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Prices of old and new houses converge amid supply shortage
Baton Rouge may be an outlier in the latest housing trend as the national median price for an existing single-family home converges with the price of a newly built home.
Roundup: State Rep. Tanner Magee / Ascension Parish / US home sales
Leaving the Legislature: Louisiana's second ranking state House lawmaker, Republican Speaker Pro-tem Tanner Magee of Houma, is leaving the Legislature in part because of...
New law won’t centralize state sales tax collection, but legal action still possible
While recent legislation might eventually make it easier for Louisiana businesses to remit sales taxes, it doesn’t achieve advocates’ longtime goal of centralizing state sales tax collection.
Lincoln Theater owner seeks rezoning of historic property
The organization that owns the Lincoln Theater will ask the Planning Commission at its meeting next month to rezone the property from light industrial to light commercial use.
Check out some of Baton Rouge’s newest restaurants and bars
The dining and drinking scene continues to evolve in Baton Rouge with a number of notable openings that ought to be on your bucket list. Here’s a sampling of some of the new spots so far in 2023:
Lake Charles seen as possible home for new federal pipeline safety agency
The new LNG Center for Excellence at McNeese State University could become home to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration National Center...
Fed’s instant payment system goes live
The Federal Reserve today launched a long-awaited service that aims to modernize the U.S. payment system by eventually allowing everyday Americans to send and...
LSU’s College World Series win drives up sports betting revenue for state
LSU’s first College World Series win since 2009 was a home run for Louisiana sports betting, according to the chair of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
Department of Energy denies environmentalists’ LNG regulations request
The U.S. Department of Energy this week denied a request from several environmental advocacy groups demanding the agency issue regulations that clearly define whether...
Roundup: Dow explosion / UPS talks / Homebuilder sentiment
Seismometer: An explosion at the Dow chemical plant in Plaquemine on July 14 registered on a seismometer, according to an LSU professor. However, the...
Two of Baton Rouge’s biggest bike path systems will be connected this fall
After years of complaints that Baton Rouge’s biking experience is lackluster, two of the area’s largest bike path systems will be connected later this year.
BRAC urging voters to engage candidates over state’s population loss, job stagnation
If Louisiana had grown at the average rate of its regional neighbors since the beginning of 2016, the state would have 239,000 more jobs and 301,000 more residents than it does now, according to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber.
Here’s what the city-parish is planning for College Drive
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome and the MovEBR program management team released proposed plans for the College Drive Corridor Enhancement Project at a public open...
AI boot camp being launched by LSU and Fullstack Academy
LSU’s online and continuing education department today announced it is launching an artificial intelligence and machine learning boot camp through its partnership with tech education provider Fullstack Academy.
Norisha Kirts Glover on the importance of being a connector as an entrepreneur
NRK Construction founder and owner Norisha Kirts Glover has always considered being a connector one of the greatest assets in an entrepreneur’s arsenal.
LSU looking for the ‘Angel Reeses of biomedical science,’ William Tate says
Last year, LSU announced that Our Lady of the Lake and LCMC Health were committing $245 million in LSU over the next 10 years “to transform health care in Louisiana.”
Roundup: Gonzales orthopedic clinic / Cleaning up parks / Cybersecurity initiative
Another location: Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic today announced it has opened a therapy clinic in Gonzales, adding to the growing city’s medical care options....
Security measures aren’t doing enough to deter employees from sharing unauthorized information
Security measures are not stopping employees from engaging in insider computer abuse, according to a new study authored by an LSU business professor.
Meta and Microsoft are teaming up on AI tools for businesses
Microsoft is partnering with Facebook parent company Meta to make artificial intelligence software available to businesses, the tech giants announced today.
Landry continues to hold decisive advantage in campaign contributions
Candidates for Louisiana governor filed their campaign finance disclosures for a three-month period starting in early April, and they show Attorney General Jeff Landry...
