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Rethinking ‘overqualified’: Employers embrace experience
Employers are rethinking what it means to be “overqualified,” Inc. writes.
A new survey from Express Employment Professionals finds 70% of U.S. hiring managers now...
Where sports are religion, medicine is the new game in Baton Rouge
In a city where LSU athletics is practically a religion, Southern University commands a fiercely loyal fanbase, and the New Orleans’ Saints and Pelicans...
Roundup: Car loan struggles / $100,000 H-1B visa / Mortgage-backed securities
Delinquencies up: Car loans have gone from the safest consumer credit products to among the riskiest over the last 15 years as delinquencies rose...
From hot to not: Baton Rouge’s high-end home sales are stalling
The Baton Rouge luxury housing market is showing signs of cooling, largely due to a slowdown in what real estate broker Vicki Spurlock of...
At a Louisiana summit, officials call for ‘energy dominance’ to fuel AI and industry
At the Louisiana Energy Security Summit in New Orleans, U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Kyle Haustveit said the Trump administration will pursue “unprecedented”...
‘LaPolitics’: Political tides turn in New Orleans
Hosting the hottest races on last Saturday's ballot, New Orleans produced a robust 40% turnout, which was the highest bar the city has seen...
Is college worth the cost?
For a generation of young Americans, choosing where to go to college—or whether to go at all—has become a complex calculation of costs and...
Roundup: Microsoft / Walmart / AI power needs
New tools: Microsoft on Thursday rolled out a series of artificial intelligence upgrades to Windows 11 that would make its Copilot AI assistant more...
Livingston Parish is having a real estate moment
Livingston Parish is emerging as the Capital Region’s new housing hot spot, posting the biggest price gains in September as more buyers shifted their...
Louisiana’s insurance rates take a top-tier spot
Auto insurance costs keep climbing nationwide—up nearly 5% in the past year and 50% over five years—but Louisiana drivers are among the hardest hit,...
As Foodii expands, the hunt for a new leader lingers
From Hanley’s Foods salad dressings to Alvin Ray’s Bayou Best Pickles, LSU’s Foodii has become a launchpad for some of Louisiana’s most recognizable food...
West Virginia has an innovative plan for retiring oil and gas wells
West Virginia is launching a first-of-its-kind fund to address abandoned oil and gas wells without burdening taxpayers, The Wall Street Journal writes.
The Mountain State...
John H. Carter Co. is breaking ground on a new $69M Gonzales facility
John H. Carter Co./ControlWorx LLC will break ground next week on its new $69 million customer impact center―a 285,000-square-foot facility in Ascension Parish.
The groundbreaking...
Is the Capital Region’s construction workforce ready for the industrial boom?
It’s no secret that the Capital Region is poised for an industrial construction boom. The momentum is so strong that economist Loren Scott projects...
A judge just hit pause on this major Louisiana LNG project
Louisiana state officials violated the Louisiana Constitution when they issued a permit for the Commonwealth LNG export facility, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
A Cameron Parish judge...
IEA is forecasting a bigger oil surplus. See by how much
The global oil market is tipping deeper into surplus, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest report.
As the Wall Street Journal writes, the IEA...
Roundup: TedxBatonRouge / Stellantis / Tire waste
Get your tickets: Tickets are on sale for TEDxBatonRouge, which has more than a half dozen speakers slated to speak on Nov. 13 at...
Here’s the latest on the River Center redevelopment project
Hunden Partners, the city-parish’s adviser on the River Center expansion and headquarters hotel project, is coordinating with Sasaki, the design firm leading Plan Baton...
Roundup: Timber giants / Walmart integrates AI / Jamie Dimon’s warning
Merging: Rayonier and PotlatchDeltic, two of the largest U.S. timberland owners, plan to merge in an all-stock deal creating a $7.1 billion forestry company—$8.2...
The stakes are high as US Supreme Court hears Louisiana redistricting case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could redefine how race factors into congressional redistricting nationwide,...
