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Roundup: Strait of Hormuz / Ford F-150 recall / Candidate forum
Open for business: Oil prices were falling by more than 10% on Friday, and Wall Street is rallying toward another record after Iran said...
BTR is adding flights for these LSU football matchups
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has announced the addition of nonstop Delta flights from Baton Rouge for two LSU games this season. The airport also...
How today’s AI trainers could be tomorrow’s displaced workers
A fast-growing AI startup is betting it can transform—and potentially replace—large swaths of white-collar work by turning professionals into trainers for the very systems...
Private school shortage in South Florida leads billionaires to build their own
A surge of wealthy families relocating to South Florida is reshaping the region’s education landscape, as a shortage of private school seats pushes billionaires...
Why Louisiana is suing the US Election Assistance Commission
Louisiana has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, escalating a dispute over voter registration requirements tied to a 2024 state...
‘LaPolitics’: A Q&A with Senate Ag chair Stewart Cathey
LaPolitics: How would you characterize the session so far?
Senate Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development chair Stewart Cathey: I think that it has been...
Facing pressure from Anthropic, ChatGPT shifts focus to business users
The same ChatGPT chatbot that gave OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar a tilapia recipe for a recent Sunday night dinner at home is...
Roundup: Sid Edwards / Tort reform / US jobless claims
New grad: Mayor Sid Edwards has completed the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, a nine-month program launched in 2017 designed to equip mayors and...
PSC agrees to fast-track Entergy’s $20B plan to power Meta’s data center
The Louisiana Public Service Commission on Wednesday voted to fast-track Entergy’s proposal to power Meta’s data center in Richland Parish, advancing a controversial multibillion-dollar...
Nexus competition calls on students to turn education data into decisions
Nexus Louisiana has launched its fourth DevDays competition, the EdTech Challenge, in partnership with New Schools for Louisiana.
The challenge invites computer science and engineering...
Live Nation acts as a monopoly, jury finds
A federal jury on Wednesday found that Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, has operated a monopoly in violation of federal and state...
Legislative effort to install air monitors at industrial facilities stalls
A bill that would require environmental air monitoring systems at high-emission industrial facilities has been left in limbo and faces steep odds of moving...
Roundup: A new LSU landmark / Volatility pays off / Plastic’s new rules?
This isn’t your old science hall: LSU will cut the ribbon Friday on a $148 million science building that university leaders say closes more...
Baton Rouge Gallery eyes major expansion with plans for a new arts center
The Baton Rouge Gallery, long a cornerstone of the local arts community, is partnering with BREC to plan a new, larger facility that would...
New owners to turn Hilton Capitol Center into a Sports Illustrated Resort
A Sports Illustrated Resorts destination is planned for downtown Baton Rouge, marking the brand's first Louisiana location as it expands into major sports markets,...
Roundup: Gulf-bound tankers / Powering AI / JPMorgan pushes back
Global crude demand: A record number of crude oil tankers is heading to the U.S. Gulf Coast as global markets scramble for energy supplies....
REV unveils flagship service for residential and business customers
Telecommunications provider REV has launched REV Fiber, its flagship brand for fiber internet services, as the company accelerates network expansion across south Louisiana.
REV will...
US restaurants face a harsh reality: No one wants to wash the dishes
Restaurants across the U.S. are struggling to fill one of their most essential—and least desirable—roles: dishwashers.
As The Wall Street Journal writes, operators posted tens...
Trump faces housing bind: Affordability vs. rising values
White House economists estimate the U.S. has a shortage of 10 million houses, according to a new report out Monday—and say regulatory cuts could...
Aerospace incentive bills head to Senate after passing House unanimously
Two key pieces of a broader legislative package aimed at positioning Louisiana for aerospace investment cleared the House on Monday afternoon and are now...
