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BREW keynote: ‘Best way to predict the future is to create it’
A pair of keynote speakers shared their journeys and provided perspective and advice on how to survive and thrive during the last day of...
How Baton Rouge stacks up against other metros in equity-rich properties
The Capital Region had the lowest percentage of equity-rich properties in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2024, according to a report released...
Here’s where strains are emerging in consumer spending
Cracks are showing in one of the main pillars keeping the economy out of a recession: resilient spending by U.S. households.
Consumer goods giants from...
Louisiana has joined a lawsuit challenging this EPA rule
Louisiana is among a group of 25 states asking for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to declare the U.S....
Why Louisiana lawmakers pulled ESA legislation from consideration
Lawmakers have pulled a bill that would have let Louisiana families use state money to pay for private education for their children, although it...
Roundup: Superintendent search / Speaker Mike Johnson / Seafood cook-off
Special meeting: Members of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board will have a special meeting tonight to discuss the search for the next...
Louisiana Gaming Control Board chair exiting at the end of June
Ronnie Johns will step down as chair of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board this summer.Â
Johns submitted his resignation—effective June 30—to Gov. Jeff Landry on...
Capital Region created more than half of Louisiana’s new jobs in March
According to data from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s latest economic indicator dashboard, the Capital Region drove over 50% of Louisiana’s job growth in...
More than $100M in federal grants announced for makers of EV parts
Vice President Kamala Harris this week announced more than $100 million in new funding opportunities tapped for the country's small businesses that manufacture vehicle...
US jobless claims hit eight-month high despite market remaining hot
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than eight months last week, another indication that the...
The breaking point for a successful habit, sponsored by Career Competitor
We all understand by now the importance of habits on personal and professional growth, but there is one key component that determines the long-term...
Mayor’s River Center plan to be introduced at tonight’s Metro Council meeting
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s plan to redevelop the River Center and build a headquarters hotel is one of many items on the Metro Council’s...
Inflation 2% goal may take longer than expected
A federal reserve official on Wednesday signaled that interest rates likely will need to be held at the two-decade high for longer than previously...
Governor’s potential power over higher ed scaled back
A proposal that would have given the governor unprecedented power over appointed boards and commissions―including the ability to hire university system presidents―was watered down...
Roundup: Committee of 100 / Graduation / Hurricane ready
Reconsider: The Committee of 100 on Wednesday asked members of the Louisiana Senate to restore more than $24 million to the Child Care Assistance...
Supreme Court is asked to decide the fate of Louisiana’s congressional map
Voting rights advocates filed an emergency motion Wednesday asking the Supreme Court to keep a new Louisiana congressional map in place for this year’s...
Meet the 2024 Influential Women in Business
Meet nine women who are making a difference in the Capital Region.
They find a way to make it all look so easy despite the...
How Baton Rouge’s housing market compares with other metrosÂ
Over 90% of metro markets posted home price gains in the first quarter of 2024 with the 30-year fixed mortgage rate ranging from 6.60%...
What a new report says about the Gulf Coast LNG boom’s impact on climate
A new report says federal regulators are underplaying the dangers of the liquefied natural gas buildout along the Gulf Coast on the environment and...
See which tort reform measures remain stalled in the Senate
A pair of bills intended to cool Louisiana’s litigation climate have stalled in the Senate after passing with majorities in the House, the Center...
