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Roundup: Small business law clinic / LSU tiger / Banking on it
Here to help: LSU Law is launching the new Russell J. Stutes Small Business and Community Development Clinic to help small businesses and nonprofit...
If LSU beats Bama, would the threat of a $500K fine stop a field...
It’s always a big deal when LSU takes on Alabama—and this weekend’s face-off is no exception. Bama Hate Week is well underway, and game...
See who purchased a Sherwood Common office space for $3.3M
Industrial civil construction firm Five-S Group purchased the Pelican Financial Plaza office building to expand its operations.
The group acquired the property through Andre Smith...
High inflation persists for these consumer products and services
While prices for most goods have been falling throughout the year, inflation for a wide range of services remains high. That has put a...
Roundup: Trump’s economic impact / Capital One deal / Rotary Club
Economic impact: President-elect Donald Trump’s main economic tools look to be the same as in that first term: tariffs and tax cuts. But there’s...
Here’s what else is on Louisiana’s tax reform session agenda
As the state faces an estimated budget hole of more than $700 million next year―largely due to the expiration of a temporary .45% sales...
Louisiana’s tax credit program for historic structures is on the chopping block
State lawmakers returned to the Capitol today for their third legislative session―this one for tax reform.
Gov. Jeff Landry’s Louisiana Forward tax reform package includes...
A Baton Rouge firm’s tips for developing leadership among rising generations
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, business leaders must be more dynamic than ever in their approaches to leadership development.
Shifting workforce demographics—coupled with the...
Coussan clinches the swing spot on the Public Service Commission
Voters on Tuesday elected Republican state Sen. Jean-Paul Coussan to the Louisiana Public Service Commission, the only seat up for grabs this year on...
A Baton Rouge designer tailored Barron Trump’s Election Day suit
Baton Rouge-born Pearce Bespoke tailored the Election Day suit of Barron Trump, President-elect Donald Trump’s youngest son.
Pearce Bespoke founder and CEO Nathan Pearce tells...
Retailers look to the weather when considering sales
Some of the largest retailers in the nation are increasingly using analytics to reduce the impact of unpredictable weather on sales, Inc. reports.Â
Once used...
Tropical Storm Rafael is already impacting oil prices
Oil prices creeped higher on Tuesday as pressures mounted from both the U.S. presidential election and the developing Tropical Storm Rafael, which could disrupt...
Roundup: Storm prep / Speaker of the House / Campaign spending
Be prepared: BREC has begun offering sandbags throughout East Baton Rouge Parish in preparation of Tropical Storm Rafael. Sandbags are currently available at nine...
An investment group just purchased this industrial property for $1.7M
A local investment group purchased the former Sears parts and repair center on Industriplex Boulevard.
Litcom Real Estate Investments LLC purchased the property from Warmack-Baton...
How AI is driving demand from nuclear power plants
While owners of nuclear power plants had been hoping they could look to tech companies to sell their power, a ruling from the Federal...
Local auto glass company settles lawsuit over alleged overtime violations
Advanced Windshield Repair Inc., a Baton Rouge auto glass company, has reached a settlement in a collective action lawsuit that alleged violations of the...
The average homebuyer isn’t who it used to be
The typical homebuyer in the U.S. today is more likely to be an older, single woman, Bloomberg reports.Â
The age of a typical homebuyer jumped...
Data centers may be to blame for higher electricity bills. Here’s why
Some consumers are seeing higher electric bills thanks to the increase of developed data centers, which have high demand for electricity and force regional...
Roundup: Withdrawing home equity / Early voting / Tropical Storm Rafael
Record equity: In the third quarter of this year, mortgage holders withdrew $48 billion of home equity—the largest volume in the two years. Homeowners...
Here’s the latest from the Supreme Court on Louisiana’s redistricting challenge
The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana’s congressional map with two mostly Black districts.
The court won’t...
