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FIFA chases $4B as media rights bidding for future World Cups begins
Following the record-breaking popularity of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, FIFA is preparing to sell U.S. media rights for the 2030 and 2034 tournaments,...
House Speaker Johnson’s August budget sprint faces hurdles
House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, are working to pass two major budget measures before Congress leaves for the August recess, but deep...
Austin development firm buys land for student housing complex
Austin-based multifamily developer LV Collective has purchased part of the land needed for its planned 1,022-bed student housing development between Burbank Drive and Gourrier...
Roundup: Apartments lead recovery / Import prices jump / Most valuable company
Multifamily momentum: U.S. housing starts rebounded as a sharp increase in multifamily construction offset continued weakness in single-family homebuilding, pushing overall starts to a...
Bank of Zachary to mark Baton Rouge debut after Highland Road purchase
Bank of Zachary is expanding its footprint with plans to open its first Baton Rouge branch.
The bank acquired the former Regions Bank property on...
Industrial projects set the stage for future retail development in Ascension
Industrial investment is fueling commercial real estate growth in Ascension Parish as developers and retailers prepare for continued population and job expansion, Ascension Business...
How influencers are helping to fill America’s skilled labor gap
Blue-collar influencers are using social media to reshape public perceptions of skilled trades, presenting manual labor as aspirational, lucrative and secure at a time...
Why financial habits often matter more than income level
John Paul Caswell, president and managing principal of Baton Rouge’s Iron Horse Financial, believes that effective wealth building has less to do with income...
‘LaPolitics’: LCTCS is planning to form its own charter school
As part of an effort to reach younger students, the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges System is in the process of launching its own...
Houston Downstream Conference: AI can lead to an overwhelming tsunami of disconnected info
The downstream petrochemical market is literally being flooded by data. The unfortunate result is that much of that information is being ignored, according to...
Roundup: New Coca-Cola flavor? / Retail sales increase / Uber expansion
Spicy-inspired beverages: Coca-Cola’s failed Coca-Cola Spiced launch has not ended the company’s interest in bold flavor experiments, as a new trademark filing for “Spricy”...
GOP infighting puts House Speaker Johnson’s budget resolution at risk
House Speaker Mike Johnson's proposed $95 billion budget resolution is facing resistance from Republicans in both the House and Senate, putting its prospects in...
What the new federal housing act means for Louisiana’s real estate market
Louisiana Realtors has released a member guide explaining the newly enacted 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which became law on July 11 and...
LSU students build AI solutions to help Baton Rouge businesses work smarter
LSU students showcased practical artificial intelligence solutions for four Baton Rouge organizations during the Spring 2026 LSU AI Showcase, the culminating event for a...
Roundup: Producer prices drop / TikTok’s AI takeover / GLP-1 versus parasite
Wholesale cooldown: U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.3% in June, mainly because of a sharp drop in energy costs, especially gasoline, marking the first decline...
Q2 was ‘as good as it gets’ for JPMorgan, but Jamie Dimon has a...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon celebrated the bank’s strongest-ever second quarter while warning that markets may be approaching a peak, Fortune reports.
Following the earnings report,...
Campus secured, staff hired: Baton Rouge’s film-focused charter school nears launch
After years of planning, the Louisiana Academy of Production is preparing to welcome its first students next month. The school will prepare students for...
Livingston Parish fabricators are betting big on the energy and data center boom
Livingston Parish is experiencing a surge in industrial growth as several fabrication companies expand operations to meet rising demand from the power, energy, data...
Suit claims Meta used AI to target employees on protected leave for layoffs
A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems to select people for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those...
Roundup: YEA applications open / Louisiana leads / Inflation cools
Future founders wanted: Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge is accepting applications for its 2026–2027 program for students in grades 9-12. Participants develop and...
