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Roundup: Banking profits / Railroad rules / Mortgage rates
Holding steady: U.S. bank profits and deposits were broadly steady in the second quarter, suggesting sector turmoil earlier this year has abated, but regulators...
DOTD exploring options to lessen traffic impact during next phase of I-10 widening
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development today announced it is exploring options for the second stage of the Interstate 10 reconstruction and widening project between Interstate-110 and Acadian Thruway.
How Kim Mulkey’s new contract compares to other top women’s basketball coaches
Kim Mulkey’s new contract will make the LSU coach the highest paid women’s basketball coach in the country, USA Today Network reports.
LSU researchers building a shared statewide data storage system
LSU researchers have been awarded $500,000 by the National Science Foundation to build a shared data storage system called Tiger Den to elevate the research experience not just at LSU, but at universities across Louisiana.
Louisiana, like other Southern states, relies on outside airborne help to fight wildfires
Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain said last week he will ask the Legislature for money to buy more firefighting equipment, including a tanker airplane that...
Baton Rouge rental market begins to stabilize
After posting significant rent increases since the beginning of the pandemic, the Baton Rouge apartment market is seeing rents start to stabilize.
Roundup: Marathon refinery fire / Albertson’s deal / ‘Real Sports’ ending
Unanswered questions: The fire at the Marathon refinery in Garyville on Aug. 25 is an example of industry failing to properly communicate about an...
Next week’s TEDxBaton Rouge wants you to rethink death, AI and more
Think you know Baton Rouge? Local TEDx speakers are challenging you to think again.
TEDxBatonRouge’s inaugural event—themed “Think Again”—is set for next Thursday, Sept. 14,...
Where things stand with SafeBR, the business-backed anti-violence coalition
SafeBR, a coalition of business, government and nonprofit leaders officially launched in February, aims to cut Baton Rouge’s murder rate in half over the next 10 years.
Health care likely to be the next driver of inflation
Inflation may be slowing across the U.S. but health care prices are continuing to climb, Axios reports.
Medical services account for 6.4% of overall inflation...
LSU business college announces Hall of Distinction inductees
LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business today announced the 2023 inductees to its Hall of Distinction—Thomvest Ventures partner Kip Knight and Global Commerce and...
What EBR is saying in regard to timing for the traffic signal overhaul
East Baton Rouge Parish is working on a major traffic signal overhaul meant to make drivers’ commute times consistent and predictable.
Roundup: EV chargers / United Airlines grounding / US death rates
Fuel stations: The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is preparing to roll out electric vehicle charging stations statewide using roughly $73 million from...
Capitol City Produce expansion to go before Planning Commission
The Planning Commission, during its October meeting, will consider Capitol City Produce’s plans for expansion.
It’s about to get even more difficult for working parents to find child care
Some 8% of young children in Louisiana are in families in which someone quit, changed or refused a job because child care is hard to find and even harder to afford, according to a June report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
New rules mean companies must disclose additional tax information
Companies will have to disclose more details about the income taxes they pay to government authorities under new requirements approved by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, a move to provide investors with greater transparency.
Is it time to update your company’s dress code?
As business leaders work to get more employees back in the office, some are reconsidering their dress code requirements, Inc. reports.
"Changing the dress code...
Metro Council member is calling for a clear media policy following lawsuit
Kiran Chawla, publisher of online news site Unfiltered with Kiran, has sued East Baton Rouge city-parish government and Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul,...
Roundup: HBCU apparel store / US unemployment rate / Home prices
Opening on Bluebonnet: Anthony Lawrence Collection, a college apparel retailer that focuses on historically Black colleges and universities and their culture, is opening on...
Check out the tailgating menu in the September edition of ‘225’
It’s not unusual for John Richardson to feed 400 to 500 mouths on game day. It’s been 35 years since he started tailgating at LSU, and every season brings new opportunities to try something fresh.
