GET DAILY REPORT FREE
Roundup: State retirement systems / Overdraft fees / Oil demand
Checking balances: The Public Retirement Systems' Actuarial Committee met Wednesday to review and evaluate reports on four major state retirement systems in Louisiana. The...
Metro Council replaces two BREC commissioners
The Metro Council selected business executives Michael Polito and Collis Temple III to serve as BREC commissioners at Wednesday night’s regular meeting.
Polito and Temple...
Inflation accelerated last month. Here’s what drove it
Wholesale costs in the United States picked up sharply last month, signaling that price pressures are still evident in the economy even though inflation...
Baton Rouge nonprofits have a new home in this rent-free collaboration hub
Our Lady of the Lake Health opened a Community Impact Center in Baton Rouge to support local nonprofits, OLOL announced this week.
The center, located...
Takeaways from the latest Baton Rouge sales tax collection figures
https://www.canva.com/design/DAGY_9tu6vU/laXpMsrdWuA-_Mdi8xyRRw/view
Here’s when the Main Street Market plans to reopen
After a delay, Main Street Market is moving closer to reopening its doors.
Scott Higgins, Main Street Market vendor liaison and owner of Blend, says...
Roundup: LaMont Cole / Albertsons / Oil demand
First 100 days: LaMont Cole will be the featured speaker at the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge Wednesday afternoon. Cole, who this past summer...
Metro Council to consider creating a revenue-focused task force
Metro Council member Aaron Moak would like the governing body to create a task force to review all city-parish revenues and make recommendations on...
LSU researchers develop tool to balance flood mitigation with urban redevelopment
Researchers with LSU’s College of the Coast & Environment have developed a new tool aimed at helping Baton Rouge city planners boost flood resilience...
What the latest inflation numbers show ahead of next week’s Fed meeting
Consumer prices rose last month but in line with expectations, adding weight to the belief that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next...
Oil income investments are surpassing income tax revenue in this Western state
Efforts by New Mexico to save and invest portions of a financial windfall from local oil production are paying off as state government income...
See why Jay Dardenne was fined by the ethics board
Jay Dardenne has been assessed a $3,000 fine for filing four campaign finance reports months after their deadline, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Dardenne, a longtime elected...
Wall Street is betting on rental homes as a new generation is priced out
As more millennials enter their prime homebuying years and start families, many are finding themselves priced out of the most coveted suburban neighborhoods with...
Roundup: Weather risk / Jaguar cub / Training exercise
Flood watch continues: Parts of the Capital Region remain under a flood watch from the National Weather Service as storms continue to pass through...
This restaurant property on Airline just changed hands
The Golden Chick restaurant property on Airline Highway changed hands recently.
GFC Leasing Corp LLC, represented by Golden Chick owner Mark Parmerlee, acquired the property...
‘LaPolitics’: What the tax overhaul’s final step entails
Even if you disagree with everything they did, or believe they tried to do too much too quickly, it’s hard to argue against the...
Feds sue local Mexican restaurant chain over unpaid wages
The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit against Casa Maria Mexican Grill over unpaid wages the business allegedly owes to its employees.
Casa Maria is...
Inside Arthur J. Gallagher’s latest multibillion-dollar deal
Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher has agreed to acquire AssuredPartners in a $13.45 billion deal, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The insurance brokerage, risk-management...
Ad agencies combining to create $26B powerhouse
Omnicom is buying Interpublic Group in a stock-for-stock deal that will create an advertising powerhouse with combined annual revenue of almost $26 billion.
The New...
A Baton Rouge company will run North Carolina’s home energy rebate program
Baton Rouge-based engineering, program management and disaster recovery firm Aptim has been tapped to manage North Carolina’s home energy rebate program, the company announced...
