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Auditors and tax accountants are moving on to other professions
Accountants have long been viewed by people in the profession as underpaid and undervalued compared with positions in tech and banking. Now the foot...
State’s unemployment trust fund bounces back post-pandemic
After practically running dry in 2020, Louisiana’s unemployment trust fund is expected to climb back to its pre-COVID-19 pandemic level by August next year,...
State approves ‘cultural district’ tax incentives for LSU
The Louisiana Office of Cultural Development has approved a new cultural district that encompasses the LSU campus.
Renovation projects on historic buildings in such districts...
‘LaPolitics’: GOP lawmaker calls for party unity in choosing speaker
Freshman state Rep. Mike Johnson, chair of the Central Louisiana Delegation Caucus, is calling for House Republicans to get behind a speaker candidate ahead...
Tips on how to build an uncommon brand
One of the most important lessons about crafting an uncommon brand—one that is wholly unique in its identity—is learning that it’s OK when your...
Louisiana leaders talk commerce, entrepreneurship in DC
A handful of Louisiana leaders traveled to Washington D.C. this week to talk about commerce, infrastructure and entrepreneurship with other state leaders.
The Louisiana Chamber...
Would this DC workforce program work in Baton Rouge?
The District of Columbia Infrastructure Academy trains workers for high-demand jobs while paying them to “earn while you learn,” a Washington, D.C. official said...
Roundup: US home sales / Smalls Sliders / Burn ban extended
Still falling: Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the third month in a row in August, as higher mortgage rates, rising prices...
The Walls Project launches an apprenticeship program with a $6M grant
Baton Rouge nonprofit the Walls Project today announced it has received a $6 million grant from the U.S. Forest Services that it will use to launch an agroforestry apprenticeship program.
Small business confidence is nearing pre-pandemic levels
Small business owners are more optimistic than they have been since early 2020, according to the Q3 Small Business Index.
A look at the $1.1 billion solar facility breaking ground in Iberia Parish
A $1.1 billion solar panel manufacturing facility broke ground today in Iberia Parish.
A look at LSU’s $5M coastal high-frequency radar project
A new LSU-led project is set to use high-frequency radar technology to collect data about currents, waves and other factors affecting the coast.
Employers to see largest health care cost spike in a decade next year
Employers across the nation are bracing for what is expected to be the largest increase in health insurance costs in a decade.
Despite the cost...
Roundup: US unemployment / Free COVID tests / State salary database
Claims fall: U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in eight months last week as the labor market continues to show...
‘Times-Picayune’ endorses Waguespack in governor’s race
The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com today announced it is endorsing former Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack for governor.
Fewer Louisianans left their jobs during July
For the first time in nearly a year, Louisiana had less than two job openings per unemployed person, new data from the U.S. Bureau...
Legislators question process in awarding large-scale Medicaid technology contract
Louisiana legislators want the state to revisit—or at least delay—the award of a Medicaid technology contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars after hearing complaints from one company not selected to do the work.
Update on Labor & Employment Law for the Construction Industry, sponsored by Breazeale, Sachse...
Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP presents its 9th Annual Update on Labor & Employment Law for the Construction Industry on Thursday, Oct. 5, 8:30...
’Strictly Business’: Mike Polito touts openness to innovation as key to success
If you want to challenge the status quo, you have to believe that the status quo is not acceptable.
Rotary Club in St. George area looks to grow membership
You may know that the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge dates back more than a century and is among the largest in the world.
But...
