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The housing market’s unexpected March twist
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in March, a lackluster start to the spring homebuying season as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices...
Roundup: LSU provost / AT&T earnings / Climate change
Departing: LSU Provost Roy Haggerty, the highest ranking academic administrator on campus, is leaving his position with the university. He is the third high-profile...
Meet the YMCA’s new top Capital Region executive
YMCA of the Capital Area announced Sean Elliott will serve as the organization’s new president and CEO, effective May 27.
Elliott was chosen by the...
Energy firm foresees a $1.2B hit to its Louisiana LNG project due to tariffs
Woodside Energy says it's assessing the impact that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could have on its $1.2 billion liquefied natural gas project in Louisiana,...
A look at one lawmaker’s auto insurance proposal
In an effort to curb auto insurance rates in Louisiana, state legislators greenlit several bills this week aiming to rein in personal injury lawsuits—including...
Stillwater development could bring 230+ homes to Comite Drive
A subdivision with more than 230 homes is being proposed on a roughly 90-acre tract along Comite Drive in Baker.
Plans for the 235-lot Stillwater...
The Metro Council is about to weigh a landmark deal with St. George
The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to consider a proposed intergovernmental agreement between Baton Rouge and St. George at its meeting Wednesday.
The...
Mid City’s Y makes a comeback
The newly constructed A.C. Lewis YMCA on South Foster Drive in Mid City will soon open its doors.
A representative for the YMCA of the...
Roundup: Dress code lawsuit / Entergy alarms / Trade war
Lawsuit filed: A Baton Rouge woman is suing Stab’s Prime Steakhouse and Seafood after she was refused service and reportedly told her attire violated...
This Jefferson Highway property will be Studyville’s new headquarters
The former Jefferson Oaks Behavioral Health clinic on Jefferson Highway has been will soon become the new corporate office for Studyville, a Baton Rouge-based...
How a Baton Rouge dealership put Nick Saban on a billionaire course
Joe Agresti was on a conference call in his Baton Rouge office when an unknown number left a message.
Nick Saban, the legendary University of...
Louisiana explores ‘advanced nuclear’ options to meet industry needs
Nuclear power, the oft-controversial renewable energy source, has once again bubbled to the surface of public discourse with serious fervor.
As 10/12 Industry Report writes...
Why Chevron, BP and other oil giants are moving jobs to India
Chevron, BP and other oil companies are moving more specialized white-collar positions and related work to lower-cost labor pools in countries such as India,...
This logistics company is suspending some U.S. shipments because of tariffs
DHL announced Sunday that it would temporarily stop shipping packages worth more than $800 to customers in the U.S., effective Monday, Fast Company reports.
The...
What an audit says about Louisiana’s Department of Health
A recent report by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor shows that Louisiana’s Department of Health has been dealing with a handful of persistent financial and...
Trump’s transportation officials buck future ‘road diets’
Despite resistance from some Republican governors, removing lanes as a “road diet” has been a tool numerous cities—including Baton Rouge—have used for years to...
Roundup: Money for the arts / Secondhand revival / Another downer
Calling all creatives: The Louisiana Division of the Arts is opening applications May 5 for its FY2025-2026 Louisiana Project Grant, with awards ranging from...
The Perkins underpass improvements are back on track
A Perkins underpass revitalization project years in the making is expected to finally break ground this summer.
That’s according to Jenni Peters, the founder and...
Baton Rouge-born ParkZen has been acquired by a Texas tech company
ParkZen, an AI-powered parking software company co-founded by LSU Associate Professor Manos Chatzopoulos, has been acquired by Texas-based Parking Guiding Systems Inc., or PGS.
Developed...
Roundup: Google / CPRA’s budget / Crawfish prices
Second strike: Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time...
