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Roundup: Menopause health coverage / Ice machines / Holiday closures
Insurance plans: Louisiana will require Medicaid and private health insurance plans to cover menopause and perimenopause treatment. House Bill 392, sponsored by Rep. Aimee...
Is Louisiana’s new ESA program less regulated than programs in other states?
How does Louisiana’s recently passed education savings account program compare with similar programs in other Southern states? There are some major differences, The Center...
BTR expects to see record number of Fourth of July holiday travelers
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport officials are expecting record-high Fourth of July holiday travel this year with more than a 5.3% increase in passengers compared...
Break or burnout? The argument for scheduling a ‘thinkcation’
If your professional life seems like a game of sped-up Whac-a-Mole—knocking out tasks as fast and flustered as you can—you’re not alone. After all,...
How businesses can gain from hiring part-time senior talent
The trend of hiring fractional leaders—part-time senior executives with extensive experience—to occupy key leadership positions is growing, the Harvard Business Review reports.
Fractional leaders, with...
Numbers show how Louisiana continues to hemorrhage population
The latest data from the Internal Revenue Service shows Louisiana lost more than 26,000 residents during the 2021-2022 tax year, The Center Square reports.
Louisiana...
Roundup: Concealed carry / Warehouse fire / ‘I Voted’ sticker
New law: Law-abiding Louisiana adults 18 and older will be able to legally carry concealed guns without permits or training beginning Thursday when a...
What the Fed chair is now saying about cutting interest ratesÂ
Inflation in the U.S. is slowing again after higher readings earlier this year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, while adding that more...
Shaw Group, Liberty Mutual reach $1.1M settlement in long-standing dispute
The Shaw Group Inc., an energy services firm founded by prominent Baton Rouge businessman Jim Bernhard, has agreed to pay Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance...
Louisiana initial jobless claims inch higher
Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana edged slightly higher during the fourth week of June, according to the latest figures from the Louisiana Workforce...
Why millennials are ‘ill-prepared’ to handle upcoming transition of wealth
The millennial generation is likely to be focused on near-term goals while those that precede them are more focused on saving for larger milestones...
Baton Rouge industrial firm purchases property in Geismar
Baton Rouge-based John H. Carter Inc. purchased an industrial property adjacent to two other properties the company owns along La. 30 in Geismar, according...
This south Louisiana solar farm is expected to begin producing energy in 2025
In 2021, it was announced that DEMCO had entered into a deal with NextEra Energy to develop a 100 MW, $160 million solar farm...
Roundup: Corridor Cleaning Program / Local Olympians / SCOTUS decision
Launched: Mayor Sharon Weston Broome on Monday morning announced the launch of the Corridor Cleaning Program as part of the Brighten Up Baton Rouge...
Baton Rouge staffing firm acquired by SLG Staffing
SLG Staffing has acquired the Baton Rouge branch of Snelling Staffing, locally known as Snelling Industrial, as well as the staffing assets of KLS...
What LSU President William Tate earns after getting a contract extension
The LSU Board of Supervisors on Friday voted to extend LSU President William Tate IV’s contract by an additional three years, WBRZ-TV reports.
Per the...
This bank plans to break ground on a new location later this year
Bank of St. Francisville executives anticipate breaking ground on its second Baton Rouge location in the fourth quarter of this year.
The bank bought the...
How America’s frozen housing market is impacting the economy
High interest rates have had an unexpected impact on U.S. housing, with home prices rising instead of falling like expected, The Wall Street Journal...
Here’s the latest on the I-10 widening project
Work continues on the first stage of the $1.1 billion project to widen Interstate 10 between Louisiana Highway 415 in West Baton Rouge Parish...
Supreme Court upends 40-year-old Chevron decision, considered a win for business interests
The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace...
