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Baton Rouge retail real estate sector projected to see little growth this year
A large portion of Baton Rouge’s retail real estate sector has shifted its focus as inflation, insurance and interest rates continue to hamper the...
Extreme weather events taking center stage across US
A large portion of the U.S. is experiencing extreme weather this week, Fast Company reports.
Here’s a roundup of the various extreme weather events in...
Baton Rouge car dealers feeling effects from software cyberattack
Roughly 15,000 car dealers—including some in Baton Rouge—lost access for a second day to software that is essential to their day-to-day operations, stopping some...
Number of unfilled jobs and people seeking work now roughly equal
The number of job openings has declined sharply in every state since 2022, better aligning the numbers of unfilled jobs and people seeking work,...
Roundup: Tax cuts / WBRZ leadership / Vehicle crash
Expiring 2025: Former Vice President Mike Pence’s foundation is launching a $10 million campaign to preserve the Trump-era tax cuts that are set to...
Meet Capital Region pet cremator Lorenzo Bennett
Starting a pet crematory might sound unorthodox, but for Lorenzo Bennett, it was a tidy fusion of both market need and personal interests.
His Prairieville-based...
Mortgage demand is tapering even as rates cool
Consumers seemed unimpressed by the latest drop in mortgage rates, with total mortgage application volume rising just 0.9% from the previous week, CNBC reports.
The...
Office building at Jefferson and Wrenwood sells
A two-story office building at the corner of Wrenwood Boulevard and Jefferson Highway has sold, according to sales documents filed last week with the...
Officials predict the Gulf’s dead zone will be worse than usual this year
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting the size of the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico will be 5,827 square miles,...
Craig Greene won’t seek reelection to PSC
Dr. Craig Greene announced Wednesday afternoon that he will not seek reelection to the Louisiana Public Service Commission.
Greene, elected in 2016, represents much of...
Roundup: Aptim / Les Miles suing / FDIC leadership
Congratulations: Baton Rouge-based Aptim, an environmental and resilience firm, has been listed as the No. 4 Top Hazardous Waste Contractor on Engineering News-Record’s 2024...
Facing a $600M shortfall, can Louisiana eliminate its income tax?
Gov. Jeff Landry is readjusting his goals, shifting from eliminating the state's income tax to reducing it for now, the USA Today network reports.
Moving...
Woman’s Hospital acquires 5 acres off Jefferson Highway
Woman’s Hospital has acquired a little over 5 acres off Jefferson Highway near Stumberg Lane, according to documents filed Tuesday with the East Baton...
Roundup: Jubans / State jobs / City data
New leadership: Jubans Restaurant & Bar has a new general manager: Ethan Gaubert. The Luling native previously served as general manager of J. Alexander’s...
Louisiana joins coalition of states pushing back against green energy transition
Louisiana has joined a 19-state coalition challenging a federal agency requiring states to implement a “green energy” transition, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Led by Texas, the...
Retail sales rise a meager 0.1% in May from April
Consumers barely increased spending in May from April as still high prices on groceries and other necessities and high interest rates curbed spending.
Retail sales...
See what’s moved into the former Velvet Cactus on Old Hammond Highway
The former home of The Velvet Cactus near the intersection of Jefferson and Old Hammond highways has a new tenant: The Patio Tex-Mex Fusion.
According...
Landry now has control of the ethics board that reprimanded him
Gov. Jeff Landry has signed a bill giving him control over the Louisiana Board of Ethics, Louisiana Illuminator reports, even as a dispute between...
Landry signs law reducing unemployment benefits in Louisiana
Louisiana's unemployment benefits will shrink, thanks to a newly signed law taking effect at the beginning of the new year, WBRZ-TV reports.
As of Jan....
Landry heralded as one of the nation’s most ambitious governors
After just a few months as Louisiana’s governor, Jeff Landry has already drawn comparisons to Huey Long, and as Governing writes in a new...
