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US job openings slip as labor market continues to pull back
U.S. employers posted 7.2 million job vacancies in July as the American labor market continues to cool.
The Labor Department reported Wednesday that job openings...
Checking in with John Engquist after the sale of H&E
After having completed the sale of his Baton Rouge-based company, H&E Equipment Services, for around $5 billion in June, some may have thought John...
Roundup: Tax break for hunters / Retail predictions / Tire dumping
Sales tax holiday: Hunters and competitive shooters will get a break on a variety of purchases this weekend during the Second Amendment Weekend Sales...
Indicators measuring Louisiana’s well-being are trending up
Indicators measuring the state’s well-being are trending slightly upward from last year, according to Leaders for a Better Louisiana.
Compared to August 2024, the state...
Roundup: Medical programs / Travel to the US / Sunsetting tax credit
PAR analysis: Medical programs at Louisiana’s public colleges are steadily gaining students while law, dentistry and pharmacy programs face mixed or declining enrollment, according...
Nexus initiative combines LSU tailgating with a tech networking experience
Nexus Louisiana, in partnership with Louisiana Innovation, a division of Louisiana Economic Development, is launching Tech Tailgates, a statewide initiative aimed at strengthening the...
LSU isn’t documenting most of its student-athlete exit interviews
LSU isn’t recording complaints from student-athletes in most of its athletic programs, raising concerns about the university’s compliance with NCAA rules, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Louisiana...
‘LaPolitics’: Nungesser wants to lure Canadian tourists back to Louisiana
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser’s namesake father was a major figure in the Louisiana Republican Party back when Democrats still dominated the state, serving as...
There are now 1.2 million fewer immigrants in the US labor force
As parades and other events celebrating the contributions of workers in the U.S. were held Monday for the Labor Day holiday, experts say President...
Roundup: Fortified roofs / Inflation / Emergency alerts
Feeling lucky?: Registration for Louisiana’s next fortified roof grant lottery opens at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, and closes at 5 p.m. on...
Vacant 140,000-square-foot Florida Boulevard property sells
A former call center property on Florida Boulevard has a new owner.
Direct Administration Inc. has acquired the former Direct Auto and Life Insurance call...
Twenty years after Katrina, Trump’s FEMA policies face scrutiny
Two decades after Hurricane Katrina raised serious questions about the nation’s ability to prepare for and respond to natural disasters, some current and former...
Shipping firm fined $2M for Gulf oil dumping and cover-up
A shipping company on Thursday pleaded guilty to dumping oily waste into the Gulf and attempting to cover it up. The U.S. Attorney’s Office...
’LaPolitics’: Bond Commission drills down on construction costs
The State Bond Commission approved funding for two affordable housing developments in New Orleans, after several months of pushing the developers to justify the...
Metro Council authorizes LSU district taxes amid arena speculation
The Metro Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to authorize two new taxes in LSU’s economic development district—specifically, a 1% sales and use tax and...
The US economy saw stronger growth in Q2 than initially thought
Thanks to consumers who stepped up their spending despite jitters over President Donald Trump’s trade war, the U.S. economy’s rebound in the second quarter...
Louisiana calls on the Supreme Court to reject race in redistricting
Louisiana on Wednesday abandoned its defense of a political map that elected two Black members of Congress and instead called on the Supreme Court...
How LSU’s Russell Crook plans to shape the next generation of business leaders
When Russell Crook took the helm as dean of LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business in July, he inherited the task of shaping the...
Ousted Fed governor Lisa Cook sues Trump to reverse her firing
Lisa Cook, a governor on the Federal Reserve Board, sued President Donald Trump on Thursday over his unprecedented decision earlier this week to fire...
Roundup: LASM / LSU parking / Lil Boosie
Happy anniversary: To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historic Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Depot, downtown’s Louisiana Art & Science Museum is presenting...
