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‘Dad books’ are fading from the publishing world
Serious nonfiction—the kind of big, weighty book long associated with Father’s Day gifts—is losing ground in the publishing world, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Print...
Roundup: Hot Art Cool Nights / NFL streaming / Inspection stickers
Back on: Hot Art Cool Nights is back in Baton Rouge’s Mid City after heavy rain pushed the annual festival back a week. The...
Hot inflation data revives fears of interest rate hike
Markets are starting to price in a very different path for the Federal Reserve after a fresh batch of hotter-than-expected inflation data, Reuters writes.
Investors...
Louisiana initial unemployment claims climb from previous week
Initial unemployment claims 05/09/26
Continued unemployment claims 05/09/26
Here’s how the Greater Baton Rouge housing market performed in April
The area housing market posted modest gains in April, with rising home prices and increased sales activity pointing to continued stability despite slightly longer...
The global fuel crunch is putting US oil refiners in overdrive
U.S. oil refiners are expected to keep fuel production running near full tilt through the rest of the year as the war with Iran...
UnitedHealth’s AI push now includes employee tracking
UnitedHealth Group is pushing deeper into artificial intelligence—and tracking whether some employees are actually using it, Bloomberg writes.
The health care giant is monitoring AI...
As travel costs surge, companies are forced to rethink business trips
Rising fuel and airfare costs are beginning to reshape how companies approach business travel, Fortune writes.
Fuel transaction costs jumped 14% in a single month,...
Local manufacturer buys former Pepsi distribution site for new headquarters
Manufacturing company Jogler has purchased a 36,000-square-foot facility to become its new Baton Rouge headquarters.
The company acquired the former Pepsi distribution facility on Petroleum...
Could a Louisiana marsh become a SpaceX launchpad?
SpaceX is reportedly acquiring 136,000 acres of marshland near Pecan Island in Vermilion Parish, an Acadiana real estate agent has told KADN-TV.
The agent, Jim...
Beyond the suburbs: The rise of the exurbs
As America’s overall population growth slows, the country’s hottest boomtowns are increasingly found far beyond major city centers, The Wall Street Journal writes.
New census...
Roundup: BRCC’s big send-off / US jobless claims / AI for small business
1,200 graduates: Baton Rouge Community College will celebrate more than 1,200 graduates next week, including a record-breaking class of roughly 200 dual enrollment students...
Employee misconduct is becoming harder for companies to ignore
Rising workplace misconduct is becoming a growing concern for employers, with new research suggesting the problem may be rooted in shifting attitudes toward ethics...
Roundup: OPEC forecast / Weapons in the Capitol / Rising grocery prices
Revised: OPEC has cut its oil demand forecast after the near closure of the Strait of Hormuz forced Persian Gulf producers to curb output...
How FMOL Health has positioned Baton Rouge at the forefront of sepsis diagnostics
FMOL Health has become the first health system in the world to deploy a breakthrough sepsis diagnostic technology across a multiregion network of hospitals....
Why a Texas county just hit the brakes on data center development
A small Texas county has hit pause on the artificial intelligence infrastructure boom, approving a one-year moratorium on new data center and energy storage...
Apartment complex near Old Hammond Highway sells for $3M
A local investor has acquired the 76-unit Myrtle Place apartment complex on Boulevard de Province near Old Hammond Highway.
Hui Yang purchased the property from...
Louisiana LNG is heading to China once again
China may soon receive its first direct U.S. liquefied natural gas shipment in more than a year, signaling a possible thaw in energy relations...
America’s shale boom has become a foreign policy weapon
America’s rise as the world’s top energy exporter is reshaping global trade and reinforcing its geopolitical leverage as fresh conflict in the Middle East...
Report: Many Baton Rouge restaurants are still misrepresenting where their shrimp come from
Shrimp misrepresentation among Baton Rouge restaurants has improved slightly since Louisiana’s strengthened seafood disclosure law took effect, but the issue “remains persistent,” according to...
