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Roundup: DOC / Listeria outbreak / Unclaimed property
New leader: Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday announced that Gary Westcott has been tapped to serve as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public...
Louisiana AG secures temporary stay blocking federal parole policy
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has secured a temporary administrative stay against the Biden-Harris administration's "parole in place" policy, which would have allowed thousands...
Here’s what we know about the new perinatal mental health unit at Woman’s Hospital
Woman’s Hospital has officially cut the ribbon on Louisiana’s first perinatal mental health unit.
The $8 million facility was designed to treat pregnant and postpartum...
Meet this year’s Angel Award honorees
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation announced the 2024 recipients of The Angel Award, two of whom are from the Capital Region.
The...
Roundup: LSU Mounds / Barnes & Noble / Tiger Stadium
Preservation: LSU is receiving a grant from the federal government to preserve the LSU Campus Mounds, which are among the oldest man-made edifices in...
Take a look inside the new Colonel’s Club off Perkins
The Colonel’s Club—the brainchild of Baton Rouge restaurateur Jordan Piazza—will soon open in the former home of Kalurah Street Grill, 225 Magazine reports.
The new...
Hancock Whitney is St. George’s new fiscal bank agent
The St. George City Council at its Tuesday meeting voted unanimously to approve a resolution designating Hancock Whitney Bank as the city’s fiscal bank...
Roundup: Gambling revenues / Latina economic impact / Consumer confidence
In flux: Louisiana’s gambling sector revenues are in flux at the start of the new fiscal year as Fantasy sports revenues have dropped 39%...
Cleanup agreement reached over cancer-causing chemicals in Baton Rouge lake
Massachusetts-based Clean Harbors and two of its subsidiaries—Baton Rouge Disposal and Clean Harbors Baton Rouge—have reached a more than $5 million agreement with the...
What does LED’s restructuring entail?
Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois began an internal restructuring of the department in January when she stepped into her new role. She spoke...
US home prices hit a record high
Home prices reached the highest level ever this spring on the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, CNBC reports.Â
On a three-month running...
Baton Rouge is seeing an uptick in boutique closures
At least a dozen boutiques in Baton Rouge have closed or shifted online in the past 12 months, 225 reports.Â
Nationally, brick-and-mortar retail sales have...
Fed likely to cut rates by quarter percentage point next month
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Monday said "the time is upon us" to cut interest rates, likely starting with a quarter-percentage...
LED’s Susan Bourgeois wants to change the narrative on Louisiana’s economy
Transforming how people perceive Louisiana’s economy is a top priority for Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois.
Bourgeois on Monday shared changes that are being...
Ahead of a tax renewal vote, here’s what an audit says about BREC’s financial...
In the first audit released of BREC in nearly three years, an independent auditor describes three instances of misappropriation on BREC funds for the...
Roundup: S&P down / Shell shut-in / Pelicans on air
In retreat: The S&P 500 retreated from near-record highs on Monday, Reuters reports, with AI heavyweight Nvidia dipping ahead of its quarterly report this...
Here’s how to prepare for Labor Day travel
The kids have gone back to school and the days are getting shorter, but there is still one more excuse to use the swimsuits...
Why Jeff Landry signed an executive order on voting rights
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry wants to make it clear that only citizens are allowed to vote in Louisiana elections, USA Today Network of Louisiana...
How to tax the carbon capture and storage industry is sparking debate
Louisiana parish officials disputed current tax assessments for the carbon capture and storage industry during a hearing this week, The Center Square reports.Â
The Louisiana...
See what Louisiana restaurants are doing to cope with inflationÂ
Inflation doesn’t discriminate, especially in the restaurant industry. Local restaurants brave enough to stay in business while labor costs and raw goods prices are...
