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Roundup: Taylor Swift / Ignition 1.0 / Plan of Government changes 

NOLA windfall: Taylor Swift’s three concerts later this month are expected to bring a record-breaking amount of revenue to the Caesars Superdome. Swift has...

State ethics board cancels October meetings due to new quorum requirements 

The Louisiana Board of Ethics canceled its monthly meetings this week because not enough members could attend to reach the required quorum threshold under...

See the latest business development planned along Burbank 

A JPMorgan Chase branch is being proposed for a rapidly developing area on Burbank Drive. At its November meeting, the Planning Commission will review plans...

Shell is counting on higher LNG production

Oil and gas giant Shell expects a rise in liquefied natural gas production and resilient gas trading in the third quarter, potentially offsetting continued...

US appeals court to review suit alleging environmental racism in St. James Parish

A federal appellate court is set to hear oral arguments Monday in a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist...

Can the nation’s office market experience a rebound after bottoming out?

The struggling U.S. office property market may be bottoming out, Reuters reports.  Over the last quarter, there has been a string of sales of stressed...

SCOTUS reaffirms two Biden administration environmental regulations

The Supreme Court on Friday left in place two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing industry emissions of planet warming methane and toxic...

Roundup: Mortgage rates / Spirit Airlines / TOPS scholarship

Spike: The average rate on the 30-year-fixed mortgage jumped 27 basis points Friday morning following the release of the government’s monthly employment report. The...

Louisiana sees a dip in initial jobless claims

New unemployment claims in Louisiana dropped around 2.3% for the week ending Sept. 28. There were 1,664 initial insurance claims filed last week, down from...

Meet the Capital Region’s No. 1 Best Place to Work among small companies

When Joe Nicolosi founded Baton Rouge Physical Therapy in 1963, he was already breaking boundaries. At a time when most patients were receiving physical...

Roundup: Dockworkers strike / CVS Health / Tax reform

Suspended: Ports impacted by this week’s strike began reopening late on Thursday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the...

Former local boutique relaunches as an online business  

Jenee Esquivel has relaunched her brick-and-mortar brand, Moxi Boutique, as Moxi the Label, an online business with a focus on handmade charm necklaces and...

‘LaPolitics’: Cassidy’s fundraising push for 2026 is gaining steam

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy’s supporters are getting energized about the 2026 reelection cycle following a Monday night fundraiser that yielded more than $350,000 for...

What the latest jobs report means for the labor market

America’s employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, the latest evidence that the U.S. labor market is still solid enough to support...

Roundup: Refinance demand / Rouses denied / Tax reform plan

Slight cooling: Mortgage rates slightly increased last week, but it was enough to take a little heat out of what had been a briefly...

Louisiana is rethinking how it leverages federal funds to improve the grid

The Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources announced Tuesday that it was directing $249 million for a program aimed to enhance the state’s...

The owner of La Carreta Mid City is opening a new Mexican restaurant

A new ingredient-centric Mexican restaurant is slated to open in Baton Rouge in November.  William Mealer, the owner of La Carreta Mid City, is developing...

Engineering company is expanding its local presence with this building purchase

Orbital Engineering Inc. is expanding its Capital Region operations with the purchase of a multitenant garden office building at the corner of Lake Sherwood...

This local behavioral services center is expanding to Baker 

Children with autism, along with their families, will soon be able to access support in Baker through Rise Behavioral Services.  Rise, which operates a center...

What the latest US jobless claims report indicates

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week but remains at a healthy level. The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications...