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Baton Rouge saw strong job growth in June
The Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area added 1,300 jobs from May to June to bring its total to 426,200, according to the Louisiana Workforce...
Report questions economic feasibility of a $1.3B Ascension chemical plant
A $1.3 billion chemical production facility to be built in Ascension Parish by Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi is economically questionable and unnecessarily increases greenhouse gas...
Roundup: Homeless shelter / Best Buy / EBR superintendent search
First 24-hour site: The city-parish is looking to spend $1 million on a non-congregate homeless shelter, according to Wednesday’s Metro Council meeting agenda. The...
Baton Rouge apartment complex sells for $3M
The 220-unit Bella of Baton Rouge Apartments on Boulevard De Province has sold for $3 million, according to sales documents filed Monday with the...
Why US home prices are setting records this summer
For a second consecutive month, home prices have hit a new high, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Nationwide, the spring homebuying season, usually the busiest...
Louisiana has some of the nation’s worst school systems, study finds
Louisiana falls at No. 47 in a new ranking of U.S. states by the quality of their school systems.
A study from WalletHub published on...
‘LaPolitics’: Debate over constitutional cash rages on
While a conservative mega-donor pleads with Louisiana legislators to hold an everything-goes constitutional convention later this summer, the state revenue secretary is pushing instead...
Roundup: U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson / EPA grants / Superintendent search
Calls for Biden to resign: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson says President Joe Biden should resign immediately following his decision to exit the presidential...
State Democratic leaders are backing Harris for presidential nomination
Louisiana Democrats have unified behind Vice President Kamala Harris to become the Democratic presidential nominee after President Joe Biden announced over the weekend that...
Louisiana community colleges to offer new IBM cybersecurity, data analytics certificates
IBM on Monday announced two new IBM SkillsBuild certificates in cybersecurity and data analytics that will be available to students in the Louisiana Community...
How tech outages divide affected companies into haves and have-nots
An owner of a consumer insights research firm couldn’t pay her employees, make Friday’s deadline to sign a contract for a new business or...
US regional banks see profits squeezed by deposit costs, low demand for loans
Several U.S. midsized and regional banks reported a fall in their second-quarter profit, as income from charging customers interest was squeezed by higher deposit...
Louisiana drone technology companies share concerns over security
Several Louisiana-based unmanned aerial vehicle and counter-drone companies pitched the importance of advanced technology this week, The Center Square reports.
In May, Senate Bill 215,...
Here’s why international buyers are pulling out of the US housing market
Running into many of the same challenges—high prices and tight supply—as domestic buyers, international buyers are starting to pull out of the American housing...
Utility customers are paying more for less reliable energy
Utility customers across the country are increasingly paying more for less reliable service—a trend driven home by a massive heat wave that has triggered...
Roundup: Death Valley / Superintendent search / 5th Congressional District
No place like home: Due to its traditions and the difficulty it presents opponents, LSU football's home stadium garnered the No. 1 spot in...
First Guaranty Bank sues Greenbrier Hotel Corp. for $36M
First Guaranty Bank, a Hammond-based bank with three branches in the Capital Region, is suing West Virginia-based Greenbrier Hotel Corp. for more than $36...
Widespread tech outage disrupts flights, banks and companies worldwide
A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline, and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that...
Ford cuts back on EV plans to meet Super Duty truck demand
Ford Motor will expand production of its large Super Duty trucks to a plant in Canada that was previously set to be converted into...
Where LSU ranks when it comes to the granting of US utility patents
This year, LSU jumped to No. 56 among universities granted U.S. utility patents in the National Academy of Inventors’ 2023 Top 100 rankings.
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