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What the latest US jobless claims numbers show
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose modestly last week, a sign that employers are still retaining workers despite economic uncertainty related...
Roundup: Toyota profits / Tariff gains / Golf equipment sales grow
Quarterly loss: Toyota’s profit dropped 37% in the April-June quarter, the company said Thursday, cutting its full year earnings forecasts largely because of President...
Rolfe McCollister: Questions shroud the LSU arena project
About 18 months ago, LSU started exploring options to replace the aging PMAC, but little else about this project has been made public except...
Why the CEO of Chevron is telling employees to toughen up
Chevron is undergoing a cultural and strategic overhaul as it faces fierce competition, political headwinds and investor skepticism, The Wall Street Journal writes.
CEO Mike...
City-parish weighs retiree health coverage shift that provides budget relief
City-parish officials are weighing a shift in employee retiree health coverage for those 65 and older to Blue Cross’ Blue Advantage Medicare plan, a...
How LSU is navigating the new world of college athletics
A landmark legal settlement is set to revolutionize college athletics, marking a major shift away from the NCAA’s long-standing model of amateurism.
For the first...
BRAC exec hired as CEO of St. Tammany economic development organization
One of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s top executives, Russell Richardson, is leaving the chamber to take on the role of president and CEO...
Roundup: Ford F-150s / Gov. Landry’s political mailer / Frog hunting
Japanese market: Donald Trump said Japan would accept imports of Ford’s huge F-150 pickup trucks, in the latest sign that the two countries are...
Roundup: Stocks rally / Chip tracking / Sugar is out
After the shudder: U.S. stocks rallied on Monday and won back most of their sharp loss from last week, when worries about how President...
An LNG project proposed for southeast Louisiana is moving closer to reality
A proposed LNG export terminal in southeast Louisiana is advancing through federal review, bringing a multibillion-dollar energy project one step closer to reality, The...
This apartment complex near LSU just sold for $5.4M
Tiger Plaza Apartments, a 296-unit complex off Nicholson Drive near LSU, has been sold for $5.4 million—or about $18,243 per unit—in a deal filed...
Could Louisiana’s redistricting battle change US politics?
The U.S. Supreme Court has reopened a high-stakes legal battle over Louisiana’s congressional map that could have sweeping implications for redistricting nationwide, Roll Call...
‘LaPolitics’: Dems encouraging former Gov. Edwards to enter US Senate race
We could kick off this exercise by pointing to the Republican supermajority in the Louisiana Legislature. Or we could explore how the GOP exclusively...
Turner Industries has a new strategic hub in Utah
The Capital Region’s third-largest private company has opened a new operations facility in Salt Lake City.
Turner Industries’ new office will support the turnkey industrial...
Gulf Coast shrimpers praise new US tariffs on imports from India
Gulf Coast shrimpers are hailing a new 25% tariff on Indian shrimp imports as a long-overdue win for the struggling domestic industry, The Center...
National coffee shop chain planning Baton Rouge location
Plans for Dutch Bros Coffee’s first Louisiana location are moving forward after a $1 million building permit was issued last month for the coffee...
Where and when Bojangles will open its first Capital Region location
Fast-food chain Bojangles is set to open its first location in the Capital Region this month.
The new restaurant, located at 28509 La. 43 in...
Roundup: LaMont Cole / Celebrating economic wins / Spicing up menus
Luncheon speaker: East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Superintendent LaMont Cole will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday....
Oil production boost by OPEC+ nations could lower gasoline prices
A group of countries that are part of the OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries has agreed to boost oil production, a move some believe...
SLU researcher reassigned after exposing toxic metals in Lake Maurepas
A Southeastern Louisiana University professor who led research uncovering toxic heavy metals in Lake Maurepas was abruptly removed from the project this week, Louisiana...
