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Gordon McKernan is developing a new podcast studio
Prominent Baton Rouge injury attorney Gordon McKernan is in the process of developing a new podcast studio at his office on Hilton Avenue.
The office,...
Johnson meets with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene amid ousting effort
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene plan to meet privately Tuesday amid her calls for him to resign or...
Can Louisiana lawmakers create a new congressional map in time for the elections?
Federal judges have directed state lawyers to determine whether the Legislature could draw up a new map in time for this year’s elections.
The order...
BREW kicks off this week
Nexus Louisiana’s 13th annual Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week kicks off Tuesday with a full day of sessions and a pitch competition.
BREW, slated to run...
These are the five most in-demand marketing skills according to LinkedIn
New skills data from LinkedIn’s 2024 Global Marketing Jobs Outlook report show which skills represent the biggest areas of opportunity for marketing professionals who...
Plant buys its 21-acre facility in Geismar
An industrial plant purchased the 21-acre property in Geismar that houses its operations for $10 and other considerations, according to a deal filed May...
Take a look inside Big Cheezy’s first brick-and-mortar restaurant near LSU
Big Cheezy, which got its start as a Tigerland food truck, will open its first brick-and-mortar restaurant at the North Gates of LSU’s campus...
Does this senator’s argument against ranked-choice voting hold water?
According to one Louisiana state senator, ranked-choice voting is so dangerous that no voter should be allowed to use it—except for the tens of...
Roundup: Red dust / ACES / Independent grocers
Red dust: A few years after a bauxite chemical plant was shuttered, mountains of red dust still sit atop a lake behind the Pelican...
A Baton Rouge native is named Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Baton Rouge native LaDonte Lotts and his business partner Xavier Barreda have been named Young Entrepreneurs of the Year by Louisiana Economic Development.
Lotts and...
House advances home insurance bill repealing ‘three-year rule’
The Louisiana House of Representatives this week approved a bill that would phase out what is known as the “three-year rule,” which blocks insurers...
New restaurant building is proposed for S Sherwood Forest Boulevard
A developer is proposing to tear down a building that has been home to various restaurants on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard to build a...
Were votes in the Louisiana House altered after legislators cast them?
A few Louisiana lawmakers saw their votes changed from what they had submitted on Wednesday, leading to the passage of a controversial bill restricting...
Yellen: Threats to democracy risk US economic growth
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is arguing that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy—an indirect jab at Donald Trump.
Yellen, in an...
Roundup: Buccee’s / Mick Jagger / Apple
Leave it to beaver: A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the City of Ruston, the state and the Federal Highway Administration last week...
With job growth slowing and unemployment rising, is a rate cut on the way?
Breaking from a string of data showing surprising strength in the labor market, job growth slowed and unemployment rose in April, The Wall Street...
Port of New Orleans announces record container growth
The Port of New Orleans moved a total of 133,845 twenty-foot equivalent units during the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, representing a 19%...
Roundup: Congressional district map / EBR schools superintendent / ExxonMobil
Plan to appeal: Voting rights advocates said Wednesday they will go to the Supreme Court in hopes of preserving a new majority Black congressional...
Meet the three finalists for this year’s High Stakes Pitch
Nexus Louisiana has announced the top three finalists for Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week’s High Stakes Pitch Competition next week.
This year’s finalists are Falaya, Leroy's...
Here’s the latest on the constitutional convention
Supporters of the proposed Louisiana constitutional convention gave more details on Wednesday regarding their intentions for the overhaul of the state’s foundational governing document,...
