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Business Lunch: The Overpass Merchant’s Thai Peanut Shrimp Salad
The Overpass Merchant
Address: 2904 Perkins Road
Phone: (225) 508-4737
theoverpassmerchant.com
Cuisine: American
Owner: Hufft Marchand Hospitality
Scene: Gastropub in the Perkins Road Overpass District serving elevated bar fare, including...
US manufacturing is stuck in a rut
Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much, but they share a conviction that the government should help American manufacturers, one way or another.
Democratic President...
Roundup: The American dollar / Bitcoin / WARN notices
Steep drop: The ICE U.S. Dollar Index, which compares the U.S. currency to a basket of six others, just posted its worst first half...
This cardiologist has opened a second location
Several months after buying an office building on North Harrell’s Ferry Road to expand her cardiovascular practice, Dr. Cordel Parris says the business’s second...
How much lawmakers budgeted to renovate Louisiana State Capitol
Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers have put $31.7 million toward refurbishing the outside of the Louisiana State Capitol, Louisiana Illuminator writes.
The money—part of...
This Lafayette fine jewelry brand is opening a Baton Rouge storefront
Lafayette’s Embark Fine Jewelry is expanding into Baton Rouge. The company plans to open a location in the Coterie Exchange development on Jefferson Highway,...
Roundup: United Airlines / Emergency alerts / Louisiana Rural Hospital Coalition
New flights: United Airlines is adding direct flights for some of the biggest college games of the 2025 football season, including one that LSU...
Proposal could pave the way for expansion at Mansions in the Park
The Planning Commission will review a proposal to rezone a vacant 8.3-acre tract on the Mansions in the Park property along Perkins Road to...
Meta and Hyundai are going after these state tax incentives
Meta and Hyundai have started applying this summer for Louisiana’s incentive programs as they prepare to break ground on their projects in Richland and...
‘LaPolitics’ Q&A: Lobbyist Ryan Haynie on government relations
LaPolitics: How did you get involved with the National Association of State Lobbyists?
NASL President and Louisiana lobbyist Ryan Haynie: It was founded about 25...
Leaders for a Better Louisiana promises to be a ‘think-and-do’ tank
With an eye toward bold, systemic reform, two of Louisiana’s most influential advocacy groups—the Committee of 100 for Economic Development and the Council for...
Roundup: Child care costs / Chocolate and cereal merge / USDA rule change
Poll findings: Americans overwhelmingly view the cost of child care as a significant issue, and most support initiatives to offer free or low-cost day...
ICYMI: Justice Department alleges LSU arena finalist was a ‘pimp’ for Ticketmaster
The indictment against the top executive of the final firm in consideration to develop LSU’s new $400 million arena isn’t the company’s first legal...
Shortages plague the GBR Food Bank as future cuts loom
A mix of economic changes and cuts to federal food assistance over the past year has led to substantial reductions in the amount of...
Louisiana enacts a new sales tax break for luxury boats
A new Louisiana tax break for high-end boats took effect July 1, capping local and state sales taxes at $20,000 for boats valued at...
What the latest jobless benefit figures say about the economy
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the historically healthy range of the past couple years.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that...
What Capital Region executives say it takes to be a great leader
What’s the one quality every great leader needs? We asked some of Louisiana’s top execs, and let’s just say no two answers were the...
First-class travels: Hannis T. Bourgeois partner touts the British Virgin Islands
As a child, Hannis T. Bourgeois partner Derek Foret grew up visiting the Caribbean and the Yucatan of Mexico. To him, the one place...
A closer look at Trump’s proposed 50% tariff on copper imports
Experts are warning that President Donald Trump’s new copper tariff could lead to price increases for American consumers as the U.S. is not self-sufficient...
Roundup: Southern University students / LSU alum on ‘Big Brother’ / Straining the grid
Visas reinstated: Nine Southern University students who had their visas revoked by the Trump administration earlier this year have since had them reinstated, according...
