This major Baton Rouge contractor plans to expand its corporate office

Global contractor MMR Group plans to expand its corporate offices on Airline Highway.  Ritter Maher Architects recently filed for a $6 million new building permit...

Shintech plans further expansion at White Castle facility

Chemical producer Shintech plans further expansion of its facility in White Castle, according to filings with Louisiana Economic Development.  Shintech filed a $35.5 million project...

LSU adopts paid parental leave policy

Following through on a promise made months ago by administrators, LSU announced on Friday that it would begin to offer paid parental leave benefits...

Try these experiments to transform employee career growth

What if the road to a promotion is no longer a straight line? What if, as a new analysis in the Harvard Business Review proposes,...

Why taking a pay cut could be for the best

After the pandemic led workers to re-evaluate the importance of careers in their lives, The Wall Street Journal reports that workers are taking pay...

Roundup: Education savings accounts / Democratic candidate / Dollar Tree fire

A helping hand: Universal education savings accounts for families with school-aged children could get a vote on the floor of the Louisiana Senate as...

Roundup: Equipment loans / Pythagorean Theorem / Automaker layoffs

Borrowing gains: U.S. companies borrowed 4% more to finance equipment investments in February compared to a year ago. Businesses signed up for new loans,...

BRCC gets three-year grant to boost film and television workforce development

Baton Rouge Community College’s film and new media production program is receiving a $750,000 grant over three years to improve the film and television...

Here’s why higher mortgage rates may be the new normal

While interest rates are likely to fall later this year, The Wall Street Journal reports that mortgage rates may not fall as quickly.  Mortgages and...

Meet Southern University’s new chancellor

The Southern University System Board of Supervisors announced Friday that John K. Pierre would be the next chancellor of Southern University and A&M College. Pierre...

Could Speaker Mike Johnston be ousted?

Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of being ousted after hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate on Friday in the...

What is the ‘lock-in effect’ doing to the housing market?

Federal Housing Finance Agency analysis reveals that homeowners with lower mortgage rates are unwilling to sell and purchase homes at higher mortgage rates, which...

Could Louisiana Democrats have a new leader soon?

The presidential nominee won’t be the only leadership position considered on the ballots this Saturday—Louisiana Democrats will also vote on their party’s leader, reports...

‘LaPolitics’: Turnout estimates differ for presidential primary

The Secretary of State’s Office is expecting turnout of between 20% and 25% for Saturday’s presidential preference primary election—the first of 2024. As for...

Why the New Orleans federal appeals court is a favorite of conservatives

A federal appeals court based in New Orleans has become a prime destination for conservatives pursuing legal strategies to bolster gun rights, stop abortion...

Louisiana legislators mull protections from future vaccine mandates

Louisiana lawmakers are considering bills that would extend protections against future vaccine mandates, USA Today Network reports.  Two bills have already been taken up by...

Roundup: High-Stakes Pitch / Louisiana campaign funds / BRAVE Cave

In the money: Growth-minded entrepreneurs with a scalable business have an opportunity at a $100,000 investment. Applications are now being accepted for Baton Rouge...

Baton Rouge home sales bump in February trails national increase

While Baton Rouge home sales increased last month, the growth does not match the pace of national home sales.  As The Wall Street Journal reports,...

Gov. Landry’s public defender board set to meet with three seats still empty

Less than 24 hours before its scheduled first meeting, Gov. Jeff Landry’s new Public Defender Oversight Board does not have a clear roster of...

What bosses need to know about Gen Z

The youngest generation entering the workforce, Gen Z, faces a myriad of unique issues that previous generations had not faced.  As Inc. writes, the generation...