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Roundup: COVID vaccines / Mortgage rates / Meta’s Louisiana project
To be restricted: Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift...
Bill to restrict DEI practices in state government, education clears House
A bill that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion practices in Louisiana state government and restrict certain race- and gender-related college curricula passed the...
What does ‘influence’ mean? Women in Business honorees reflect
As part of a Tuesday afternoon panel at the Crowne Plaza Executive Center, Business Report’s 2025 Influential Women in Business honorees shared their insights...
What we know about this new Jefferson Highway office park
A new building permit was issued last week for the second of two buildings in a new office park coming to Jefferson Highway across...
Is Austin’s reign as a tech giant coming to an end?
Austin’s pandemic-era tech boom is losing steam, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Once hailed as the next Silicon Valley, the Texas capital is now seeing...
LSU has named its interim president
Matt Lee, vice president for agriculture and dean at LSU’s College of Agriculture, has been tapped to serve as LSU’s interim president.
Before joining LSU’s...
State lawmakers seek to ban weather modification efforts through legislation
Two bills to ban weather modification in Louisiana—Senate Bill 46 and House Bill 608—are advancing through the Legislature as similar efforts gain traction in...
Louisiana Survey: What residents are saying about the state’s direction
Findings from LSU’s 2025 Louisiana Survey show trending improvement in Louisiana residents' mood about the direction of the state.
“This year, we’re seeing signs of...
Roundup: Dustin Yates / Oil production / Reaction to credit downgrade
Guest speaker: St. George Mayor Dustin Yates will speak at the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge on Wednesday. A career St. George Fire Protection...
Debate intensifies over how to lower auto insurance premiums in Louisiana
Louisiana drivers are filing bodily injury auto claims at more than double the national rate, The Center Square reports.
The claims have contributed to more...
Initial unemployment claims drop in Louisiana
Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana decreased nearly 6% for the week ending May 10 as compared to the previous week.
There were 1,613 initial...
Inside Red Stick Reads’ new, larger digs on Government Street
Baton Rouge bookstore Red Stick Reads has a new chapter—and a much bigger space, 225 writes.
The independent shop recently reopened at 3829 Government St.,...
Planning Commission to review plans for Baker subdivision
The proposed plans for a subdivision with more than 230 homes on a roughly 90-acre tract along Comite Drive in Baker will be reviewed...
A roundup of what the Legislature did this week
Louisiana lawmakers grappled with high-stakes legislation this week, spotlighting sharp divides over carbon capture taxes, social media safeguards for children, tax incentives, and sweeping...
Roundup: Tax breaks blocked / ‘Blood Moon over Bohemia’ / Consumer sentiment
Switching sides: U.S. House Republicans failed Friday to push their big package of tax breaks and spending cuts through the Budget Committee after a...
Meet Keli Zinn, a 2025 Influential Woman in Business
Keli Zinn’s trailblazing journey began on a boys’ baseball team in rural West Virginia and led her to the upper ranks of college athletics...
The latest on Nexus Louisiana’s search for a new space
Nexus Louisiana is starting the search for a new home base, sending out requests for proposals to developers and landlords around Baton Rouge after...
Crude surprise: Oil inventories rise as demand drives down product stocks
U.S. crude oil inventories unexpectedly increased last week, while product stockpiles declined due to stronger demand, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The U.S. Energy Information...
This Baton Rouge native has built a football manufacturing powerhouse
Chris Calandro, a Baton Rouge native and LSU graduate, transformed a personal passion into a thriving business with Big Game USA, now a leading...
Roundup: Slim Chickens / Netflix / Nottoway Plantation
Chicken dinner: While Baton Rouge may be loyal to Raising Cane’s, a Fayetteville, Arkansas-based chicken chain is using AI to help expedite its growth....
