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‘LaPolitics’: Hotly contested DA races are emerging across the state
Every district attorney’s office in Louisiana will be on the ballot in this fall’s elections.
While incumbents generally will have the upper hand, hotly contested...
ELIFIN’s Commercial Property of the Week: 186 acres for sale in Covington
Sponsored by ELIFIN
Offered at $4,939,633, this ±186.5-acre tract along Hwy. 1077 represents a significant land opportunity on the north shore. The site offers ±2,163...
Congratulations to Deric J. Murphy, 2026 Capital Region 500 Honoree
Sponsored by Quality Engineering & Surveying
We are proud to congratulate Deric J. Murphy, P.E., L.S.I. on being named to the Capital Region Top 500,...
St. George wants a higher standard. Developers want ‘common sense’
After installing new double-pane windows in a St. George house, Elliott Grand expected his renovation project to be nearing completion. Instead, city inspectors determined...
A new FDA strategy aims to get medicines to the market faster
The FDA has chosen Eli Lilly and Regeneron to participate in a new pilot program aimed at speeding up the development and approval of...
AI is rewriting the political competitive landscape
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a central infrastructure layer in political campaigns, reshaping how elections are financed, contested and influenced, The New York Times...
Supreme Court redefines presidential authority over independent agencies
The U.S. Supreme Court fundamentally reshaped the relationship between the presidency and independent federal agencies by overturning most of the 1935 Humphrey’s Executor decision,...
An out-of-state private equity firm just paid $8.6M for a local apartment complex
North Carolina-based private equity firm Emerald City Associates has purchased the 246-unit Magnolia Trace apartment complex on North Harrell's Ferry Road near Sherwood Forest...
Roundup: BREC meeting change / Mail-in ballots / Rocket Lab acquires Iridium
Venue change: BREC’s City-Brooks Master Plan community meeting is set for July 14 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with doors opening at 5:00...
New Fed chair’s vision: A leaner, faster, more modern central bank
Kevin Warsh, the new Federal Reserve chair, is proposing a broad restructuring of how the central bank operates, aiming to make it more streamlined,...
Visit Baton Rouge’s new headquarters project hits a snag
Visit Baton Rouge's plans to relocate its headquarters into a historic downtown building on Lafayette Street have been delayed after construction bids exceeded the...
Roundup: First Tuesday volunteers / Hybrid sales surge / Comcast splits
Emerge campus refresh: On July 7, more than 200 volunteers from businesses across Greater Baton Rouge will serve at The Emerge School for Autism,...
LSU researchers are bringing medical-inspired robotics to industrial inspections
LSU researchers are developing a needle-sized robotic inspection device that could enable industrial operators to examine hard-to-reach areas inside equipment without having to dismantle...
How six venture capital giants are reshaping startup financing
The venture capital landscape is becoming increasingly concentrated, with six megafirms— Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Founders Fund and General...
EBRSO’s $5.8M Industriplex building purchase opens door to expanded services
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office has purchased the flex office property on Industriplex Boulevard near Siegen Lane that houses its property crimes complex.
EBRSO...
Consumer confidence is climbing as gasoline prices are cooling
Americans are beginning to feel somewhat more optimistic about the economy as lower gasoline prices and easing tensions between the U.S. and Iran improve...
Roundup: Nike’s new CFO / Perkins Rowe pop-up / OpenAI’s slowed rollout
Turnaround efforts: Nike has hired David Denton, a former Pfizer executive, as its new CFO, a move that reflects the company’s ongoing turnaround efforts...
Lawmakers call for probe of prediction market platform over ad campaign
U.S. lawmakers are urging federal regulators to investigate Polymarket over allegations that it used deceptive marketing practices involving staged or misleading trading videos, The...
Trump’s latest tariff threat against Europe sparks new trade war fears
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 100% tax on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services from U.S. companies.
In...
Court pauses new federal limits on graduate student loans
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education’s new rule narrowing what counts as a “professional degree,” which would have set...
