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Roundup: Hurricane Rafael / 6th Congressional district / BREC
Hitting Cuba today: Hurricane Rafael is forecasted to strengthen into a major hurricane before making landfall in western Cuba later today. As the National...
East Baton Rouge EMS gears up for flu season: prioritizing preparedness and public health
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As the crisp fall air descends upon Louisiana, East Baton Rouge EMS is ramping up its efforts to face...
Retailers look to the weather when considering sales
Some of the largest retailers in the nation are increasingly using analytics to reduce the impact of unpredictable weather on sales, Inc. reports.
Once used...
Tropical Storm Rafael is already impacting oil prices
Oil prices creeped higher on Tuesday as pressures mounted from both the U.S. presidential election and the developing Tropical Storm Rafael, which could disrupt...
Roundup: Storm prep / Speaker of the House / Campaign spending
Be prepared: BREC has begun offering sandbags throughout East Baton Rouge Parish in preparation of Tropical Storm Rafael. Sandbags are currently available at nine...
An investment group just purchased this industrial property for $1.7M
A local investment group purchased the former Sears parts and repair center on Industriplex Boulevard.
Litcom Real Estate Investments LLC purchased the property from Warmack-Baton...
How AI is driving demand from nuclear power plants
While owners of nuclear power plants had been hoping they could look to tech companies to sell their power, a ruling from the Federal...
Local auto glass company settles lawsuit over alleged overtime violations
Advanced Windshield Repair Inc., a Baton Rouge auto glass company, has reached a settlement in a collective action lawsuit that alleged violations of the...
How the national apartment boom is stabilizing
For the past two years, landlords across the country have been grappling with a surge of new units, thanks to the largest apartment construction...
Roundup: Election Day / Tropical Storm Rafael / Trade deficit
Geaux vote: Polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day for the presidential, open Congressional primary and local elections. Voters can find their polling...
‘LaPolitics’: Is teacher pay the way?
Placing the concept of income tax cuts aside, arguably the most popular aspect of Gov. Jeff Landry’s wide-ranging special session will be the opportunity...
The average homebuyer isn’t who it used to be
The typical homebuyer in the U.S. today is more likely to be an older, single woman, Bloomberg reports.
The age of a typical homebuyer jumped...
Data centers may be to blame for higher electricity bills. Here’s why
Some consumers are seeing higher electric bills thanks to the increase of developed data centers, which have high demand for electricity and force regional...
The site for this proposed development near Zachary just sold for $4.5M
A 201-acre tract set for the Templeton Ridge Development site near Zachary recently changed hands.
Templeton EBR LLC, represented by Ryan Power, purchased the property...
Roundup: Withdrawing home equity / Early voting / Tropical Storm Rafael
Record equity: In the third quarter of this year, mortgage holders withdrew $48 billion of home equity—the largest volume in the two years. Homeowners...
Here’s the latest from the Supreme Court on Louisiana’s redistricting challenge
The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana’s congressional map with two mostly Black districts.
The court won’t...
Roundup: New car costs / Judge John Michael Guidry / Moving abroad
Sticker shock: Car buyers across America—even those with comfortable incomes—are dropping out of the new-car market, Bloomberg reports. The pandemic supply shortages that drove...
See what the Secretary of State says about Louisiana’s Election Day
A “smooth election day” is what Deputy Secretary of State Joel Watson is predicting for Louisiana when it comes to lingering concerns about the...
How much campaign cash do state regulators receive from utility companies?
Louisiana state regulators receive more campaign cash from utility and oil and gas sources than regulators in many other states, Floodlight reports.
The analysis is...
Roundup: Time / Angola / SafeBR
No deal yet: Greek media company Antenna Group is in talks to acquire Time Inc. from Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff. No deal is assured...
