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Roundup: TEDxBaton Rouge / A safer Gulf Coast / Musk dethroned
Season kickoff party: The 2025 TEDxBatonRouge season launches on Sept. 25 with a kickoff party at the LSU Center for River Studies on Terrace...
Surge in auto loan defaults brings calls for more consumer protections
The growing costs to buy and maintain a vehicle are leading to rising auto loan delinquencies, repossessions and a potential crisis for U.S. consumers,...
FTC sends warnings to health care employers over noncompete clauses
The Federal Trade Commission is escalating its scrutiny of employer noncompete clauses, Reuters reports.Â
FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson said Wednesday that letters have been sent...
Woodside to break ground on $17.5B LNG facility next week
Woodside Energy Group will officially break ground on its $17.5 billion LNG project in Calcasieu Parish on Monday.
The Australian energy firm will host a...
Study links dozens of heat waves to fossil fuel producers
Fifty-five heat waves over the past quarter-century would not have happened without human-caused climate change, according to a study published Wednesday.
Planet-warming emissions from 180...
Upgrades at agencies drive up state’s technology spending
Louisiana’s technology spending has surged nearly 18% over three years, Louisiana Illuminator writes.Â
The state’s spending on technology increased from $554.4 million in fiscal 2022...
Roundup: NOLA mayor / Mortgage rates / Earnings reports
Court appearance: New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is scheduled to appear in federal court Wednesday for the first time since being indicted on corruption...
Retail center on College Drive sells for $6.8M
A New Orleans-based company has purchased the Village Square retail center on College Drive.
College Drive Center LLC, represented by Oliver and Monica Montagnet, acquired...
Employee health insurance premiums expected to jump nearly 10% for 2026
U.S. employers are bracing for the sharpest health-insurance cost hikes in more than a decade, The Wall Street Journal writes.Â
Consulting firms Aon and WTW...
US wholesale prices decelerated in August
U.S. producer prices fell unexpectedly last month, dropping 0.1% from July.
The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index—which captures inflation in the...
The BREC Foundation is on the hunt for its next executive director
The BREC Foundation’s board of directors has launched its search for the foundation’s next executive director.
Melissa Thompson, a partner at Success Labs, tells Daily...
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Think twice before getting...
That glossy, chip-free gel manicure may look flawless, but some brands just got the boot in Europe. The European Union has banned certain gel...
The Modern Munchkin Co. acquires Victoria’s Toy Station
Baton Rouge-based The Modern Munchkin Co. has purchased Victoria’s Toy Station and its Government Street property in a $985,000 deal that closed Monday.
The company...
What to know about BBQGuys’ latest acquisition
BBQGuys, a Baton Rouge–founded e-commerce retailer specializing in outdoor living products, has acquired Mont Alpi, a manufacturer of modular outdoor kitchen islands and grills,...
Roundup: US household incomes / Jamie Dimon / Microsoft workers
Little growth: The income for the typical U.S. household barely rose last year and essentially matched its 2019 peak, the Census Bureau said Tuesday,...
Meet the retired accountant who joined The Golden Band from Tiger Land
For decades, Kent Broussard had dreamed about joining LSU’s marching band.
But, as dreams far too often go, it fell to the wayside. That is,...
Upon further review: Last year’s labor market was weaker than reported
The U.S. job market was much weaker in 2024 and early this year than originally reported, adding to concerns about the health of the...
New chief efficiency officer role is ‘budget neutral,’ city-parish says
Charlie Davis, who has served as Mayor Sid Edwards’ interim chief administrative officer since the mayor assumed office in January, is transitioning into the...
Where Todd Graves ranks on the latest Forbes 400 list
Todd Graves, the owner and founder of Baton Rouge-born Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, is the 46th richest person in America, according to the Forbes...
