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How local industry leaders feel about the future
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance’s newly released Q3 economic outlook survey shows that the association’s members expect capital spending, hiring and production to...
US labor market continues to defy elevated interest rates
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as the U.S. labor market remains healthy in the face of high...
Here’s what we know about the planned Inspiration Center project
Construction on the multimillion-dollar Inspiration Center project at Howell Community Park will start next week.
Last week, a $7.2 million new building permit was issued...
Louisiana is part of a lawsuit seeking to overturn a federal oil and gas...
A lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and several oil and gas trade associations is challenging a federal rule that the plaintiffs say could...
See how this local business is keeping health care costs down for employees
Health insurance rates are on the rise. Commercial health care spending is estimated to reach its highest level in 13 years for group and...
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.
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.
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...
