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Office property near South Sherwood Forest sells for $2.6M
The Progressive Insurance claims office property on American Way, near South Sherwood Forest Boulevard, has been sold.
Florida-based CenRock American LLC purchased the property from...
Roundup: Business counseling / US job openings / Zillow
Local help: The Downtown Development District and the Small Business Development Center at LSU will offer no-cost, one-on-one consulting services for existing and prospective...
ExxonMobil to cut 2,000 jobs in global restructuring push
ExxonMobil will eliminate 2,000 jobs worldwide, or about 3% of its workforce, in its latest move to streamline operations and reduce costs as oil...
How the carbon credit market is staging a quiet comeback
Once derided as a symbol of corporate greenwashing, the carbon credit market is showing signs of revival, Bloomberg writes.
MSCI data shows companies used more...
Why US sales of new vehicles are exceeding expectations
U.S. new car sales are outperforming expectations despite economic uncertainty, boosted by consumer fears of higher prices from tariffs and the phaseout of federal...
Home repair costs are outpacing inflation
If it seems like it's getting more expensive to replace a broken door, kitchen fixtures or upgrade a major appliance, you’re not wrong.
The cost...
St. Francisville is expanding the boundaries of its cultural district
The St. Francisville Cultural District is growing.
On Oct. 1, the district’s boundaries will expand along Commerce Street and Burnett Road to include a number...
See where LSU placed on the latest ‘Wall Street Journal’ best colleges list
LSU ranks No. 179 in Wall Street Journal’s 2026 Best Colleges in the U.S. rankings—up nine spots from where the university ranked last year.
Here’s...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Here’s a look at the latest property transactions and issued permits in East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes.
East Baton Rouge Parish
ST Development Partners,...
Roundup: EA’s big deal / Ford CEO / Wall Street trading
Setting a record: The $55 billion take-private of Electronic Arts is being hailed as the largest leveraged buyout ever, with JPMorgan Chase committing a...
FEMA accused of failing to adequately manage flood insurance program
Two Democratic senators are raising alarms over the future of the National Flood Insurance Program, just days before its authorization is set to expire...
Trump plans to impose a 100% tariff on foreign-made films
President Donald Trump says he will slap a 100% tax on movies made outside the U.S.—a vague directive aimed at protecting a business that...
Congress facing a Tuesday deadline to renew flood insurance program
Louisiana leaders are sounding alarms as Congress faces a Tuesday deadline to renew the National Flood Insurance Program, The Center Square writes.
A lapse could...
Bourbon blues: Sinking demand fuels a 28% drop in US whiskey production
U.S. whiskey production has plunged to its lowest level since 2019, as distillers confront slumping demand, tariff headwinds and post-pandemic oversupply, The Lexington (Kentucky)...
Fewer Louisianans filed for unemployment last week
Initial unemployment claims 9/20
Continued unemployment claims 9/20
St. George mayor wants a multiuse sports and events space for the city
St. George Mayor Dustin Yates is pursuing an indoor multiuse sports and community space that he says would improve the quality of life parishwide.
The...
US consumer sentiment drops to lowest level in four months
U.S. consumer sentiment weakened in September, falling to a four-month low as households reported mounting pressure from high prices and uncertainty about the job...
Roundup: Truancy rate / Existing home sales / Thrive! Baton Rouge
Going up: Louisiana’s K-12 truancy rate has exceeded 40% since the 2020-21 school year, above the state’s 11-year average of 36%, according to the...
Area housing market mirrors national move toward balance
U.S. existing-home sales were essentially flat in August as high borrowing costs and tight supply continued to squeeze the lower end of the market,...
Ex-Fed chiefs rally behind Lisa Cook
Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Janet Yellen and other former top economic officials appointed by presidents of both parties urged the Supreme Court on Thursday...
