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Roundup: C. Denise Marcelle / Rue21 / LSU and NASA
Candidacy: State Representative C. Denise Marcelle is expected to announce her candidacy for Baton Rouge City Constable at the Baton Rouge City Club today....
‘LaPolitics’: Landry hasn’t spoken to Trump about con-conÂ
While the Landry Administration has made a proposed constitutional convention a focal point of the regular session, and even though the resulting document would...
This local homebuilder just spent $2.2M for lots in a Zachary neighborhood
Level Homes Construction has purchased 29 lots in another phase of the Americana traditional neighborhood development in Zachary off Mount Pleasant Road and Barnett...
Port of New Orleans announces record container growth
The Port of New Orleans moved a total of 133,845 twenty-foot equivalent units during the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, representing a 19%...
Roundup: Congressional district map / EBR schools superintendent / ExxonMobil
Plan to appeal: Voting rights advocates said Wednesday they will go to the Supreme Court in hopes of preserving a new majority Black congressional...
Meet the three finalists for this year’s High Stakes Pitch
Nexus Louisiana has announced the top three finalists for Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week’s High Stakes Pitch Competition next week.Â
This year’s finalists are Falaya, Leroy's...
Here’s the latest on the constitutional convention
Supporters of the proposed Louisiana constitutional convention gave more details on Wednesday regarding their intentions for the overhaul of the state’s foundational governing document,...
TRENDS: Retail vacancy rates are on the rise but still healthy
Retail vacancy rates in the Capital Region are still in good shape, despite their rise from 7.17% in 2022 to 8.02% in 2023.
Charlie Colvin...
Economic development confidentiality bill deferred for a week
A controversial bill that would have provided confidentiality for economic development efforts was unanimously deferred on Wednesday, the Center Square reports.Â
The proposal garnered significant...
Roundup: Gas talks / Industry Day / Southern Medical School
Deal discussions: As Bloomberg reports, Pacific Energy is in talks with Tellurian Inc. and NextDecade Corp. for natural gas cargoes from planned export terminals...
Small business owners are closely watching this year’s presidential election
While most business owners say they plan to vote in November’s presidential election, roughly a fifth say they are still undecided on who they...
Why good leaders develop not one leadership style, but a range of them
Much time and money has been spent by organizations helping their executive and management teams discover and develop their own distinct leadership style.
But as...
Extreme weather is causing more power outages across US
The rate in which power outages are reported across the nation has grown over the past decade as extreme-weather events occur more frequently, Bloomberg...
What the latest numbers say about the US labor market
Job openings in the U.S. fell to a three-year low in March, one sign that labor market conditions are cooling, which could aid the...
Louisiana governor could hire university system presidents under proposed billÂ
The Louisiana Legislature is mulling a proposal that would give Republican Gov. Jeff Landry and his successors unprecedented power over higher education in the...
Roundup: Oil inventories / ‘Ford University’ / Clergy sexual abuse
Sharp rise: U.S. crude oil stocks rose sharply last week as exports fell and refineries reduced their capacity use. Commercial crude oil stocks—excluding the...
Fed leaves little doubt over where it stands on interest rate cuts
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high in recent months and said it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates...
Here’s the latest on efforts to oust Johnson as House speaker
Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wednesday morning called for a vote to oust Republican Mike Johnson as speaker of the U.S. House of...
What happens now that Louisiana’s proposed congressional map has been rejected?
Editor's Note: Plaintiff Rolfe McCollister is an opinion columnist for Business Report.
A panel of three federal judges on Tuesday rejected Louisiana’s proposed congressional map...
Rough market conditions sway more people toward leasing commercial real estateÂ
The East Baton Rouge Parish commercial real estate market has been hampered by inflation, interest rates and insurance, leading to a trend where more...
