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Roundup: LSU freshman class / I-10 traffic / Google AI
ACT scores: LSU today announced its current freshman class is the most academically accomplished in the school’s history, with a record-high average ACT score...
Alford: Kennedy’s PAC has national ambitions
If you read this column last week, you already know U.S. Sen. John Kennedy has a new affiliated political action committee called Common Sense for America that will engage in a handful of Louisiana elections this fall.
Jay Dardenne questions White House statement in Southern University funding
States have engaged in decades of underfunding of land-grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities, leading to a more than $12 billion disparity with comparable non-HBCU institutions, leaders of the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday.
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Baton Rouge industrial portfolio
Now available for sale, this industrial building portfolio consists of 12 buildings all within ±5 minutes of each other. The buildings range from ±3,000...
State auditors question results of $275M workforce development program
Louisiana spent $274.6 million in federal dollars over five years on workforce development programs that often left participants making less money than they had been earning two-to-three quarters before getting the training, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office reports.
Roundup: Congressional maps / iPhone updates / Louisiana Fish Fry Products
Still in limbo: The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprising...
As private sector hiring slows, government is on the rise
Many companies have instituted hiring freezes this year and several sectors from tech to finance have laid off thousands of works, but the government...
Owners of Latin restaurant buy building on Florida
The owners of a Latin restaurant near the Bon Carré Business Center have bought property facing Florida Boulevard.
IRS halts business tax credit processing as it deals with fraud
The Internal Revenue Service says it will not process any new Employee Retention Tax Credit Claims from businesses this year as it continues to crack down on fraudulent claims, Inc. reports.
Denham Springs BBQ restaurant seeks new owners
Buddy’s BBQ in Denham Springs is up for sale as its owners have decided to pursue a catering venture.
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Gonzales boosts radiation offerings
The Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Gonzales has begun using a new radiation treatment system as the local cancer market continues to evolve.
Where Louisiana stands in the nationwide energy transition
Louisiana will soon mark the seventh annual National Clean Energy Week. While the state’s renewable power industry is slightly behind that of most other states, it is forecast to accelerate significantly over the coming years.
Roundup: Low Mississippi River / Car prices / Generator recalls
Transport restrictions: Hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as farmers are preparing...
Whitney Johnson: Manage your life as a portfolio of S-curves
Whether you have money in the market or not, you are an investor—and your most important portfolio is your life.
Remote work stabilizes at higher rate than before the pandemic
According to a Gallup poll, the average U.S. worker currently spends 3.8 days per month working from home. This is down from 5.8 during 2020 but higher than the 2.4 average from 2019.
Woman’s Hospital to open mental health unit for pregnant and postpartum women
Woman’s Hospital will open Louisiana’s first inpatient mental health unit dedicated to serving pregnant and postpartum women, hospital officials announced this morning.
See which new subdivisions go before the Planning Commission on Monday
The Planning Commission on Monday afternoon will consider two new large subdivisions that local developers are proposing off Old Scenic Highway.
Blue Cross policyholders aren’t entitled to profit from the pending sale, but this group...
While Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana covers some 1.9 million Louisiana residents, only about 92,000 will get to vote on the potential sale of the company to Elevance Health.
Roundup: Business operating costs / Social Security penalty / Federal Reserve losses
Profit predictions: More companies are warning that a surge in the cost of fuel and employee pay hikes will eat into profits this quarter....
LSU named best Louisiana university on ‘Wall Street Journal’ best colleges list
LSU claimed the top spot among both private and public higher education institutions in Louisiana, according to The Wall Street Journal’s 2024 Best Colleges in the U.S. survey.
