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Raising Cane’s stakes a claim in the UK fried chicken race
Baton Rouge’s Raising Cane’s is set to expand into the United Kingdom with its first-ever restaurant, launching in late 2026. The flagship location will...
How Ingrid Williams turned passion into profit behind the lens
It was on a work trip to Nova Scotia that Ingrid Williams bought a camera and started snapping pictures for the first time since...
Roundup: Tailgating tips / Mortgage rate drop / OPEC+ meeting
Geaux Tigers: Heading to campus this weekend? Expect new traffic routes and tailgating rules. With more than 170,000 fans expected in and around Tiger...
Group of GOP ex-lawmakers urges court to uphold section of Voting Rights Act
Thirteen former Republican members of Congress—including former Louisiana Rep. Charles Boustany—are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Section 2 of the Voting Rights...
What professors in the South say concerns them more than pay
Faculty across the South say political interference—not pay—is now their top concern, Louisiana Illuminator reports.Â
Of the roughly 4,000 faculty members surveyed in August by...
Baton Rouge brand Sunshine Society expands to 200 stores nationwide
Baton Rouge-based Sunshine Society, a lifestyle brand co-founded by Lexie Polito and Alli Sims, has expanded into 200 stores nationwide and recently joined Bloomingdale’s...
Roundup: Noncitizen voters / Musk’s $1 trillion pay package / Teacher stipends
Louisiana numbers: Louisiana’s top election official said she has discovered 390 noncitizen registered voters in the state, with 79 voting in at least one...
‘LaPolitics’: State loses a seat on the House Homeland Security Committee
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins announced he is quitting the House Homeland Security Committee. “My Republican colleagues have chosen an alternate path for the Committee...
What the latest US job numbers indicate
U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies.
The Labor...
Meet the Capital Region 500: E.J. Kuiper
E.J. Kuiper started his career as a physical therapist before becoming a hospital executive as a result of his frustration with his hospital’s leadership....
Businesses could be in line for billions in refunds, pending a court ruling
American businesses could be in line for tens of billions in tariff refunds after a federal appeals court ruled that former President Donald Trump...
See the 16 Baton Rouge firms that made both the LSU 100 and Roaring...
Fifty-two Baton Rouge companies have earned spots on this year’s LSU 100 Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses list.
The LSU 100 is a competitive program that...
EBR sales tax collections dropped 16% in June
June 2025 by Holly Duchmann
Roundup: Construction underway / McDonald’s / Ford’s ExpeditionÂ
Drive aware: Stretches of I-10 westbound and Dalrymple Drive will be closed Thursday night into Friday morning as crews continue work on the I-10...
Louisiana named a top 10 economic growth leader for a fifth straight year
As several multibillion dollar projects progress throughout the state, Louisiana continues to earn national recognition for infrastructure investment and economic growth.
Site Selection magazine’s Global...
Six common pitfalls that lead to counterproductive workplace training
Many companies invest heavily in employee training, but much of that money is wasted—or worse, counterproductive, Fast Company writes.Â
In 2024, the Association of Talent...
NIL deals totaling $80M earn approval from a newly launched commission
The new College Sports Commission has cleared more than 8,300 name, image and likeness deals worth nearly $80 million, it said Thursday in its...
Roundup: Jobless claims / Tariffs policy / ICE detainees
Higher than expected: Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to their highest level since June, adding to evidence that the labor market is cooling....
LSU’s Russell Crook on preparing business students to lead through disruption
Russell Crook took over in July as dean of LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business, where he faces the challenge of preparing the next...
ConocoPhillips plans to slash its global workforce by up to 25%
Oil giant ConocoPhillips is planning to lay off up to one-quarter of its workforce, amounting to thousands of jobs, as part of broader efforts...
