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Roundup: Ford EVs / First responders / US oil exports 

New strategy: Facing competition from automakers with lower costs, Ford Motor Co. is shifting its electric vehicle strategy and now will focus on making...

US small businesses are suffering from compliance inflation 

On average, U.S. small businesses spend 200 hours and $11,700 per employee per year on compliance, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This...

See how Baton Rouge’s riverboat casinos fared in July

The three Baton Rouge riverboat casinos collectively saw a dip in revenue in July after two consecutive months of gains. The Belle of Baton Rouge,...

Texas judge tosses FTC ban on noncompete agreements 

A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday morning struck down a landmark regulation issued by the Federal Trade Commission earlier this year that sought...

New research shows the startup world is struggling

Many of the venture capital funds that splurged in 2021 are now struggling to gather returns, Inc. reports.  Less than 10% of funds that were...

Turns out Q1 job growth may have been overestimated by as much as 1M 

U.S. job growth through March was likely far less than initially estimated, fueling concerns that the Federal Reserve is falling further behind the curve...

Roundup: Les Miles lawsuit / National Small Business Week Awards / Louisiana students

‘Fails to make a claim’: The NCAA has stepped in and requested that a Louisiana judge dismiss Les Miles' lawsuit against LSU for vacating...

Why small business owners are more optimistic despite lingering challenges

Small business owners overall are feeling positive about their business and achieving the goals they set for this year despite inflation and high labor...

Roundup: Jefferson Highway / Adam Knapp / Oil and gas industry

Lane closures: DOTD announced that Jefferson Highway will have inside lane closures in both directions, from Bluebonnet Boulevard to Arnold Lane, starting at 5...

Agreement reached in cleanup of red dust from shuttered Ascension plant

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Ascension Parish have agreed to share responsibility for the cleanup of red dust that has been blowing...

Baton Rouge company to assume chemical production from DuPont

Baton Rouge-based Deltech Holdings will be assuming the production of divinylbenzene from DuPont, the companies announced Tuesday. Deltech Holdings, a portfolio company of New York-based...

‘LaPolitics’: Department-level cuts are part of budget-balancing act

When it was clear lawmakers would not offer voters a new constitution, and there would be no package of Article VII amendments targeting finance...

‘LaPolitics’: Department-level cuts are part of budget-balancing act

When it was clear lawmakers would not offer voters a new constitution, and there would be no package of Article VII amendments targeting finance...

17,000 AT&T workers in the Southeast strike over contract negotiations

More than 17,000 AT&T workers in nine states across the Southeast are on strike after accusing the company of unfair labor practices during contract...

See the latest company to announce mass tech layoffs

General Motors is cutting more than a thousand employees globally in its software and services division, a partial reversal of a hiring binge in...

Labor Day travel bookings are up

After a record-breaking summer, vacation bookings remain up looking ahead, Bloomberg reports.  Bookings for domestic travel over the Labor Day weekend are up 9% from...

Yet another one-time payment has been approved for Louisiana judges

Editor's Note: This article has been updated since its original publication. Louisiana judges are set to receive a one-time supplemental payment of $1,500 from the...

US settles with billionaire Carl Icahn for using his company to secure personal loans

Billionaire Carl Icahn and his company were charged by U.S. regulators with failing to disclose personal loans worth billions of dollars obtained using the...

Roundup: Local explosion / AT&T strike / GUMBO 2.0

Fatality: A Lake Charles man working on a natural gas pipeline in a marshy coastal area was killed in a weekend explosion, Louisiana State...

Many buyers and sellers remain skeptical that mortgage rates will fall

After the last two years, there’s a lot of mortgage rate angst across the housing sector, Fast Company reports.  Mortgage rates increased faster than expected...