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Bill strengthening laws against misleading seafood labeling passes
Lawmakers passed sweeping changes to public health codes on Wednesday in an effort to protect Louisiana’s struggling domestic seafood industry, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Senate Bill...
Should automakers and dealerships be allowed to share driver information?
A bill in the Louisiana House of Representatives that would prohibit vehicle dealerships and manufacturers from sharing driver information without driver consent is headed...
Remote and hybrid work can burn you out, too
A new era of work has led many to work harder and more often, carrying over bad habits from the height of the COVID-19...
A new Texas-style barbecue restaurant opens in Mid City next month
Offset Smoker BBQ, a new Mid City restaurant specializing in central Texas-style barbecue, is set to host a soft opening on Saturday, June 1.
Co-owners...
Ann Edelman: ‘A crisis is a terrible thing to waste’
Because crises are unexpected, and often explosive and time sensitive, the most important thing a company can do is to accept handling the crisis,...
Inflation and interest rates continue to curb Americans’ spending
Americans unexpectedly paused their spending in April as inflation continued to sting and elevated interest rates made taking on debt more burdensome.
Retail sales were...
Lawmakers remain skeptical over proposed constitutional convention
Lawmakers still have questions about Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposed constitutional convention and are skeptical about moving forward, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie,...
How the Baton Rouge residential market faired in April
The residential real estate market in the Baton Rouge area saw a decline in pending sales and closed sales in April compared with the...
OLOL files WARN notice for 59 potential layoffs
The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System alerted 59 employees last month they could be potentially laid off at the end of June
The...
Here’s the latest on the Baton Rouge-to-New Orleans passenger rail
Efforts to establish a passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans are slowly but surely progressing.
That’s according to John Spain, senior adviser...
Roundup: Saints schedule / Gardere school / Interstate 12 overpass
Filling in the blanks: The wait is over for New Orleans Saints fans as the NFL is set to release the regular season schedule...
What’s driving rental home construction?
Rental homes are being built at an unprecedented rate due to developers looking to capitalize on steep home prices and higher mortgage rates that...
Here’s what happened to a proposal to shield Louisiana government records
A bill that would have shielded many records in the Louisiana governor’s office from public access was withdrawn by its sponsor on Monday, killing...
Can local infrastructure withstand the industrial tsunami?
As South Louisiana braces for some 22 planned projects to break ground in Ascension and St. James parishes over the next two years, there’s...
Roundup: Port of New Orleans / Walmart layoffs / Severe weather
End of an era: Port of New Orleans President and CEO Brandy D. Christian will step down mid-June 2024 to pursue an opportunity in...
DDD hosting open house on designs to revamp riverfront
The Downtown Development District and Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome are hosting an open house tonight to review LSU landscape architecture students’ designs for the...
Governor appoints St. George’s first mayor, police chief
Gov. Jeff Landry today announced the appointment of Dustin Yates as St. George’s first mayor and Todd Morris as the city’s first police chief.
Yates,...
See how much Louisiana courts awarded in ‘nuclear verdicts’ last year
Louisiana courts awarded $436 million in "nuclear verdicts" that exceed $10 million, The Center Square reports.
The report, released by corporate and political communications firm...
Bill advances that would give Louisiana universities more say over tuition costs
A proposal to give Louisiana colleges and universities more autonomy to set their own tuition and fees advanced in the Legislature on Monday, Louisiana...
Return-to-work policies have driven many senior tech employees to quit
Return-to-office mandates at some of the most powerful tech companies—Apple, Microsoft and SpaceX—were followed by a spike in resignations among the most senior, tough-to-replace...
