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...

The US economy saw stronger growth in Q2 than initially thought

Thanks to consumers who stepped up their spending despite jitters over President Donald Trump’s trade war, the U.S. economy’s rebound in the second quarter...

Louisiana calls on the Supreme Court to reject race in redistricting

Louisiana on Wednesday abandoned its defense of a political map that elected two Black members of Congress and instead called on the Supreme Court...

Ousted Fed governor Lisa Cook sues Trump to reverse her firing

Lisa Cook, a governor on the Federal Reserve Board, sued President Donald Trump on Thursday over his unprecedented decision earlier this week to fire...

Roundup: LASM / LSU parking / Lil Boosie

Happy anniversary: To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historic Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Depot, downtown’s Louisiana Art & Science Museum is presenting...

State begins public testing of new voting machine technology

Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s office hosted a public demonstration this week of new voting technology from Texas-based Hart InterCivic, according to Louisiana...

Commercial real estate activity picking up as institutional investors return

Commercial real estate activity is showing signs of recovery after a slowdown earlier this year, CNBC reports. JLL’s latest Bid Intensity Index, which measures liquidity...

A new $145M women’s correctional institute is set to open in St. Gabriel

A ribbon cutting ceremony will mark the grand opening of the new Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women facility on Thursday morning in St. Gabriel. In...

Roundup: BTR tailgate party / LIV Golf in NOLA / Hurricane risk analysis

LSU season kickoff: The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport will host a season kickoff tailgate party Friday to celebrate the start of LSU's 2025 football...

Pipe & Steel unveils an expansion of its facility in Denham Springs

At deadline, Pipe & Steel Industrial Fabricators was unveiling an expanded facility on Wednesday morning at the company’s site on Arnold Road in Denham...

Roundup: Drago’s / New Orleans Saints / Cracker Barrel

New digs: Drago’s Seafood Restaurant will officially open its new Perkins Rowe location on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m. A grand opening event...

When will Gov. Landry weigh in on the Senate race? That depends on Trump

Gov. Jeff Landry says he won’t make a decision on who to support in Louisiana’s 2026 U.S. Senate race until he hears from President...

Piccadilly on Plank Road closes after 65 years in business

Piccadilly’s restaurant on Plank Road closed Tuesday after 65 years in business, Louisiana First News reports. A spokesperson for Piccadilly Holdings LLC says the decision...

Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: A little about Legionnaire’s...

Legionnaire’s disease is a type of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. Unlike other bacterial pneumonia and viral pneumonia, which primarily spreads from person to...

2025 St. Jude Dream Home® Trade Partner of the Year, sponsored by JR Construction

JR Construction has been named the 2025 Trade Partner of the Year for the Midsouth region by the St. Jude Dream Home® Builder Summit,...

Roundup: Burlington in Baton Rouge / Business spending / New era of Tiger Stadium

Opening on Siegen: National discount retailer Burlington is bringing its refreshed brand and reimagined store design to Baton Rouge with a new location opening...

Student housing cools as affordability trumps luxury

Student housing is showing fresh signs of strain as economic uncertainty weighs on families and students alike, CNBC writes.  Rent growth in the sector slowed...

Meta’s Louisiana data center could cost upwards of $50B

Meta’s ambitious Louisiana data center project is drawing fresh attention after former President Donald Trump claimed its price tag could reach $50 billion, Bloomberg...

Victoria’s Toy Station is closing this week after 41 years

After more than four decades in business, Victoria’s Toy Station is closing its doors this week, WAFB-TV reports.  Originally launched in the Catfish Town train...

Younger workers are shouldering the heaviest losses from AI

Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape the job market in ways that disproportionately affect younger workers, The Wall Street Journal writes.  Stanford economists Erik Brynjolfsson,...