Sticker shock: Former Congressman Charles Boustany spoke at a town hall meeting Thursday in Lafayette about the costs tariffs are imposing on the Louisiana economy, The Daily Advertiser reports. Boustany is now a spokesman for Tariffs Hurt the Heartland, a nationwide campaign that released the data from the Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Agriculture that says since the new tariffs were imposed, Louisiana businesses have paid an extra $85 million. Read the full story.
Neighborhood watch: A ban on “whole home” short-term vacation rentals in New Orleans was proposed Thursday by a City Council member, a move long-awaited by critics who say investors were helping drive up housing costs and marring the character of historic neighborhoods by buying up properties and renting them to out-of-towners. The measure had also been awaited with dread by some property owners, and it drew rebukes from Airbnb and HomeAway, two of the best known online platforms for short-term rentals. Read the full story.
Oh, the convenience: Starbucks Corp. plans to expand coffee delivery across the U.S. with UberEats as part of a broader strategy to try to reach more customers, The Wall Street Journal reports. The coffee chain has been facing slowing traffic to its domestic coffee shops. Starbucks began testing delivery in Miami with UberEats in September and will begin offering it in nearly a quarter of its more than 8,000 U.S. company-operated stores early next year. Read the full story.
