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Bocage shop serves Southern-style cheesecake with a bit of science
Cheesecake lovers will soon have a new destination in Baton Rouge, 225 writes.
Cheesecake Lab, a grab-and-go bakery from pastry chef and restaurateur Mitchell Moore,...
The hidden cost of sending mixed messages to your team
Research suggests that trying to make teams pursue both innovation and flawless execution at once may backfire, Harvard Business Review writes.
A study of 109...
Roundup: LSU’s Matt Lee / US population / Consumer sentiment
Luncheon speaker: LSU interim President Matt Lee will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday. He will talk...
Oil-field servicers are gravitating to these hungry new customers
Oil-field service companies are pivoting toward a new kind of customer: artificial intelligence data centers hungry for power, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Firms like...
LSU business dean talks about preparing AI-fluent grads for the workforce
As AI reshapes industries and employers seek graduates who can balance technical fluency with sound business judgment, LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business is...
Pelican Institute presses Supreme Court on energy lawsuits
The Pelican Institute for Public Policy has filed amicus briefs in two U.S. Supreme Court cases it says could reshape the intersection of energy...
‘LaPolitics’: When will Louisiana get new voting machines?
The Secretary of State’s office has begun holding public demonstrations for possible new voting systems, the latest step in the controversial four-year process to...
Roundup: AI megadeal / Jobless claims / Charlie Kirk
300B contract: OpenAI signed a contract with Oracle to purchase $300 billion in computing power over roughly five years, people familiar with the matter...
Oil prices soften as OPEC raises supply
OPEC is holding its oil demand outlook steady while moving to boost production again in October, signaling a firm push for market share, The...
New York investment firm acquires 98-unit Baton Rouge complex
New York-based Everest Equities Group has acquired the 98-unit Townhomes of Sherwood Forest complex at Greenwell Springs Road and North Sherwood Forest Drive.
The property...
Energy forum: How markets are performing outweighs policy initiatives
At Tulane’s Future Energy Forum, energy businessman Bobby Tudor argued that energy markets, not policy, ultimately drive outcomes, The Center Square writes.
He points to...
US inflation worsened in August, so how will the Fed react?
Inflation rose last month as the price of gas, groceries, hotel rooms and airfares rose, along with the cost of clothes and used cars.
Consumer...
Upgrades at agencies drive up state’s technology spending
Louisiana’s technology spending has surged nearly 18% over three years, Louisiana Illuminator writes.
The state’s spending on technology increased from $554.4 million in fiscal 2022...
Roundup: NOLA mayor / Mortgage rates / Earnings reports
Court appearance: New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday for the first time since being indicted on corruption...
Retail center on College Drive sells for $6.8M
A New Orleans-based company has purchased the Village Square retail center on College Drive.
College Drive Center LLC, represented by Oliver and Monica Montagnet, acquired...
Employee health insurance premiums expected to jump nearly 10% for 2026
U.S. employers are bracing for the sharpest health-insurance cost hikes in more than a decade, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Consulting firms Aon and WTW...
US wholesale prices decelerated in August
U.S. producer prices fell unexpectedly last month, dropping 0.1% from July.
The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index—which captures inflation in the...
The BREC Foundation is on the hunt for its next executive director
The BREC Foundation’s board of directors has launched its search for the foundation’s next executive director.
Melissa Thompson, a partner at Success Labs, tells Daily...
Where Todd Graves ranks on the latest Forbes 400 list
Todd Graves, the owner and founder of Baton Rouge-born Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, is the 46th richest person in America, according to the Forbes...
Acadiana company will expand to produce solar panel components
Noble Plastics, a custom injection molding manufacturer, will invest $8.5 million to expand its St. Landry Parish headquarters to supply components for First Solar...
