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Roundup: U-High graduate / Home prices / Writers’ strike Â
Search ended: After the lengthy search for Cameron Robbins, a U-High graduate who vanished after he went overboard on a nighttime cruise in the...
Push to raise Louisiana’s minimum wage hanging by a threadÂ
Louisiana's lowest-paid workers could get a raise under a bill that remained alive during a Memorial Day hearing in the Legislature, though it faces...
Inside downtown’s newest bar, Dark 30 Â
New downtown bar Dark 30 officially opens this Saturday on Third Street, in the former location of Lucy’s Retired Surfer Bar. Â
Bill would require insurers to cover fertility preservation for cancer patientsÂ
At a time when an increasing number of insurance providers across the country are covering fertility treatments, Louisiana lawmakers could soon require private health insurance plans to cover fertility preservation for people undergoing medical treatments for cancer.
Lighthouse for the Blind sells its manufacturing property on North Flannery
Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans Inc. has sold its Baton Rouge manufacturing facility on North Flannery Road, according to documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.
Roundup: Consumer confidence / Memorial Day travel / Oil pricesÂ
Pessimistic: Consumer confidence fell in May as Americans became more pessimistic about the labor market, on top of elevated anxiety over inflation. The Conference...
Longer trains are obstructing US intersections, causing calamityÂ
Over the past decade, rail corporations have been running more lengthy freight trains—some as long as 3 miles—partly to save fuel and labor costs.
U.S. oil and gas rigs see largest monthly drop since 2020
Energy services firm Baker Hughes Co. says that the U.S. oil and gas rig count fell by 44 this month, the biggest drop in...
Alford: Opposing sides dig in as session winds down
A conservative-leaning coalition has doubled down on its request to lawmakers that they stay under the state spending cap while advancing a plan to...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Highly visible showroom/warehouse off I-12
Now available for sale, this property enjoys extreme visibility on I-12 and South Harrell's Ferry Road – ±142,899 daily traffic. The property is located...
BREC looks to partners to fill summer staffing needs
As nationwide staffing issues continue, causing companies to grapple with filling seasonal summer jobs, BREC is turning to partnerships to find temporary staff.Â
Michigan-based real estate investment trust buys property on Florida for $1M
A Michigan-based real estate investment trust company has purchased a property on Florida Boulevard for a little over $1 million.
Pennington part of major study providing insight into long COVID
The Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge participated in a major federally funded study of long COVID, which refers to symptoms and conditions that continue or develop after an initial COVID-19 infection.Â
Roundup: Lady Tigers in DC / LNG plant battle / Chase layoffsÂ
Champions’ celebration: The LSU women’s basketball team traveled to Washington, D.C., this week where a special ceremony was held for the national championship winners...
Louisiana legislators reach tentative budget deal to give teachers $2,000 raise
Louisiana lawmakers have reached a tentative agreement to give public school teachers and other school staff a $2,000 and $1,000 annual raise respectively, legislators across the political spectrum confirmed this week.
As summer approaches, so does the need to hire seasonal employees
This weekend marks the unofficial start to summer and the pressure is on for companies looking to hire seasonal employees.Â
With a still-tight labor market,...
U.S. Supreme Court limits federal authority over wetlands
The U.S. Supreme Court has stripped federal agencies of authority over millions of acres of wetlands, expanding the ability of farmers, homebuilders and other developers to dig up or fill wetlands near rivers, lakes and streams.Â
Roundup: Road closure / State House race / Holiday travel Â
Crash: Greenwell Springs Road in Central is closed in both directions between Magnolia Bridge and Magnolia Bend roads after a crash early this morning...
Companies scale back plans to expand fulfillment services as e-commerce slows
Companies that set out to build e-commerce fulfillment services when pandemic-driven online sales boomed are now reining in their logistics ambitions, The Wall Street...
US consumer spending and inflation accelerated in AprilÂ
A key index of U.S. prices ticked higher in April and consumer spending rebounded, signs that inflationary pressures in the economy remain high.Â
