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More US homebuyers turning to adjustable rate mortgages
Mortgage rates are more than double what they were a year ago, so many homebuyers are looking for ways to put off some of the pain for a few years.
Louisiana rakes in $26.4M in taxes during first full year of legal sports betting
Louisiana’s first full year of legal sports betting resulted in more than $1.8 billion in wagers, generating over $26.4 million in taxes for the state.
Digital concealed handgun permits can now be displayed on LA Wallet
Louisiana residents can now add a legal, digital version of their Louisiana concealed handgun permit to LA Wallet,
DSLD buys land for Willow Run subdivision off Staring Lane for $4.9M
DSLD Homes LLC has purchased 70 lots off Staring Lane for $4.9 million that will be part of the Willow Run subdivision,
Los Reyes Mexican Grill acquires ex-Caliente location, with plans to open in spring
Los Reyes Mexican Grill announced its acquisition of Caliente Restaurant’s former location on West Lee Drive and will reopen the site under its existing concept by spring 2023.
Roundup: I-10 lane closures / Scams in Louisiana / Wall Street
Traffic jam: Authorities this afternoon are investigating a single-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler, which is causing closures along Interstate 10 in both directions near...
Want your employees to walk through walls for you? Show you are vulnerable
One of the factors behind ineffective leadership is that person's inability to display the strength of the most exceptional leaders: vulnerability.
Being openly vulnerable allows...
EBR average weekly wages up nearly 6% in June from a year ago
East Baton Rouge Parish average weekly wages increased by 5.8%, and the number of employed workers went up 3.2% between June 2021 and June 2022, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Business-led initiative fighting crime with surveillance cameras around Baton Rouge
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and the Baton Rouge Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Foundation today unveiled the Page/Rice Camera Initiative,
Here’s a switch, Louisiana corporate tax ranking better than Texas
The Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation ranks Louisiana 32nd for corporate taxes on its 2023 business tax climate index, up two spots from last year.
The...
Row of three luxury downtown townhouses sells for $4M
Main Street Townhouses, a row of three luxury side-by-side townhouses on the corner of Main Street and River Road, has sold for $4 million,
Sports betting partnerships with schools such as LSU raise ethical questions
LSU was featured heavily in a recent New York Times article about universities partnering with sports betting companies.
Roundup: ‘Wheel of Fortune’ / Flu season / Clean Air Act
Game show night: Christopher Langley, a senior studying journalism at LSU, will represent LSU on Wheel of Fortune at 6:30 p.m. tonight. Langley, a...
‘Amazon Effect’ has altered industrial customer expectations as well
The petrochemical industry has been forced to transform the way it manages its supply chain due to the impact of the “Amazon Effect” on customer expectations
Oil and gas industry among the winners in US House power shift
The GOP takeover of the House will give Republicans the power to block efforts by Democrats to approve new regulations or taxes on the...
Businesses, consumers poised to suffer if railroad deal isn’t reached
Consumers and companies could see higher gas prices, longer shipping times and shortages of some products during the winter holiday season if railroads and all of their unions can't agree on new contracts by an early-December deadline that has already been pushed back.
How Taylor Swift ticket sales tanked worker productivity last week
If your employees are Taylor Swift fans, your company's performance may have lagged a bit last week, according to Inc.
Historic demand for tickets to...
Dantin Bruce buys land for Waters at Bluebonnet apartments for nearly $5.6M
Dantin Bruce Development has purchased 14.3 acres of undeveloped, forested land on Bluebonnet Boulevard for more than $5.57 million,
Terraces at Perkins Rowe sells for $41.8M
The Terraces at Perkins Rowe, the 230-unit multifamily apartment complex that sits atop the sprawling outdoor mall’s office and retail spaces, has been sold...
Baton Rouge company gets USDA grant to develop soft serve ice cream machine
Baton Rouge-based applied research and product development firm Inventherm has received a $650,000 Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research Grant from the U.S. Department...
