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Rolfe Mc Collister: LSU is making a mistake hiring Will Wade
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (408+ words) LSU is back in the national headlines again, but not for a national championship. A recent opinion column in USA Today by Blake Toppmeyer featured the headline: "A scoundrel returns: Will Wade's LSU comeback makes perfect sense." "Does LSU possess…...
Roundup: Gun bill blocked / Opioid settlement money / Commonwealth LNG
21+ hour, 37+ min ago (204+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Unsecured weapons: A Louisiana Senate committee blocked a proposal Tuesday that would have made it a misdemeanor crime to leave loaded guns unsecured in the presence of young children, the mentally ill or anyone…...
Fed proposal aims to speed and simplify bank transfers
21+ hour, 36+ min ago (166+ words) The Federal Reserve is proposing a significant expansion of its real-time payments system, a move that could reshape how money flows between banks and credit unions, Bloomberg writes." Under the plan, financial institutions would be allowed to use intermediaries when…...
Lafayette developer buys 33 acres for new residential project in Central
20+ hour, 52+ min ago (48+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Wednesday, April 8, 2026 A Lafayette-based developer has purchased roughly 33 acres near the Walmart on Sullivan Road in Central for a new residential project. Southern Ventures Development acquired the property last w...
Baton Rouge sign company accuses competitor of bid rigging, kickback scheme
21+ hour, 11+ min ago (388+ words) Baton Rouge's Thunderbolt Signs alleges that Prairieville's Deep South Signs and its owner, Morgan Descant, paid bribes to at least one project manager at a national sign company in exchange for steering installation work their way, according to the complaint…...
Insider selling hits 15-year high during oil surge
21+ hour, 38+ min ago (167+ words) Oil and gas executives cashed in on a market surge triggered by geopolitical turmoil, selling roughly $1. 4 billion in stock during the first quarter as crude prices spiked following U. S. military action against Iran, The Wall Street Journal writes." Shares of major…...
Development company to build headquarters in Towne Center Business Park
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (51+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Bearing Point Properties plans to build a new office on Commerce Circle across the street from the Louisiana Farm Bureau in the Towne Center Business Park, a move that reflects the Baton Rouge-bas...
Roundup: F-150 woes / Corporate giving / Oil prices tumble
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (83+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Seeking tariff relief: Ford is asking the Trump administration for tariff relief after fires at a key U. S. aluminum supplier disrupted production of its F-150 trucks, driving up costs. The administration has so far declined, leaving…...
Southern University advances plan to add two new residential buildings
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (49+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Wednesday, April 8, 2026 The Southern University Board of Supervisors on Tuesday took a step toward expanding student housing by advancing a proposal that could add roughly 850 beds to the Baton Rouge campus. The board...
Access, AI and an aging population: "Business Report" examines the state of Capital Region health care
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (301+ words) businessreport. com Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Louisiana's health care industry is contending with a convergence of pressures'an aging population, workforce shortages, access gaps and rapid technological change'and Business Report's annual Trends in Health Care edition examines how Capital Region providers are responding....
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