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ICYMI: Baton Rouge Youth Coalition CEO Lucas Spielfogel to step down in December
The Baton Rouge Youth Coalition has announced that Lucas Spielfogel will step down as CEO on Dec. 31. Spielfogel, who has served as CEO...
Baton Rouge Youth Coalition CEO Lucas Spielfogel to step down in December
The Baton Rouge Youth Coalition has announced that Lucas Spielfogel will step down as CEO on Dec. 31. Spielfogel, who has served as CEO...
Roundup: Thibodaux’s financial audit / JPMorgan cuts ties / Iran isolation intensifies
Exposed weakness: A fraudulent $1,596 payment exposed weaknesses in Thibodaux’s financial controls, including vendor banking changes, utility accounts, payroll records and reconciliations. Auditors found...
Project backed by Gordon McKernan and Windy Gladney takes a step toward construction
Developers of the proposed 196-unit student housing development along Burbank have applied for new construction permits for the 30-building development, permit filings indicate, although...
Flock Safety strengthens oversight as customers push back on surveillance
Flock Safety, a company that operates a nationwide network of automated license-plate-reading cameras, is facing growing criticism from lawmakers, civil liberties groups and the...
The race for critical minerals is creating a corporate naming mess
The U.S. government’s push to reduce dependence on China for critical minerals has sparked a boom in mining companies seeking investment and government support,...
Meet the Capital Region 500: Linda Perez Clark
Linda Perez Clark is the managing partner for Kean Miller, and she counsels privately held and public companies on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance...
Why Ascension is prepping now for data centers
No data center has come knocking on Ascension Parish’s door—and the community’s leaders would like to have the rules written before one does.
That was...
Roundup: Motorola contract approved / SpaceX buys Cursor / Retail sales fall
Decade long deal: Louisiana lawmakers approved a 10-year, $192.6 million no-bid contract with Motorola to upgrade the statewide emergency radio network and provide law...
Skip Bertman, architect of LSU’s baseball dynasty, dies at 88
Skip Bertman, the Hall of Fame coach who built LSU baseball into a national powerhouse before later serving as the university's athletic director, died...
Why storytelling is becoming a must-have business skill
Every business has a story to tell. The harder part is getting people to stop, listen and remember it.
As Business Report writes in its...
Local governments are falling short on business support
According to an Inc. 5000 CEO survey, local government support for businesses has reached a record low, with 51.9% of CEOs saying they feel...
BREC clears a compliance hurdle, unlocking the path to nearly $5.4M in grant funds
BREC is no longer listed on the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s non-compliance list, a development that could clear the way for the release of millions...
‘LaPolitics’ Q&A: House commerce chair eyeing PSC
House Commerce Chair Daryl Deshotel is looking beyond the Legislature, eyeing a future run for the Public Service Commission if incumbent Mike Francis steps...
LSU legend Skip Bertman dies at 88
Skip Bertman, the Hall of Fame coach who built LSU baseball into a national powerhouse and later served as the university’s athletic director, died...
Buyers gain leverage as higher rates reshape the Capital Region housing market
The Greater Baton Rouge housing market remained on stable footing through July, with inventory holding near balanced levels while affordability and elevated mortgage rates...
Roundup: LSU’s AI course / The Red Stitch / Gulf dead zone
AI literacy arrives: LSU has launched AI Literacy Essentials, a free online course teaching the basics of artificial intelligence, ethical use, information verification and...
As AI power demand soars, Musk turns to natural gas
Elon Musk is increasingly relying on natural gas to meet the enormous power demands of SpaceX’s expanding artificial-intelligence operations, The Wall Street Journal reports.
This...
Meet the Capital Region’s fastest growing law firm
An 11-spot jump in a law firm ranking can look dramatic. In Joubert Law Firm’s case, the story behind the movement is less about...
Our Lady of the Lake bets $25M on Gonzales
Ascension Parish’s growing population is drawing new medical and fitness construction to Gonzales, including a $25 million proposal from Our Lady of the Lake.
The...
