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From location to funding, here’s the latest on the new Mississippi River bridge project
State transportation officials expect to unveil a preferred location for a new Mississippi River bridge south of Baton Rouge by the end of the...
Siegen Lane retail center changes hands for $2.8M
A St. Rose investor has purchased a fully leased, multitenant shopping center on Siegen Lane.
Richard Dicharry Jr. purchased the property containing Dumpling and Bao...
Micron will donate $250M to Trump’s investment initiative for children
Micron Technology has agreed to invest $250 million in a federal children’s investment initiative known as the Trump Accounts, a program designed to create...
Fed chair signals inflation fight will take priority over rate cuts
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that the central bank would remain independent and seek to bring down inflation, likely forgoing the...
Roundup: US auto sales / Jones Act / LSU New Orleans ceremony
Mixed results: U.S. auto sales in the second quarter were mostly stable overall, but results were mixed across major automakers as affordability pressures and...
Meta considers cashing in on surplus AI computing capacity
Meta is considering building a cloud-computing business that would sell unused AI computing capacity from its internal infrastructure, Bloomberg reports.
The company has been investing...
Roundup: GOP registration / US job growth / Lawsuit against Google
Now leading in Louisiana: The Louisiana Republican Party announced that Republicans have surpassed Democrats in total registered voters in the state for the first...
BTR expects a red-hot holiday travel rush
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport expects one of its busiest Fourth of July travel periods in recent years, with passenger traffic projected to climb 10%...
AI data center boom creates an unlikely winner: The small-engine maker
The rapid build-out of AI data centers is creating an unexpected surge in demand for reciprocating internal combustion engines, as developers struggle to secure...
How Hyundai’s planned $6B steel mill could reshape low-carbon steel production
Hyundai’s proposed $6 billion steel mill in Louisiana is positioned as a significant step toward lower-carbon steel production in the U.S., Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Instead...
US opts to renegotiate rather than extend North American trade pact
The U.S. has chosen not to extend the current review cycle of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, opting instead to pursue negotiations for a revised...
Local pharma CEO says Hikma v. Amarin ruling brings clarity, not new opportunities
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling could give generic pharmaceutical companies greater protection from patent lawsuits, but Baton Rouge pharmaceutical executive Keith LaNasa says...
Baton Rouge General’s Health Tip of the Week: Man, it’s hot in here!
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Night sweats affect nearly 45% of adults at some point, and while it might not be talked about as much...
The collapse of this $4.5B project could reshape Louisiana’s industrial playbook
The collapse of Air Products' planned $4.5 billion Louisiana Clean Energy Complex is more than the loss of a single megaproject. It could reshape...
This Lafayette brunch spot is opening a Baton Rouge location
Parish Biscuit Co., a Lafayette breakfast, brunch and lunch concept known for biscuit sandwiches with a Louisiana twist, is preparing to open a Baton...
Consumers are feeling better, but not confident enough yet
Americans’ attitudes toward the economy improved slightly this month as gas prices declined, but their outlook is still mostly negative by historical standards.
The Conference...
Inside the alleged egg price scheme
U.S. antitrust authorities say several major egg producers may have coordinated pricing behavior during the 2022-2025 bird flu outbreak, potentially contributing to unusually high...
Roundup: Louisiana law school No. 5? / Medicare and GLP-1 / Small meatpacker support
Law school limbo: Northwestern State University President Jimmy Genovese is pushing to open North Louisiana's first law school, an idea he says originated with...
Housing bill heads to law as Trump faces deadline
House Speaker Mike Johnson says the bipartisan housing bill recently approved by Congress will become law regardless of whether President Donald Trump signs it,...
Air Products scraps $4.5 billion Ascension Parish project
Pennsylvania-based Air Products announced Tuesday that it is scrapping its plans to develop the $4.5 billion Louisiana Clean Energy Complex in Ascension Parish.
The company...
