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Roundup: BRPD Chief T.J. Morse / Limiting eminent domain / Oversight rollback
Luncheon speaker: Baton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse will serve as the keynote speaker at two luncheons this week. On Tuesday, he’ll speak at...
Hyundai’s planned $6B steel mill in Ascension is about more than steel
Hyundai is betting big on hydrogen in Louisiana, pitching a $6 billion hydrogen-integrated steel mill in Ascension Parish as a launchpad for a statewide...
‘LaPolitics’: A look at the amendments that will appear on state ballots in 2026
For the first time since 2013, Louisiana’s increasingly swollen constitution won’t be expanded this year.
Voters rejected a slate of potential amendments in March, including...
This LSU-area pizza spot is relocating
City Slice Pints + Pizza is relocating from its current home on West Chimes Street to the space that formerly housed Pluckers Wing Bar...
Roundup: Gas prices / Carbon capture / Managing LA GATOR
On the rise: Gas prices in Louisiana remain below the national average, with regular gas averaging $2.83 across the state as of June 23—nearly...
Encore CO2, LSU team win top honors at inaugural Nexus Technology Cup
Baton Rouge-based Encore CO2 and FarmSmarter.AI, a student team from LSU, won first place in their respective tracks at the inaugural Nexus Technology Cup...
Linde announces $400M Ascension Parish project
Linde, the global industrial gases and engineering company, is investing more than $400 million to build an air separation unit, or ASU, in Ascension...
Meet the committee who will select LSU’s next leader
LSU has launched a national search for its next president following William Tate’s departure to lead Rutgers University, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
A 20-member search committee,...
Sales of existing homes tick up even as buying becomes less affordable
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes edged higher in May, as stubbornly high mortgage rates and rising prices made homebuying less affordable even as...
Casual dining chains, think Red Lobster, are plotting comebacks
Casual dining chains are in comeback mode after one of the toughest periods in decades, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Red Lobster, Cracker Barrel and...
Coalition working to address staffing shortages at area hospitals
The Baton Rouge Health District has secured a $1 million grant from the Louisiana Department of Health’s H.E.R.O. Fund, matched by $1 million from...
Roundup: Shrimp Task Force / NOLA streets / Oil prices
Not from the Gulf: More than half of shrimp dishes served in Alexandria and nearby Pineville may not be the real Gulf Coast deal,...
Supreme Court nears ruling on Louisiana’s congressional map
The Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court...
Purdue Pharma’s $7B opioid settlement plan goes before judge
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma‘s $7 billion-plus plan to settle thousands of lawsuits related to opioid use will go before a judge Friday, potentially setting...
‘LaPolitics’: BESE looks to maintain a ‘winning strategy’ on school testing
The contract to provide the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program tests expires in 2027, which means the procurement process is a top agenda item for...
Roundup: TikTok extension / Hurricane season prep / Car prices
Keep scrolling: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days. The extension...
Roundup: Student visas / Anywhere but Hollywood / Millions of millionaires
Restarting the process: The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas, but that all...
Facing market challenges, this homebuilder is banking on buyer incentives
Amid a deepening housing slowdown, Lennar—America’s second-largest homebuilder— is deploying the most substantial buyer incentives since 2009, Fast Company writes.
Lennar is offering the equivalent...
How Sam’s Club is navigating tariffs
Sam’s Club is considering raising prices on certain discretionary products, including air fryers, microwaves and yard decor, to offset increased costs from new tariffs...
State aiming high in its effort to be a leader in drone technology
Louisiana is positioning itself as a national leader in drone and advanced air mobility technology with the launch of a new statewide strategic plan,...
