Juice: Baton Rouge juice maker The Big Squeezy has opened its first New Orleans location, on St. Charles Avenue, with New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara as brand co-owner. Kamara’s Big Squeezy will serve fresh juices, acai bowls, smoothies, and prepared grab and go items.
Bearing the brunt: A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely than white Americans to have experienced job and other income losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. The poll finds that 62% of Hispanic Americans and 54% of Black Americans have lost some form of household income during the pandemic, including job losses, pay cuts, fewer hours and unpaid leave. That compares with 45% of white Americans. Read the full story.
Prices rise: Energy prices continued to rocket higher in February, though overall wholesale prices moderated after a record jump in January. The Labor Department’s producer price index, which measures inflation before it reaches consumers. increased by 0.5% last month following a record jump of 1.3% the month before. Price increases slowed despite a 6% surge in energy last month, which followed a 5.1% jump in January, the Labor Department said this morning. Read the full report.
