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Almost there: Main Street Market shares reopening details
After months of delays, Main Street Market says it’s finally reopening this fall.
The 8,000-square-foot downtown marketplace closed for a major renovation in September 2023....
Roundup: Global economic outlook / Shrimp season / Starbucks
Upgraded: The International Monetary Fund is upgrading the global economic outlook for this year and next because President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies have...
‘LaPolitics’: Gov. Landry is rethinking and reshaping state government
Less than two years into his first term, and with legislative assistance from a GOP supermajority, Gov. Jeff Landry is steering a sophisticated, multilayered...
Roundup: NFL fines / Investors buying homes / New bagel giant
Resale of tickets: The NFL is cracking down on the resale of Super Bowl tickets by players, coaches and club employees. The league plans...
How Louisiana is setting the standard for tackling this security challenge
Louisiana is leading the way in tackling drone threats, one of the nation’s most urgent homeland security challenges, The Center Square writes.
Louisiana State Police...
California investment firm acquires student housing community near Nicholson
Monument Square Investment Group, a private alternative investment firm based in Beverly Hills, California, has acquired all 127 lots in D.R. Horton’s University Grove...
What to know about the US and EU trade deal
The U.S. and the European Union agreed on Sunday to a trade framework setting a 15% tariff on most goods, staving off—at least for...
‘A little family of mayors’: Sid Edwards joins prestigious leadership network
Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards has been selected for the ninth class of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, joining a cohort of 46...
There’s a new task force to tackle NIL policy challenges
Louisiana is stepping into the national NIL debate with a new legislative task force aimed at untangling the complexities of athlete compensation, Louisiana Illuminator...
Temple rebukes Landry’s claim of an insurance reform win
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is pushing back against Gov. Jeff Landry’s claims of a major insurance reform win, The Center Square writes.
While Landry...
Roundup: American Airlines / Manufactured goods / Research cuts
Short of expectations: American Airlines shares slumped close to 10% Thursday after the carrier’s third-quarter profit forecast fell short of Wall Street’s expectations and...
A Gonzales industrial portfolio sells for $3.1M
A portfolio of three industrial buildings along Highway 30 in Gonzales has been sold to Baton Rouge-based Pinnacle Warehousing LLC for $3.1 million, according...
‘LaPolitics’: Lawmakers put eyes on high school sports
In an effort to avoid future legislation―and a potentially acrimonious debate―Speaker Pro Tem Mike Johnson has established a 10-member committee that intends to put...
Thomas Sawyer, former CEO of Baton Rouge General, dies
Thomas “Tom” Sawyer, who led the Baton Rouge General Hospital system as CEO for 16 years until 1997, died Sunday at the age of...
How to create a workplace that benefits both young and older workers
Creating workspaces built for an aging workforce stands to benefit companies, as the number of workers age 65 and older in the U.S. continues...
Here’s what Louisiana collected in severance taxes during Q2 of this year
Louisiana collected more than $81 million in severance taxes during the quarter ending June 30, with oil and gas revenues nearly evenly split, The...
Hospital specializing in surgical care for breast cancer opens in Baton Rouge
A hospital specializing in complex breast cancer and reconstructive surgery has opened in Baton Rouge.
Construction of the approximately 43,000-square-foot ReCenter Hospital, located on Mourning...
What the latest jobless claims numbers say about the national job market
The number of Americans filing for jobless aid fell for the sixth straight week, hitting the lowest level since mid-April.
The Labor Department reported Thursday...
Roundup: Rail merger talks / Chemical plants / Business activity
Coast to coast: Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern acknowledged Thursday that they were in merger talks that would create a single U.S railroad with...
Why Louisiana is joining a conservative higher education accrediting body
Louisiana is joining six other Southern states in forming a new, conservative-led college accrediting body, bypassing long-established education standards, Louisiana Illuminator writes.
Gov. Jeff Landry...
