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What factors do Gen Z look for when finding an internship?
As many fields trend toward remote work, young workers find more value in face-to-face interactions at internships and beginner jobs, Fast Company reports.
LABI opposes Biden rule that would make more workers eligible for overtime
The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would make some 3.6 million additional U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay.
Roundup: LSU energy innovation / Rose Bowl float / Loan payments
Institute leadership: LSU has named Brad Ives to lead its new Institute for Energy Innovation, which was launched last year with a $25 million...
DNA Workshop, Cox Communications recognized for diversity efforts
DNA Workshop and Cox Communications are winners of this year’s Diversity Star awards from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber. The awards were announced today during BRAC’s second annual Economic Inclusion Symposium.
Guarantee Restoration Services opening Alabama office
Baton Rouge-based home repair company Guarantee Restoration Services announced today that it is opening an office in Mobile, Alabama, its sixth location overall and first in that state.
Could poison gummies be the solution to the state’s feral hog scourge?
Scientists at the LSU AgCenter have secured a patent for poison gummies that could finally reduce an exploding feral hog population causing as much as $100 million in annual agriculture losses and threatening the integrity of Louisiana's levee system, USA Today Network reports.
Hurricane Idalia threatens Louisiana with even higher insurance rates
Even though Louisiana escaped the destructive wrath from Hurricane Idalia, the storm could still impact the state when it comes to insurance premiums.
LSU business college consolidates graduate program services into centralized hub
LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business has consolidated its comprehensive collection of graduate services into a new office.
LSU leadership grappling with how to craft policy around AI use
After an artificial intelligence detecting function was released on a popular plagiarism detection software, LSU saw a nearly 500% increase in reports to its student accountability office for plagiarism.
More change at the top for CATS
The board that oversees the Capital Area Transit System is preparing to select a new interim CEO, days after the departure of the former...
What’s going on with the ‘Brave Cave’ investigation?
In case you missed it, a WAFB-TV investigation into a facility used by the Baton Rouge Police Department for interrogations and prisoner intake has...
On the anniversary of Katrina comes a call for better educating engineers
Future engineers need a greater understanding of past failures—and how to avoid repeating them—a Louisiana-based nonprofit says as it marks today’s 18th anniversary of the deadly, catastrophic levee breaches that inundated most of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
Roundup: Hurricane Idalia / Black chamber president / Oil prices
The latest: Historic Hurricane Idalia intensified Tuesday as it powered through the Gulf of Mexico as a treacherous tropical cyclone driving a potentially deadly...
Work continues on second phase of Harveston development
Amid a slowdown in Capital Region home sales, work continues on the second phase of the Harveston traditional neighborhood development at Nicholson Drive and Bluebonnet Boulevard.
Mayor Broome talks police chief, signalization, stormwater, blight
Candidates to replace current Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul will take their civil service board tests Sept. 14.
Why large manufacturers are turning to crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is usually associated with independent artists and startups, who for decades have used it to raise the money needed to complete their projects.
Roundup: Tax break on firearms / 401(k) contributions / Projections by ExxonMobil
Promoting gun sales: A new law to promote gun sales in Louisiana gives consumers a tax break on firearms and hunting supplies for three...
Offshore auction signals winds of change in the Gulf
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will auction three areas off Louisiana and Texas to offshore wind developers today, the first such...
Economists more confident US will avoid recession; small businesses not so much
Economists are more and more optimistic that the U.S. will avoid a recession, but small business owners remain skeptical, according to Inc.
See how city-parish sales tax collections compare to last year’s numbers
Following an increase in collections in May, East Baton Rouge Parish brought in a little under $19 million in sales tax in June, down about 3.3% from last June, the city-parish reports.
