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Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Here are the latest property transactions and issued permits in East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes.
East Baton Rouge
Red Stick Brothers, a rental home...
Small business optimism slips further as sales outlook weakens
U.S. small business optimism slipped again in February as owners grew more cautious about future sales and broader economic conditions, Bloomberg writes.
The National Federation...
Roundup: ExxonMobil / NOLA to Mobile rail / Legislative session
Legal home: ExxonMobil plans to ask shareholders to approve moving its legal home from New Jersey to Texas, a shift CEO Darren Woods says...
Is a comeback for The Bluffs finally teeing up?
Local golfers of a certain age remember when The Bluffs was the stuff of legend.
The Arnold Palmer Signature Course in St. Francisville along Thompson...
‘LaPolitics:’ State’s new strategic plan targets energy growth
In an effort to bolster and grow a core of its overall business portfolio—the energy and process industries—Louisiana has overhauled and reorganized related regulatory...
DOJ reaches tentative settlement with Live Nation in antitrust case
The Justice Department has reached a tentative settlement with Live Nation in its antitrust case over the company’s dominance in concert promotion and ticketing,...
Roundup: OpenAI exec resigns / Data center dispute / Liz Murrill
Ethics concerns: Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI’s head of hardware and robotics operations, has resigned, citing concerns about AI’s role in national security. In a public...
Brian Kelly sells lakefront home to Texas couple
The LSU lakes home owned by former LSU football coach Brian Kelly has been sold, with the transaction closing last week.
Ian and Jane Angel,...
What are LABI’s priorities for the 2026 legislative session?
With Louisiana lawmakers set to convene Monday to kick off the state’s 2026 regular legislative session, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry is...
Oil spikes near $120 as Iran war threatens global supply
Oil prices spiked near $120 per barrel before falling back Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East...
Louisiana lawmakers want to revisit state’s new closed primary system
Louisiana lawmakers are already looking to change the state’s new closed party primary system before it has even been fully used, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Two...
Roundup: LSU Board of Supervisors / Retail sales / Used car prices
New appointee: Gov. Jeff Landry has appointed Lake Charles businessman John Condos to the LSU Board of Supervisors, filling a vacancy left by the...
Louisiana schools weigh how to safely bring AI into the classroom
Louisiana education officials are debating how aggressively the state should regulate artificial intelligence in classrooms as policymakers consider new oversight models for rapidly emerging...
US payrolls shrink by 92,000 in unexpected February decline
American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. Meanwhile, unemployment rose to 4.4%.
The Labor Department...
‘LaPolitics’: Cassidy campaign files FEC complaint against Letlow
The campaign of incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy filed a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission this week against GOP primary challenger Congresswoman...
Is there a smarter way to bid on government contracts? This startup thinks so
For many companies, finding government contract opportunities can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. A Baton Rouge startup is using artificial...
Carbon sequestration draft permit advances Louisiana biofuels plant
A proposed biofuels facility in northeast Louisiana is a step closer to reality after state regulators approved a draft permit for a Class VI...
Roundup: US jobless claims / Generational conflict / Oil prices
No change: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week was unchanged from the week before, a sign that layoffs remain at...
Rolfe McCollister: Send Sen. Miguez back to New Iberia
Rolfe McCollister won’t be supporting congressional candidate Sen. Blake Miguez or as he describes him, "the carpetbagger from New Iberia. Let’s vote to send...
Baton Rouge’s Plan of Government is nearly 80 years old. Does it still hold...
When East Baton Rouge Parish voters approved a consolidated city-parish government in the late 1940s, Baton Rouge was the parish’s unquestioned center of gravity.
The...
