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Check out Baton Rouge’s most expensive home sales of 2023
“It felt like a bad year, but when you look at the numbers—it wasn’t a bad year, it was a hard year,” says Quita...
Number of American workers hitting picket lines more than doubled last year
Autoworkers held waves of walkouts. Hollywood actors and writers picketed for months. And health care, education and hospitality employees also withheld their labor while...
Woman’s Hospital issued permit for construction of perinatal mental health unit
Contractors were granted permits last week to begin construction of Woman’s Hospital’s planned perinatal mental health unit, which would become the first inpatient mental health unit in Louisiana to focus solely on the needs of pregnant and postpartum women.
Roundup: Lunar landing / Retail sales / Airport grants
Liftoff: Texas-based Intuitive Machines’ inaugural moon mission began early this morning, heading toward what could be the first U.S. lunar landing in more than...
Lafayette heat treatment company acquired by Houston private equity firm
Houston private equity firm Capstreet has acquired Analytic Stress Relieving Inc., a Lafayette heat treatment services provider. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Half of small businesses are planning to expand operations this year
Small-business leaders have felt pretty pessimistic for a while now, but they’re starting to perk up with plans for 2024, Inc. reports.
Who’s most worried about the end of affirmative action?
How Americans feel about the end of affirmative action in college admissions depends not just on their race but also their age and gender, according to a recent Gallup poll.
US unemployment applications fell this week
Fewer Americans filed for jobless claims last week as the labor market continues to show resilience in the face of elevated interest rates intended to cool economic growth.
Baton Rouge-area home sales continued to decrease in January
Baton Rouge-area homebuyers are starting to see some relief from the strong seller’s market as inventory and the number of days houses stay on the market both climb, according to the latest report from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors.
Pelican Institute files lawsuit over florist licensing laws
The Pelican Institute for Public Policy, a conservative think tank, today filed a lawsuit against the Louisiana Horticulture Commission to challenge Louisiana’s florist licensing...
Roundup: Acquisition of Albertsons / Drug shortages / Elections security
Blocking Kroger: Colorado’s attorney general filed a lawsuit today seeking to block Kroger's proposed $25 billion acquisition of rival supermarket chain Albertsons, saying consumers...
Nominations now open for ‘225’s Twenty in their 20s
This year, 225 introduced its first-ever Twenty in their 20s issue: a special edition of the magazine celebrating Baton Rouge’s up-and-coming leaders, creators and...
Lake Charles Methanol announces plans for $3.2B manufacturing plant
Lake Charles Methanol II LLC today announced plans to invest $3.24 billion to construct a manufacturing plant that will produce low-carbon intensity methanol and other chemicals at the Port of Lake Charles.
Baton Rouge firm tapped to create new ‘Tomb Raider’ website
While Valentine’s Day is known for romance, this year also marks the relaunch of “Tomb Raider,” the franchise video game series featuring Lara Croft.
What the insurance commissioner is saying in wake of Blue Cross’ announcement
In a newly released statement, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple praised his department’s transparency in working with stakeholders of the proposed acquisition of Blue and Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana by Indiana-based Elevance Health.
What’s next for Blue Cross now that it has withdrawn its planned sale to...
On the eve of its scheduled public hearing, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana informed Louisiana officials it was withdrawing its plan of reorganization and sale—again.
Roundup: Driver strikes / Foreign hackers / Airfare prices
Uber, Lyft: Thousands of U.S. ride-hailing workers plan to park their cars and picket at major U.S. airports Wednesday in what organizers say is...
Amedisys expands patient services with diagnostics partnership
Baton Rouge home health care company Amedisys announced last week it is adding advanced molecular testing services to its care centers across the country...
What Pennington Biomedical’s $189M diet study hopes to find
A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted an ambitious nutrition research project currently underway at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and other facilities throughout the U.S.
Workers want additional mental health training and resources
Mental health isn't the same kind of taboo topic it was at work in the past, but there's a long way to go until it's ingrained in workplace culture.
