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Construction and manufacturing sectors driving Capital Region job growth
The manufacturing and construction sectors boosted the Baton Rouge area’s GDP by almost $2.2 billion between 2021 and 2022, according to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s monthly economic indicator dashboard released today.
Large donor to Louisiana GOP caught up in SCOTUS controversy
A large donor to the Republican Party of Louisiana and to GOP Attorney General candidate Elizabeth Murrill played a pivotal role in the U.S....
LABI’s latest policy agenda combines old, new proposals
LA23, the new strategic plan the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry released today, restates many of the goals that business advocates have lobbied...
Capital Region housing market continues to cool
The Capital Region’s housing market is continuing to cool down, following national trends, according to the latest data released by the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors
Roundup: Louisiana Tech / ‘60 Minutes’ / Amazon pay
President retiring: Louisiana Tech University President Les Guice announced Tuesday he will retire at the end of 2023. Guice has worked at the Ruston...
It’s Barn Hill Preserve versus the feds in a giraffe custody fight
Barn Hill Preserve, an animal sanctuary and tour experience company based in Ethel, is fighting a federal decision that cost the facility one of...
LSU’s Reese and Dunne featured on ‘Sports Illustrated’ cover
Just a few months after they were photographed for the magazine’s annual swimsuit edition, LSU athletes Olivia Dunne and Angel Reese grace the cover of Sports Illustrated’s October issue diving into how athletes are profiting off their name, image and likeness.
This international model is now a Baton Rouge restaurateur
While growing up in Cuba, a young Yilena Hernández had hopes of being a jet-setting model.
How the film industry strikes are impacting Baton Rouge
The strikes, reminiscent of those in the 1960s, 1980s, and 2000s, have repercussions far beyond the striking professions, affecting everyone from stagehands to carpenters to hospitality professionals.
Congress tries to figure out how to set AI ‘rules of the road’
The development of artificial intelligence presents far-reaching challenges for virtually every aspect of modern society, including political campaigns, national security, business and journalism, members...
East Baton Rouge Parish median property tax bill among highest in the state
East Baton Rouge Parish has one of the highest median property taxes in the state, according to data released today by the Tax Foundation.
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Camping analogy used to describe Fed’s delicate handling of inflation
A new monetary policy metaphor from Dallas Fed president Lorie Logan helps explain where things stand for the central bank—and the outlook for U.S....
Roundup: Bluebonnet power outages / Voter registration / Social media case
Back on: Electricity has mostly been restored after thousands of customers lost power near Our Lady of the Lake and Baton Rouge General on...
Tax abatements seen as a possible tool to spur downtown Baton Rouge housing
While downtown Baton Rouge has seen several new apartment projects built in recent years, much of the new development consists of high-end apartments that may be too expensive for many downtown workers.
New downtown apartment building could be ‘cousin’ to The Heron
The new downtown apartment project being planned by the team behind The Heron would be similar to the aforementioned 142-unit complex across the street but would not be a copy.
As inflation-adjusted incomes fall across the US, Southern numbers unchanged
Surging inflation gobbled up household income gains last year, making 2022 the third straight year in which Americans saw their living standards eroded by...
LSU adding four new education programs focused on digital skills development
LSU is expanding its education portfolio with a new professional development program specializing in coding-adjacent jobs.
What is the ‘highest and best use’ of Baton Rouge’s City Park?
A decade ago, a group of residents launched a petition to eliminate the nine-hole City Park golf course and use the additional room to create a true “central park” for Baton Rouge—and the debate grew testy.
A look at who in Baton Rouge received the most restaurant recovery money
A Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux franchisee was awarded the most money among Baton Rouge applicants as part of a controversial federal grant program aimed at helping restaurants weather the pandemic.
See what research milestone LSU just surpassed
LSU has surpassed $400 million in research activity across the university’s multiple disciplines including investments in agriculture, biomedicine, coastal sciences and engineering, defense and energy.
