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Roundup: Retail sales / US unemployment / Auto workers’ strike
Spending trends: Americans stepped up retail spending modestly from July to August as the price of gasoline jumped, cutting into budgets as many families...
Roundup: Louisiana Tech / ‘60 Minutes’ / Amazon pay
President retiring: Louisiana Tech University President Les Guice announced Tuesday he will retire at the end of 2023. Guice has worked at the Ruston...
It’s Barn Hill Preserve versus the feds in a giraffe custody fight
Barn Hill Preserve, an animal sanctuary and tour experience company based in Ethel, is fighting a federal decision that cost the facility one of...
LSU’s Reese and Dunne featured on ‘Sports Illustrated’ cover
Just a few months after they were photographed for the magazine’s annual swimsuit edition, LSU athletes Olivia Dunne and Angel Reese grace the cover of Sports Illustrated’s October issue diving into how athletes are profiting off their name, image and likeness.
This international model is now a Baton Rouge restaurateur
While growing up in Cuba, a young Yilena Hernández had hopes of being a jet-setting model.
How the film industry strikes are impacting Baton Rouge
The strikes, reminiscent of those in the 1960s, 1980s, and 2000s, have repercussions far beyond the striking professions, affecting everyone from stagehands to carpenters to hospitality professionals.
Roundup: Inflation still rising / Burn ban extended / Mortgage demand
Consumer Price Index: A spike in gas prices pushed up inflation in August, yet most other costs rose at a more modest pace, evidence...
A new grant enables Louisiana health providers to share research data
The National Institutes of Health is awarding the Louisiana Clinical and Translational Science Center (LA CaTS) a $1.3 million grant to create a network of data warehouses that will allow all Louisiana healthcare institutions to share research data, according to an announcement from Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
Congress tries to figure out how to set AI ‘rules of the road’
The development of artificial intelligence presents far-reaching challenges for virtually every aspect of modern society, including political campaigns, national security, business and journalism, members...
Who is to blame for the plight of the St. George case?
After a decade of trying, advocates of launching the city of St. George have to wonder whether their initiative might die in a Baton Rouge courtroom because of a potentially fatal flaw on the petition that voters approved in 2019.
BRQ Seafood and Barbeque chef departs for Montana
BRQ Seafood and Barbeque is in the market for a new executive chef.
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Inside Jimmy Buffett’s rare...
Along with the tributes following Jimmy Buffett’s death came details about the rare skin cancer the beloved performer had been dealing with—merkel cell carcinoma....
East Baton Rouge Parish median property tax bill among highest in the state
East Baton Rouge Parish has one of the highest median property taxes in the state, according to data released today by the Tax Foundation.
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Camping analogy used to describe Fed’s delicate handling of inflation
A new monetary policy metaphor from Dallas Fed president Lorie Logan helps explain where things stand for the central bank—and the outlook for U.S....
Roundup: Bluebonnet power outages / Voter registration / Social media case
Back on: Electricity has mostly been restored after thousands of customers lost power near Our Lady of the Lake and Baton Rouge General on...
New downtown apartment building could be ‘cousin’ to The Heron
The new downtown apartment project being planned by the team behind The Heron would be similar to the aforementioned 142-unit complex across the street but would not be a copy.
As inflation-adjusted incomes fall across the US, Southern numbers unchanged
Surging inflation gobbled up household income gains last year, making 2022 the third straight year in which Americans saw their living standards eroded by...
LSU adding four new education programs focused on digital skills development
LSU is expanding its education portfolio with a new professional development program specializing in coding-adjacent jobs.
Inflation continues to swipe at small business confidence
Small business confidence continues to slide as inflation remains the single most pressing issue.
Roundup: Tiki Tubing drowning / Louisiana auto sales / DraftKings apologizes
Court loss: The company once known as Tiki Tubing has lost a legal fight with the family of Keith Hilliard, which has been awarded...
