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Roundup: Russel Honoré / Oil prices / Key indicators 

Press Club: Gen. Russel Honoré, retired commanding officer of the First U.S. Army and now leader of the Green Army, a coalition of environmental...

Planning Commission to take up several key items at tonight’s meeting

The team that drafted the master plan to boost economic development along the Florida Boulevard corridor will present the plan at Monday night’s Planning...

Sororities across the US are spending millions on houses to stay competitive

Sorority houses are looking a lot different these days.  As The Wall Street Journal writes, many sororities around the nation are either building multimillion dollar...

Genesis 360 makes itself indispensable through a uniquely diverse business model

Sponsored by Genesis 360 Genesis 360 has fashioned itself into an indispensable, multi-faceted resource for the Louisiana business community. In the years since its founding,...

Celebrating 100 years of Tiger Stadium memories

Over the last 100 years, Tiger Stadium has seen it all—football greats, earthquakes, dorm dwellers, and even Taylor Swift.  Known today as one of the...

What the latest Louisiana unemployment numbers show 

Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July decreased for a fourth consecutive month, according to the latest figures from the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The seasonally...

Today’s housing market resembles that of the ‘80s, but worse

Homebuying affordability dropped last fall to the lowest level since September 1985, and it fell near that level again in June, The Wall Street...

Roundup: Lake Charles bridge / Business First Bancshares / Mastercard layoffs 

Moving forward: Construction to replace Louisiana's most notorious bridge on Interstate 10 could finally begin this year, ultimately clearing a national chokepoint for cross-country...

Kamala Harris lays out a broad set of economic proposals

Vice President Kamala Harris is promoting a broad set of economic proposals aimed at lowering the cost of living for Americans. Harris will be in...

Property housing well-known Government Street business sells

The property that houses longtime interior design company McMillin Interiors has changed hands following a recent transaction. Thames Assets LLC purchased the property on Government...

Roundup: State Supreme Court / Private jet flights / Home starts

Election case: The Louisiana Supreme Court issued an order Thursday afternoon saying its justices will consider a case over which candidates get to stay...

Percentage of homes valued at $1M or more reaches a record high 

It was once a price threshold associated only with luxury properties, but now, 8.5% of U.S. homes have an estimated value of $1 million...

Louisiana is trending downward when it comes to well-being indicators 

The Council for A Better Louisiana says indicators measuring Louisiana’s well-being are trending downward from last year.  Compared to August of 2023, the state is...

Baton Rouge mental health services provider expands to the Northeast 

Beacon Behavioral Partners, a provider of support services for behavioral health, announced on Wednesday a partnership with Nexus Group, a Pittsburgh outpatient mental health...

‘LaPolitics’: 5 questions for the new LED head

LaPolitics: You were nearing retirement when Gov. Jeff Landry called about the LED role. What were you expecting to do for the next four...

After a slight uptick this week, here’s where mortgage rates currently stand 

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage edged higher this week, but remained close to its lowest level in more than a year. The rate...

Big Four auditing shortfalls are stabilizing

PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte experienced greater deficiencies in their audits of public companies’ 2022 financial statements compared with the previous year, while the overall rate...

Raising Cane’s gets a $6M incentives package for expansion in Texas

On Tuesday, the City of Plano in Texas approved a $6.2 million incentives package for Raising Cane's to spend $20 million to expand its...

Here’s how the area housing market fared in July

As the wait for mortgage rate cuts continues, the housing market continues to see a decline in pending sales, according to the latest report...

Roundup: Young Entrepreneurs Academy / Beetle mania / Endorsements

Accepting applications: After-school program Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge is accepting applications through Aug. 18. Through the program, students work with instructors from...