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What to know about Baton Rouge’s storm prep
City-parish officials have launched resources and personnel ahead of the approaching storm to help residents prepare for the forecast inclement weather.
Department of Public Works...
This Donaldsonville shopping center has new ownership
A retail center on La. 3089 near the Walmart in Donaldsonville has changed hands.
Daniel Jong-Mun Park and his wife, Mi Suk Kim Park, bought...
How to lead when you ‘inherit a mess’ from your predecessor
Being promoted to lead after a predecessor fails can be an especially tricky situation, Harvard Business Review writes.
A 10-year longitudinal research project on executive...
US mortgage rates are once again on the rise
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage rose for the second week in a row, another setback for the U.S. housing market, which...
DOE taps petroleum reserve to aid ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge refinery
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved an emergency release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ExxonMobil, aiming to ease "logistical challenges" affecting crude...
New York firm pays $82M for student housing complex near LSU
A New York-based privately held real estate operator and investment management firm has purchased the Park Place student housing complex property outside of LSU’s...
Roundup: Jobless claims / Bank of America / Flood watch
New filings drop: The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, pointing to steady job growth in July, though...
Can an updated Opportunity Zone program spur investment in rural areas?
Republicans are revamping the Opportunity Zones program with a rural focus, betting that bigger tax breaks will spur investment in America’s overlooked small towns,...
US retail sales rebound after pulling back in May
After an earlier pullback, consumers picked up their spending in June despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of the U.S. economy.
Retail sales rose...
A snapshot of LSU-led FUEL’s first year in operation
The LSU-led initiative Future Use of Energy in Louisiana, or FUEL, recently completed its first operational year, launching 26 programs during that span aimed...
Roundup: PBS funding / Louisiana police chiefs / Fed chair
In jeopardy: The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night moved one step closer to canceling $9 billion in previously approved funding for several foreign aid...
This new Baton Rouge restaurant offers scratch-made Arabic fare
Place your order at the counter of the new Starbox Falafel on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard, and spy a flurry of kitchen prep happening...
Entergy says it’s ready for this week’s heavy rainfall
As the Capital Region—and much of south Louisiana—braces for this week’s stormy weather, Entergy is ensuring its business and residential customers that it’s prepared...
Home rental company continues to expand its Livingston Parish footprint
Chicago home rental company Kairos Living continues its expansion within the South Haven development in Denham Springs with the acquisition of 12 more lots.
Kairos...
Nexus CEO: Here’s what it will take to ignite a Louisiana tech revolution
Can Louisiana lead the next tech revolution?
Nexus CEO and Skilltype founder Tony Zanders says yes and he’s building toward it.
In the latest episode of...
ICYMI: Feds say LSU arena finalist secretly made millions in ‘incentives’ steering its clients...
A signed non-prosecution agreement in the indictment involving the top contender for the LSU arena project indicates the company pocketed millions of dollars to...
Roundup: Producer prices / Mortgage demand / Air Products
Unchanged: U.S. producer prices remained unchanged in June, as an increase in the cost of goods due to tariffs on imports was offset by...
Searching for a way to fire the Fed chair, Trump says he may have...
President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of...
This College Drive shopping center just sold for $2.8M
The College Creek Shopping Center, which sits near the intersection of College Drive and Perkins Road, has been sold.
Florida company HZN Properties, represented by...
What to know about tonight’s Plan Baton Rouge III community open house
The second Plan Baton Rouge III community meeting will take place Wednesday night at the Old State Capitol.
Plan Baton Rouge III is downtown’s new...
