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This LSU professor is exploring the ‘double-edged sword’ of workplace risk-taking
Don Zhang, an associate professor at the LSU Department of Psychology, was recently named one of the university’s 2024 Rainmakers for his research on...
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: New blood test proves...
It won’t be long before screening for Alzheimer’s will be done with a simple blood test, making the current and invasive procedures a thing...
Realtors grapple with how lawsuit ruling will disrupt their livelihoods
More than a million people who broker homebuying and selling in America are reexamining their careers, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Last week, the National...
What’s behind the significant rise in US housing starts for February?
U.S. housing starts and permits reached their highest mark in nearly two years in February, Reuters reports.
Tuesday’s numbers from the Commerce Department show single-family...
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife just donated $2M to this Baton Rouge nonprofit
The Baton Rouge Youth Coalition has been tapped to receive a $2 million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott as part of her effort to...
State lawmakers backing bills to protect gasoline-powered vehicles
Louisiana lawmakers are considering legislation this session that would prohibit limits on buying or selling cars and trucks with combustible engines, and capping the...
Roundup: LSU gymnastics / DEI rule opposed / Art & Science Museum
Record attendance: The LSU gymnastics team achieved an undefeated home season in 2024 and finished with the highest average attendance in the nation for...
Metairie-based depression treatment clinic expands into Baton Rouge
NeuroJust, a Metairie-based clinic specializing in the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation to treat depression and other mood disorders, has opened its first Baton...
Mirage Villa Apartments on Florida sells for $2.5M
Ownership of the Mirage Villa Apartments on Florida Boulevard is changing hands, according to a deal filed Monday with the East Baton Rouge Clerk...
Baton Rouge tech startup raises $1.25M in seed funding
Moxey, a Baton Rouge-based “digital trade network” offering B2B sales services, recently raised over $1.25 million in venture capital funding.
According to a statement, over...
Roundup: Louisiana reading scores / Unilever layoffs / Baton Rouge schools
Work to be done: Louisiana Superintendent Cade Brumley told a legislative committee this week that progress has been made but more is needed in...
Crawfish industry counts losses while waiting for federal help
Normally, the weeks just before Easter mean peak business for crawfish harvesters, wholesalers and processors, with ample product and high demand.
This year, they’re waiting...
‘LaPolitics’: Weed wars slated for regular session
Should Louisiana universities continue to play a state-sanctioned role in the marijuana industry? More importantly, what has been the return on investment so far...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Fully occupied multifamily in the...
Now available for sale, 5013 Baker Blvd. is a fully occupied multifamily investment in the heart of Baker. The portfolio features nine townhome units...
Roundup: Asbestos / Vape shops / Sports Illustrated
Blanket ban: The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a known carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine...
Four-story hotel proposed for Howell Place
A Kentucky-based hospitality group is asking local officials to greenlight plans for a new hotel to be built at Howell Place.
Daniel Whitley with Arnold...
Louisiana not alone in new ‘tough-on-crime’ policies
Fueled by public outrage over the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and other high-profile incidents of police violence, a...
Supreme Court hears Louisiana case accusing Biden administration of censorship
A Louisiana case that could set new free speech standards was heard Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court, where justices will decide whether the...
See what’s on the Planning Commission agenda for tonight’s meeting
The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission will consider rezoning property on Highland Road to develop a place of worship.
Madan Kundu, president of New...
See which vacant lots were just purchased by a hospitality company
Local developer Mike Wampold has sold a 2.5-acre vacant tract on Hilton Avenue across from the Marriott Hotel to a hospitality company, according to...
