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Lawsuit filed: A Baton Rouge woman is suing Stab’s Prime Steakhouse and Seafood after she was refused service and reportedly told her attire violated the upscale venue’s dress code. A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Y’Mine McClanahan states she was “utterly humiliated” when she was turned away from having lunch at Stab’s on Jefferson Highway in Baton Rouge in July 2024. Read more from WAFB-TV.
Emergency notices: Entergy is upgrading its emergency notification system at the River Bend Station nuclear power plant in St. Francisville, phasing out traditional sirens in favor of direct phone alerts. The new system, called the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), is expected to go live as early as Wednesday. It will deliver emergency information directly to residents’ phones—similar to how storm warnings are sent—providing faster, more targeted alerts, according to Entergy. Read more from WBRZ-TV.
Clashing interests: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the ongoing tariffs showdown against China is unsustainable and he expects a “de-escalation” in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. But in a private speech in Washington for JPMorgan Chase, Bessent also cautioned that talks between the United States and China had yet to formally start. Read more from the Associated Press.
