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Louisiana Blue Foundation announces Angel Award honorees
The Louisiana Blue Foundation has announced eight 2026 Angel Award honorees, recognizing Louisianians who have made a significant difference in the health and well-being...
Roundup: First Tuesday expands / State’s Meta settlement cut / Cane’s 30th birthday
Serving Denham Springs: The business-led community service initiative First Tuesday is expanding into Denham Springs on Sept. 1, bringing its model to a new...
Markets want answers as Fed chair prepares for his most important speech
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh faces significant pressure as he prepares to deliver his first major speech at the Fed’s annual conference in...
Blue Point One ushers in the next chapter of Ascension’s industrial boom
Federal officials, state leaders, and energy executives will gather Wednesday to celebrate a milestone years in the making as CF Industries breaks ground on...
This Southern alum is building a fintech platform for community banks
Securitization has long helped large banks move loans off their balance sheets and free up capital to lend again. But for smaller banks, the...
A 46-acre subdivision moves forward in Donaldsonville
The Donaldsonville City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve an ordinance that allows a development agreement paving the way for a new residential...
Roundup: Chevron fight escalates / US economy growth / Durable goods demand
Verdict back in play: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has sent Plaquemines Parish’s $744.6 million coastal-damage case against Chevron back to a federal...
Meta faces $17.1B price tag in landmark child safety settlement
Meta has reached a landmark settlement with 47 states, Washington, D.C. and U.S. territories, agreeing to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties and...
The booming business of quieting data centers
Patrick Murray, an acoustics consultant, has seen his profession transformed by the rapid development of data centers, Bloomberg reports.
While acousticians once more commonly worked...
How long does it take to land SpaceX? Apparently, just six months
Louisiana’s deal to land SpaceX’s $100 billion Vermilion Parish spaceport project came together in just over six months, according to Louisiana Economic Development Secretary...
The clock is ticking on Social Security’s future
With the few months they have left as senators, Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Bill Cassidy have embarked on a mission to save tens...
Baton Rouge General’s Health Tip of the Week: Testosterone – treatment or trend?
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Social media influencers and online clinics are making testosterone therapy look like a quick fix for low energy, weight gain,...
Dutch Bros eyes two more locations for Capital Region expansion
National coffee chain Dutch Bros Coffee is planning to expand its footprint in the Capital Region with two additional locations.
The company has applied for...
Roundup: Consumer confidence / Apple unleashes power / Real estate trends
Americans feel squeezed: Americans’ confidence in the economy fell slightly in August to 89.4, its lowest level in seven months, as high gasoline prices,...
Inside SpaceX’s $100B plans for Louisiana
SpaceX, the Elon Musk-led aerospace company, is investing $100 billion to build a launch facility in coastal Vermilion Parish, state officials announced Tuesday morning...
Canada’s retaliation raises the stakes in US trade war
Canada struck back at the U.S. on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances...
The US job market has a ‘ghost’ problem
The U.S. job market is leaving many Americans discouraged, even with millions of job openings, Inc. reports.
Gallup found that just 28% of U.S. employees...
Data center expansion faces growing pushback as EPA seeks faster permitting
The Trump administration is proposing changes that could make it harder for communities to participate in the permitting process for new data centers and...
It’s official: SpaceX is coming to Louisiana
SpaceX, the Elon Musk-led aerospace company, is investing $100 billion to build a launch facility in coastal Vermilion Parish, state officials announced Tuesday morning...
How AI is advancing faster than its guardrails
OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta recently discovered that their artificial intelligence models had carried out unexpected cyberattacks during security tests conducted by Irregular, an Israeli...
