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Poll shows Stephen Waguespack gaining on Jeff Landry in governor’s race
A new poll shows Republican and former Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack closing the gap on leading GOP contender Jeff...
Federal government drops ‘Cancer Alley’ investigation
The Biden administration has dropped an investigation into whether Louisiana officials put Black residents living in an industrial stretch of the state at increased cancer risk, according to a federal court filing Tuesday.
Hive Pizza on Perkins closes after six months
The Hive Pizza restaurant in the Acadian Perkins shopping center on Perkins Road has closed after roughly six months in business.
Roundup: LSU baseball / Natural gas prices / Flight delays
ICYMI: The LSU baseball team will commemorate its 2023 National Championship win with a celebration at Alex Box Stadium at 7:30 p.m. today. Admission...
More than 60,000 Louisiana workers left their jobs in April, but turnover is slowing
Louisiana’s workers have been leaving their jobs at unprecedented rates for several months now, but April saw fewer call it quits than March’s near-record high number, USA Today Network reports.
Where is that recession we’ve been talking about for months?
The warnings have been sounded for more than a year: A recession is going to hit the U.S.. If not this quarter, then by next quarter. Or the quarter after that. Or maybe next year.
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Weak knees, sweaty palms?...
Public speaking is a very real fear for many people. And if you’re someone whose fear goes beyond pre-performance jitters and extends to sweaty...
Layoffs in Big Tech give other sectors a chance to hire top talent
For the thousands of workers who’d never experienced upheaval in the tech sector, the recent mass layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and...
SLB to provide carbon sequestration services for Louisiana Green Fuels Project
Strategic Biofuels has tapped SLB to provide carbon sequestration services for its $700 million Louisiana Green Fuels Project, the companies announced today.
SLB will provide...
Employers are taking extra precautions to protect workers from the excessive heat
With the heat index forecast to reach 114 degrees today and up to 117 tomorrow, Baton Rouge employers are taking steps to protect their...
Baton Rouge casinos saw year-over-year revenue decline in May
Baton Rouge’s river-adjacent casinos collectively took in a little less money in May compared to the same month last year, according to the state...
How to manage anxiety when there’s no room for error
In some arenas, mistakes are par for the course and not very costly, but for some jobs—such as neurosurgery, criminal defense and accounting—perfection is...
Louisiana state court judges’ salaries rank in middle of the pack
Louisiana judges fare about average in terms of salary compared with the rest of the country and other Southern states, reports Louisiana Illuminator.
A new...
Roundup: Ford layoffs / Wall Street rebounds / Climate trends
Cutting costs: Ford Motor plans to lay off at least 1,000 salaried employees and contract workers in North America, reports the Wall Street Journal....
Farmers markets continue to thrive even as pandemic has eased
Farmers markets gave people something they desperately sought during the pandemic: a place to shop outdoors, and at the same time support smaller, often...
Company plans to develop a CO2 sequestration site north of Baton Rouge
Denbury Inc. will develop an 8,500-acre site to sequester carbon dioxide, or CO2, about 50 miles northeast of Baton Rouge in St. Helena Parish,...
How to market your business when budgets get chopped
Marketing’s digital transformation brought unprecedented growth, both in the scope of the function and in its spending power, as new channels, new technologies and...
Will the Ochsner/MD Anderson partnership grow the Baton Rouge cancer market?
The Capital Region unfortunately has a high rate of cancer, enough to sustain the investments local providers have been making in cancer care, health...
Roundup: Leave for grandparents / GM deal / Heat wave
Paid time off: Companies are rolling out special paid time off for new grandparents, hoping the move will keep older workers from retiring or...
Alford: It’s policy over politics in insurance race, at least for now
If the election for insurance commissioner were held today, the likely winner would be Tim Temple, a Republican and well-known industry executive from Baton...
