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Roundup: Airline fees / School bus driver union / Yellow Brick House
Cost of convenience: A Senate subcommittee report released Tuesday shows that from 2018 to 2023 five major U.S. airlines collected a combined $12.4 billion...
A closer look at the constitutional amendments on the Dec. 7 ballot
Four proposed constitutional amendments appear on the Dec. 7 ballot, for which early voting is underway, the USA Today Network reports.
The proposed amendments range...
What do Trump’s proposed tariffs look like?
President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his...
How cities are making it easier to convert office space to residential
As nearly one-fifth of office space across the country sits empty thanks to a record-high vacancy rate that’s expected to keep growing, cities across...
This company just bought land between Jefferson and Airline for its headquarters
The owner and president of Servpro of East Baton Rouge and Ascension Parish recently purchased a 3-acre lot in the Kodiak Business Park along...
‘LaPolitics’: Plenty of work remains on local taxation issues
Heading into the recent special session on taxation, those who make, track or influence legislative votes knew the big picture outcome would be shaped...
Where the state’s potential ‘business court’ stands
Louisiana voters in March will decide whether lawmakers should be able to establish new state-run specialty courts outside of the traditional judicial system, Louisiana...
Should Baton Rouge be proud of a No. 125 ranking? The mayoral candidates weigh...
Baton Rouge didn’t crack the Top 100 in a recent national ranking of best major cities to call home.
Even so, one mayoral candidate sees...
Roundup: Coffee concerns / Mango / New economic data
Where’s my frappuccino? Coffee futures in New York climbed to the highest since 1997 on worries about crops in top growers, threatening to further...
This deal would create a behemoth producer of construction materials in North America
Concrete-maker Quikrete has struck a $9.2 billion deal for Summit Materials that would merge the two largest producers of building materials in the nation,...
What Trump’s vow to end offshore wind energy development means for Louisiana
President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to kill offshore wind energy development “on day one” of his second term is already triggering project slowdowns on the...
What’s left for the tax reform package?
The Louisiana Legislature approved a sweeping tax package last week aimed at overhauling the state's tax system, pairing major income tax cuts with sales...
TSA warns this could be the ‘busiest Thanksgiving ever’
Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday...
Baton Rouge casinos are on a hot streak. Here’s why
The house was on a hot streak in October as Baton Rouge casinos collectively boosted their revenue by 13.9% compared to September, according to...
How the Main Street Lending Program has become a street of horrors for some
The Federal Reserve’s pandemic program—the Main Street Lending Program—aimed at supporting midsize businesses has been burying those same businesses in high interest rates and...
New requirements are coming for the nation’s largest accounting firms
Large accounting firms will have to submit financial statements annually to the U.S. audit regulator for the first time as part of new requirements...
Roundup: CPRA / EBR budget cuts / Store-branded credit cards
In progress: Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is overseeing 109 projects across various stages of development, according to an end-of-year review presented earlier...
Why the low-fare airline model is facing a cloudy future
Delta and United have become the most profitable U.S. airlines by targeting premium customers while also winning back a significant share of travelers on...
Is the Baton Rouge office market primed for a strong comeback?
The local office market is moving in the right direction, as lower interest rates and declining work-from-home models bode well for the sector, according...
‘LaPolitics’: Why solar farm regulation is a hot topic in Louisiana
LaPolitics: What are the hottest topics for your committee going into next year?
House Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development Chair Troy Romero: Carbon capture...
