lithium and the brain—could...
When most of us hear “lithium,” we think of batteries or even medicine for mood disorders. But this naturally occurring mineral found in everyday...
Currency Bank earns national recognition, sponsored by Currency Bank
In 2021, it became apparent that the community desired a bank that married a premium brand of service with local decision making and the...
Shipping prices plunge as tariffs cloud holiday outlook
Ocean shipping rates from China to the U.S. West Coast have plunged 68% since June, signaling that this year’s peak season was both earlier...
Roundup: Parking pardons / Kim Hunter Reed / LSU ranked No. 3
Citation freeze: Following reports last week that LSU ran out of campus parking passes, the school says it will now forgive parking citations issued...
Hurricane Katrina’s lessons still haunt catastrophe models
Nearly 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, insurers are still grappling with the blind spots the storm exposed in catastrophe modeling, Bloomberg writes.
Katrina revealed major...
Roundup: Medical programs / Travel to the US / Sunsetting tax credit
PAR analysis: Medical programs at Louisiana’s public colleges are steadily gaining students while law, dentistry and pharmacy programs face mixed or declining enrollment, according...
LSU isn’t documenting most of its student-athlete exit interviews
LSU isn’t recording complaints from student-athletes in most of its athletic programs, raising concerns about the university’s compliance with NCAA rules, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Louisiana...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Standalone retail with drive through...
Now available for sale, 8759 Sullivan Road is a ±2,400 SF former bank building on ±.67 acres. Built in 2018, the property is very...
LSU law school dean to step down
LSU announced Friday that Alena Allen will step down as dean of the LSU law school at the end of the academic year, according...
Roundup: Phorm Energy / Kraft Heinz / NFL wagers
First NIL partnership: Phorm Energy, an energy drink line produced by Anheuser-Busch with the backing of 1st Phorm and Dana White, recently announced its...
Judge weighing request to temporarily block ouster of Fed governor
A federal judge said Friday she will consider in the coming days whether to temporarily block the Trump administration from removing Federal Reserve governor...
Vacant 140,000-square-foot Florida Boulevard property sells
A former call center property on Florida Boulevard has a new owner.
Direct Administration Inc. has acquired the former Direct Auto and Life Insurance call...
Twenty years after Katrina, Trump’s FEMA policies face scrutiny
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina raised serious questions about the nation’s ability to prepare for and respond to natural disasters, some current and former...
EU looks to scrap tariffs on US industrial goods as part of a wider...
The European Commission on Thursday proposed removing tariffs on U.S. industrial goods as part of a trade deal that would also reduce American duties...
Trump says Meta data center will make Louisiana a national hub for AI
President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry say Meta’s massive artificial intelligence data center in Richland Parish will transform the state into a...
Roundup: ‘The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’ / Walgreens / Roseland explosion
Goodbye to print: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Publisher and President Andrew Morse announced Thursday that the publication will stop producing a print newspaper at the end...
