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Shipping prices plunge as tariffs cloud holiday outlook
Ocean shipping rates from China to the U.S. West Coast have plunged 68% since June, signaling that this year’s peak season was both earlier...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Tracking the movers and shakers behind last week’s permits and property deals across East Baton Rouge, Livingston and Ascension.
East Baton Rouge Parish
Ladner Investment...
Roundup: Parking pardons / Kim Hunter Reed / LSU ranked No. 3
Citation freeze: Following reports last week that LSU ran out of campus parking passes, the school says it will now forgive parking citations issued...
Why is AT&T suing Iberville Parish?
AT&T is suing Iberville Parish in federal court, accusing local officials of unlawfully blocking its plan to build a new cell tower in Plaquemine.
The...
Hurricane Katrina’s lessons still haunt catastrophe models
Nearly 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, insurers are still grappling with the blind spots the storm exposed in catastrophe modeling, Bloomberg writes.
Katrina revealed major...
LSU law school dean to step down
LSU announced Friday that Alena Allen will step down as dean of the LSU law school at the end of the academic year, according...
Roundup: Phorm Energy / Kraft Heinz / NFL wagers
First NIL partnership: Phorm Energy, an energy drink line produced by Anheuser-Busch with the backing of 1st Phorm and Dana White, recently announced its...
Judge weighing request to temporarily block ouster of Fed governor
A federal judge said Friday she will consider in the coming days whether to temporarily block the Trump administration from removing Federal Reserve governor...
LSU arena leaders express confidence in Oak View despite its troubles
Those leading the charge on LSU’s proposed $428 million arena project remain confident that Oak View Group, the embattled firm in talks to develop...
Baton Rouge brand Tatro Toys eyeing a comeback
A Baton Rouge-founded toy company that shut down during the pandemic is preparing for a relaunch.
Tatro Toys founder Will Barrios says he operated the...
Here are the 2025 Angel Award honorees
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation has announced its 2025 Angel Award recipients, including two honorees from the Capital Region.
The award...
US mortgage rates reach their lowest level in nearly a year
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage slipped this week to its lowest level in 10 months, but remains close to where it’s...
What BTR expects its holiday weekend travel numbers to look like
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is expecting slightly higher passenger volume for the Labor Day travel period compared to last year.
Assistant Aviation Director Louis Hubbard...
EU looks to scrap tariffs on US industrial goods as part of a wider...
The European Commission on Thursday proposed removing tariffs on U.S. industrial goods as part of a trade deal that would also reduce American duties...
Trump says Meta data center will make Louisiana a national hub for AI
President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry say Meta’s massive artificial intelligence data center in Richland Parish will transform the state into a...
Roundup: ‘The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’ / Walgreens / Roseland explosion
Goodbye to print: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Publisher and President Andrew Morse announced Thursday that the publication will stop producing a print newspaper at the end...
South Korean manufacturers to establish $59M facility in West Baton Rouge
South Korea’s SNT Motiv and SNT Energy, the parent companies of SNT Global, on Thursday announced that they are investing $59.4 million in a...
State begins public testing of new voting machine technology
Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s office hosted a public demonstration this week of new voting technology from Texas-based Hart InterCivic, according to Louisiana...
Commercial real estate activity picking up as institutional investors return
Commercial real estate activity is showing signs of recovery after a slowdown earlier this year, CNBC reports.
JLL’s latest Bid Intensity Index, which measures liquidity...
A new $145M women’s correctional institute is set to open in St. Gabriel
A ribbon cutting ceremony will mark the grand opening of the new Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women facility on Thursday morning in St. Gabriel.
In...
