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Baton Rouge startup wins $100K national ag innovation prize
Baton Rouge ag-tech startup FarmMind recently won first place in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2026 Ag Innovation Challenge, taking home a $100,000 prize.
Now...
A look at why retail prices are going up again
After months of holding the line, companies are rolling out a fresh wave of price increases, signaling that the brief pricing pause is over,...
More people are taking extended work breaks
If you daydream about getting a break from work, you might picture two weeks of vacation or a long weekend getaway. But some people...
BTR Jet Center changes hands in Velocity FBO Deal
Velocity FBO Network has acquired BTR Jet Center, the fixed-base operator serving Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, the company announced on Monday.
The deal expands Velocity...
A look at how the area residential market started the year
The Greater Baton Rouge housing market started 2026 with increases in median sales price and days on market, while closed sales dipped.
Latest data from...
How one Baton Rouge hospital is working to address the looming physician shortage
As Baton Rouge and the U.S. as a whole face a projected shortage of physicians, one local hospital is looking to build its own...
Roundup: Parade weather / Natural gas / Oil rigs
Parade weather holds: Weather looks favorable for Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras, with mostly sunny skies developing each afternoon and temperatures climbing into the...
Big oil gets the cautious green light for Venezuela
The Trump administration has issued licenses allowing a select group of Western energy companies to resume oil and gas operations in Venezuela, marking a...
Why boards are replacing their CEOs
A wave of CEO turnover is reshaping leadership at America’s biggest public companies, ushering in the largest and least-experienced class of chief executives in...
Roundup: St. George / Gov. Landry / Tariffs straining importers
Chamber launched: The newly formed city of St. George has officially launched its own chamber of commerce, marking another step in building local economic...
Report: Lawsuit costs add $1,180 ‘tort tax’ per Louisianan each year
Louisiana’s civil litigation costs are climbing, adding new pressure to businesses, consumers and the state’s broader economy, The Center Square writes.
A recent report finds...
IBM bets on young talent as AI reshapes the workforce
IBM is betting on early-career talent in the age of artificial intelligence, Bloomberg writes.
The tech giant plans to triple entry-level hiring in the U.S....
Level Homes begins selling in Harveston’s newest residential phase
Homebuilder Level Homes has begun selling new homes in The Lakes at Harveston, the newest residential neighborhood within the Harveston master-planned community.
Level Homes is...
Inflation cools to 2.4%, edging closer to Fed’s target
A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices fell, offering...
‘LaPolitics’: Constitutional convention likely to be revisited during session
While there’s still a chance the U.S. Supreme Court will reignite a redistricting debate while lawmakers are in session this spring, members of the...
Trump wants lower mortgage rates. His Fed pick may push them up
President Donald Trump has made lowering mortgage rates a central economic promise, but his pick to lead the Federal Reserve could complicate that goal,...
Price flexibility will determine India’s appetite for long-term US gas deals
India’s largest liquefied natural gas importer says price and contract flexibility will determine whether the country commits to long-term U.S. gas supply deals, even...
Roundup: Trump endorsement dispute / Ice storm recovery / Gas explosion
Fleming lashes out: Questions have emerged over President Donald Trump’s endorsements as Louisiana candidates qualified this week for May primaries. State Treasurer John Fleming,...
Health care is now the engine of US job growth
Health care has quietly become the backbone of the U.S. labor market, propping up job growth as hiring stalls or reverses in sectors such...
The latest on Nexus Louisiana’s move downtown
Six months after announcing its relocation to downtown Baton Rouge, Nexus Louisiana is moving into the next phase of its expansion, with construction and...
