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Health insurance giants Cigna and Humana end blockbuster merger talks
Cigna Group has called off its attempt to combine with Humana, a merger that would have created a new, $140-billion powerhouse in the health...
How the transfer portal led LSU to recruit a Heisman winner
Thanks to changes made by the NCAA over the past five years that allow players to change schools without their coach’s permission and then avoid the traditional year on the bench with their new team, transferring schools has become much easier for college athletes.
What Stephen Waguespack learned from his failed campaign and what’s next
In a field of seven major candidates, he was the last one in. Then the head of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, he was awaiting cues from Congressman Garret Graves and Sen. John Kennedy.s
Roundup: Power outage / Superintendent / Treasury yield
Lights out: Some 44,000 Demco customers in multiple areas across the Capital Region lost power Thursday night because of an equipment failure, according to...
There’s a new major subdivision proposed off of Perkins
The East Baton Rouge Planning Commission is set to consider The Oaks on Moss Side, a new proposed major subdivision planned off of Perkins...
Luxury stores are faced with rising unsold stock
The luxury industry is slowing as shoppers sober up after their pandemic spending spree, reports Wall Street Journal.
In 2022, sales across the sector rose...
Baton Rouge-to-New Orleans passenger rail falls short in $8.2B funding round. So what’s next?
The federal government today announced $8.2 billion in new funding for passenger rail that does not include the $200 million Louisiana officials were seeking...
Edwards’ parental leave policy doesn’t extend to judicial branch employees
The Louisiana Supreme Court hasn’t decided whether to implement Gov. John Bel Edwards’ parental leave policy for its own employees yet, reports Louisiana Illuminator....
How to overcome the need for constant validation at work
Wanting to feel accepted and valued by others is a natural and healthy desire no matter your rank or title.
But when your decision-making, self-esteem...
Noël Family Distillery gearing for growth in new year
The Noël Family Distillery recently inked a distribution deal with Southern Glazer to distribute their products across the state.
The Donaldsonville-distillery, which opened in May,...
How to survive and thrive during the year-end deluge of requests
Budget updates. Evaluations. Salary and bonus discussions. Sales cycle status updates. Events planning for the year ahead.
Often, leaders in the workplace face a frantic...
Will LSU students get a break on fees?
The LSU System has conducted a review of all the fees it charges students, at the request of state auditors.
But while fees have made...
Louisiana tops $25 billion in capital investment in 2023
Louisiana is marking its seventh consecutive year-over-year capital investment growth as it nears the end of 2023 with more than $25 billion in new...
How do you build homes on the moon and Mars? This LSU professor is...
An LSU professor is working with scientists from the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama on a project for the Artemis 3 trip...
Louisiana’s economic growth outpacing 40 states
Louisiana's gross domestic product jumped 3.2% in the second quarter of 2023, faster than 40 other states, though experts contend the data doesn't tell...
Roundup: Student loans / Report for America / Au Pair
I forgive you: The Education Department has forgiven another $4.8 billion in student loans for roughly 80,000 borrowers as the latest tranche of relief...
Happy’s Irish Pub finds a new downtown home
Happy’s Irish Pub in downtown Baton Rouge has signed a new lease and will be moving across Third Street into the former home of...
West Feliciana foundry plans $7.4M modernization project
Howell Foundry, an industrial metal casting company, is investing $7.4 million to upgrade its processing facility in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Economic Development announced.
The...
Lawsuit alleges members of Landry’s transition team operated illegal waste dump
A co-chair on Gov.-elect Jeff Landry’s coast and environment transition team has been embroiled in litigation for nearly a decade, reports Louisiana Illuminator, because...
Roundup: Transition team / Alien-themed McDonalds / Stock market
Meet the peeps: Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry has named former Republican governor's race rival state Rep. Richard Nelson as his secretary of the Department...
