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Trump administration plans extra tariffs of 10% or more on some trade partners
The Trump administration is proposing that tariffs of 10% or more be imposed on products from dozens of major trading partners following a probe...
Bill creating a pair of new taxing districts awaits governor’s signature
A bill establishing a tax district to support the planned $50 million grocery-anchored retail development in the Howell Place mixed-use community and to establish...
Meet the builders redefining ‘well-built’ in Baton Rouge
There’s no single path into construction in Baton Rouge—but a shared instinct is reshaping what “well-built” means across the Capital Region.
In its June issue,...
Dow, Univar sign long-term low-carbon solutions agreement
Dow and Univar Solutions on Monday announced a long-term agreement to offer and distribute Dow’s Decarbia low-carbon products across key markets, including a variety...
Roundup: AI job creation / Shreveport initiative / Gabbard’s replacement
A new era: As anxiety builds over how many jobs artificial intelligence might eliminate in the years to come, one Silicon Valley tech company...
Lawmakers give raises to Gov. Landry’s Cabinet secretaries
Louisiana lawmakers included a new round of double-digit pay increases for seven of Gov. Jeff Landry’s 14 Cabinet secretaries in the state budget they...
Workforce reforms will help set stage for next growth wave, report says
The just concluded legislative session produced the most comprehensive package of workforce legislation the state has seen in over 10 years, according to a...
Where Louisiana’s aerospace incentive package currently stands
A package of bills positioning Louisiana to land a major aerospace project has sailed through the Legislature, with some of the bills having already...
Roundup: Harvard Business School / Nvidia / Benny’s
Recognition: The Harvard Business School on Friday announced the recipients of its 2026 Alumni Achievement Awards, described as “the school’s highest honor.” One of...
Why America has ‘lost all margin for error’ on its $39 trillion debt
In the days before Memorial Day weekend, rates on 30-year Treasury bonds hit their highest level in 19 years at 5.2%, Fortune reports. The...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
The latest property transactions and issued permits across East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes.
East Baton Rouge Parish
Alvarez Construction purchased 10 lots for phase...
Tariff refunds could soon face a new challenge from the Trump administration
Businesses big and small have started receiving tariff refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump lacked the constitutional authority to...
Teachers, school advocates want details on Landry’s teacher pay plan
Gov. Jeff Landry says he intends to keep his promise to avoid a teacher pay cut this year, but Louisiana teachers unions and other...
Louisiana is the eighth most affordable state to retire, study says
Louisiana ranks among the top 10 most affordable states to retire, according to a new study from Retirement Living, a national journal of retirement...
Roundup: Lane Kiffin / Insider trading / Another baby boom?
‘We have to be one’: In reaction to LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin’s controversial comments about Ole Miss, LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry...
Louisiana lawmakers approve incentives for wood pellet industry
A bill aimed at making Louisiana more enticing to the controversial wood pellet industry has sailed through the Legislature, Verite News reports.
House Bill 670,...
Louisiana wins suit over Angola ‘farm line’ working conditions
Although prisoners face dangerously harsh conditions while working the “farm line” at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola—including laboring outdoors in extreme heat—a federal...
BREC advances organizational overhaul with new leadership framework
BREC took another step Thursday in its ongoing organizational overhaul with the commission’s unanimous approval of a restructuring plan that eliminates the assistant superintendent...
‘LaPolitics’: Questions remain over congressional map
The plaintiffs in the Callais case that invalidated Louisiana’s congressional map argue in a new filing that Senate Bill 121, the instrument Republicans have...
Guest column: Sid Edwards on why federal investment in election infrastructure is critical
Local governments are responsible for administering elections, but too often they are asked to meet growing demands without the resources necessary to do the...
