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LSU to host free cybersecurity seminar for small businesses
The LSU Cybersecurity Clinic on Friday will host a free seminar on cybersecurity for members of Louisiana’s small business community.
The seminar aims to help...
‘LaPolitics’: Road to a DOTD overhaul will head through the Legislature
The transportation committees for both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature will get together on Wednesday to discuss plans to restructure the state Department of...
Roundup: Starbucks layoffs / Apple hiring / Steven Procopio
Corporate cuts: Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chair and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations. In a letter to...
Warren Buffett offers up a few insights into investing
Billionaire Warren Buffett is viewed as one of the world’s greatest investors, so his annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders are always read closely...
Dockworkers set to vote on a new labor deal this week
Unionized dockworkers will vote this week on a labor contract that retailers and manufacturers hope will secure peace on the waterfront through September 2030,...
How Baton Rouge casinos performed revenue wise in January
Baton Rouge casinos collectively experienced a 2.6% revenue dip in January when compared with the previous month, according to the state gaming board’s latest...
LABI lays out eight growth goals for Louisiana
At the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry’s Annual Meeting last week, the organization released its LA Driven 2025 Annual Report, which assesses Louisiana’s...
A new restaurant has opened on Lee Drive
Positioned on Lee Drive near LSU, BesTeas Sip & Bite has opened as a spot to hang out, play games, sip and snack, 225...
Two Baton Rouge companies among those awarded funding from FUEL
Future Use of Energy in Louisiana has announced its first-round investments, awarding nearly $900,000 in funding to five companies, including two in Baton Rouge.
Baton...
What Gov. Landry’s budget proposal means for private K-12 education
Gov. Jeff Landry is proposing nearly $100 million in state funding for private K-12 education in the 2025-26 school year, more than doubling the...
Roundup: State budget / US Postal Service / Inflation
Fiscal restraint: Gov. Jeff Landry has presented his administration's budget proposal for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, which emphasizes fiscal restraint and continued reductions in...
‘LaPolitics’: Session will see its fair share of divisive issues
Last year, the Governmental Affairs committees in both chambers considered more than 100 bills between them, HGA Chair Beau Beaullieu recalls. The committees probably...
Owners of Daruma Ramen in Prairieville plan to open on Government Street
Prairieville restaurant owners bought a Government Street building with plans to open a second location for their business.
Daruma Ramen owners Stacy Chen and Shi...
Though constantly busy, local bakeries see king cake season as a ‘blessing’
King cake season is in full swing and Baton Rouge bakeries are raking in the dough.
This year’s lengthy Mardi Gras season has presented a...
Roundup: Prefiled legislation / Walmart / Microsoft
Ready for deliberation: With the regular session approaching, Louisiana legislators have prefiled six bills addressing a range of policy changes, from water fluoridation to...
This LSU department is moving to a new site off of Essen
LSU has found a new home for one of its growing departments.
The university entered a lease agreement for its online and continuing education department...
Why Davante Lewis calls his sanctioning by the PSC an erosion of free speech
Louisiana utility regulators sanctioned one of their colleagues Wednesday after he called Gov. Jeff Landry an “a–hole” on social media, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
In a...
US unemployment claims edged up last week
Slightly more Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remained in the same recent healthy range.
The number of Americans filing for jobless...
How climate change could wreak havoc on the US housing market
The increasing frequency of wildfires and other climate-related disasters are poised to impact the real estate market significantly, CNBC reports.
Experts predict substantial home devaluation....
TEDxBatonRouge is returning with a special recognition
TEDxBatonRouge is returning in November to the Manship Theatre as one of only two events in North America to be recognized as a TED...
