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Roundup: Board of Ethics / Consumer spending / Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Right to privacy: The Louisiana Board of Ethics will allow statewide elected officials and more high-ranking government employees to keep their home addresses off...
Baton Rouge to host Louisiana’s first pro pickleball tournament
The Capital City will host Louisiana’s first professional pickleball tournament, which is expected to bring in around $800,000 worth of revenue for the area.
The...
In a reversal, plans for natural gas power are growing
A spike in demand for electricity from tech companies competing in the artificial intelligence race is upending forecasts for natural gas-fired power in the...
‘LaPolitics’: Six questions for the surgeon general
LaPolitics: Surgeon general is a new position for Louisiana. How do your duties differ from those of the secretary of the Department of Health?
Louisiana...
What to know about the legal risks of your company’s DEI policies
With the Trump administration's rollout of executive orders targeting corporate diversity, equity and inclusion policies, many companies have been scrambling to review their DEI...
Sales of new single-family homes tumbled in January. Here’s one reason why
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell more than expected last month as persistently high mortgage rates kept potential buyers on the sidelines, the...
Here’s where the US economy stood at the end of 2024
The U.S. economy advanced at a healthy pace and inflation was more stubborn than initially estimated at the end of 2024, Bloomberg reports.
Gross domestic...
The latest on Trump’s tariff threats against Mexico, Canada and China
President Donald Trump on Thursday said that his proposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada will go into effect on March 4, and that China...
Roundup: Eli Lilly expansion / WARN notices / US jobless claims rise
Investment incoming: Eli Lilly on Wednesday said it will invest at least $27 billion to build four new manufacturing sites in the U.S., as...
Former Winn-Dixie property in Walker changes hands
A partnership led by George Murrell and Lawrence Maestri, founders of Maestri-Murrell, has purchased the former Winn-Dixie property in Walker.
The group bought the property...
Meet FranU’s new president and CEO
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University has a new president and CEO slated to begin this summer.
David Bellar, the Dean of Usha Kundu, MD...
Roundup: Meta’s energy impact / BP / Mortgage rates
Energy demand: The rapid rise of data centers has utilities scrambling to meet unprecedented demand. This surge, experts warn, risks driving up electricity rates...
This local Starbucks property just sold for $2.2M
The Starbucks property on Florida Boulevard near the Amazon fulfillment center has changed hands.
California-based Loker LLC purchased the property from Cortana Coffee LLC for...
Kim Mulkey joins CBS News’ Jan Crawford at LSU for ‘Inside The Courtroom’
LSU will host an ‘Inside the Courtroom’ session, bringing CBS News’ Jan Crawford and LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey for a conversation about...
Five BRPD employees were among the city-parish’s top earners in 2024
East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards has unveiled a controversial plan to raise police officer salaries by redirecting funds from the East Baton...
Environmental group sues the state over a proposed CO2 pipeline
Healthy Gulf, a New Orleans-based environmental group, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana alleging that state agencies acted outside of their...
Pessimistic about the economy, Americans are cutting their spending
More than half of Americans are delaying major life plans due to uncertainty over the economy, Bloomberg reports.
The results are part of a new...
Why this Louisiana stretch will no longer be considered for historic protection
A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection...
Roundup: Homeland Security / PitchBR / Consumer confidence
Madison Sheahan: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is planning to tap Madison Sheahan, Louisiana’s head of Wildlife and Fisheries, for a senior...
A snapshot of how the EBR commercial real estate market began 2025
The East Baton Rouge Parish commercial real estate market started the new year strong with a rise in sales transactions and deal velocity, according...
