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Mary Bird Perkins will become the first in the nation to use this AI...
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center on Thursday announced that it has partnered with Gray Oncology Solutions, a Canadian software company that uses AI and...
Roundup: Plane crash / Barbecue / Under Armour
Surgeon killed: Lucius Doucet, a well-known Baton Rouge plastic surgeon, died in a plane crash in Tennessee on Wednesday. Doucet took off in a...
Local company acquires consulting firm to expand its Louisiana footprint
Baton Rouge-based Lofton Staffing and Security recently acquired Frazee Recruiting Consultants LLC to expand its footprint in Louisiana.
Frazee Recruiting Consultants is a full-service staffing...
After hitting a nine-month high, applications for jobless benefits fall
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels even as other signs that the labor market is...
Bill expanding tutoring voucher program advances
Lawmakers advanced a bill on Wednesday that would expand a voucher program for students who fail to meet state math and reading standards, though...
Meet Melissa Dotson, an influential woman in business
While growing up in Metairie, Melissa Dotson thought she was destined for a career in medicine.
But that all changed in 1994 after Dotson’s junior...
Your voice matters in the CEDS Watershed Planning survey, sponsored by Capital Region Planning...
As part of its mission, the Capital Region Planning Commission (CRPC) is committed to smarter planning, including the utilization of waterways as economic drivers,...
Ann Edelman: ‘A crisis is a terrible thing to waste’
Because crises are unexpected, and often explosive and time sensitive, the most important thing a company can do is to accept handling the crisis,...
Inflation and interest rates continue to curb Americans’ spending
Americans unexpectedly paused their spending in April as inflation continued to sting and elevated interest rates made taking on debt more burdensome.
Retail sales were...
Lawmakers remain skeptical over proposed constitutional convention
Lawmakers still have questions about Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposed constitutional convention and are skeptical about moving forward, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie,...
How the Baton Rouge residential market faired in April
The residential real estate market in the Baton Rouge area saw a decline in pending sales and closed sales in April compared with the...
OLOL files WARN notice for 59 potential layoffs
The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System alerted 59 employees last month they could be potentially laid off at the end of June
The...
Here’s the latest on the Baton Rouge-to-New Orleans passenger rail
Efforts to establish a passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans are slowly but surely progressing.
That’s according to John Spain, senior adviser...
Roundup: Saints schedule / Gardere school / Interstate 12 overpass
Filling in the blanks: The wait is over for New Orleans Saints fans as the NFL is set to release the regular season schedule...
What the latest Consumer Price Index says about inflation
Led by lower food and auto prices, inflation in the U.S. cooled slightly last month after three elevated readings, likely offering a tentative sigh...
Parties await Supreme Court decision regarding congressional map
The state is waiting to hear if the U.S. Supreme Court will grant its emergency stay application to keep the new Louisiana congressional map...
Senate bill would dismantle Louisiana’s hemp industry
After accidentally legalizing consumable hemp two years ago, lawmakers are working on a proposal to dismantle the industry in Louisiana, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Senate Bill...
Roundup: John Spain / Ochsner expansion / Nitrous oxide bill
Rotary: John Spain, senior adviser to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, will speak at the Rotary Club today. A longtime advocate of restoring passenger...
Meet Rachel DiResto, an influential woman in business
One of Louisiana’s most challenging moments led to a formative period in Rachel DiResto’s career.
It was the mid-2000s, and DiResto was working as vice...
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Why more women are...
A new study found that in 2020-2021, women ages 40 to 64 were nearly twice as likely to experience alcohol-related complications serious enough to...
