Por: The Advocate Business October 10, 2022
Population declines will continue to drive a years-long economic slide in Louisiana's rural areas, and the 29 parishes outside the state's nine metropolitan areas could lose nearly 3,000 non-farm jobs by 2025, according to a new forecast from economist Loren Scott.The job loss — 1,000 in 2023 and another 1,700 in 2024, according to Scott's analysis, continuing a downward trajectory that began in 2014.The rural projection came... + full article
The Advocate USA Politics October 12, 2022
WASHINGTON – Louisiana on Tuesday became one of the first states to sign a protocol aimed at hiring more minority firms to work on public transportation projects.In a rooftop ceremony overlooking the U.S. Capitol, Shawn Wilson, secretary of the Louisiana Department of... + más
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The Advocate USA Entertainment October 07, 2022
Louisiana native David Armand will receive the 23rd annual Louisiana Writer Award, the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library announced last week.The award is given to a contemporary Louisiana author in recognition of an outstanding contribution to Louisiana’s... + más
Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sleater-Kinney And Coolio Close Out Riot Fest | Forbes
Amid pushback over festivals like Lollapalooza and Riot Fest being held on public land, Chicago Park District moves to change rules for large events | Chicago Tribune
The Advocate USA Business October 04, 2022
Led by a pending industrial construction boom and the opening of a massive Amazon facility at the old Cortana Mall site, the Baton Rouge metro area is poised to gain 12,400 jobs over the next two years, according to the Louisiana Economic Forecast, an annual report published by... + más
State adds 9,000 jobs in August, more than half are in Baton Rouge | The Advocate
'This river is something else': American Queen brings tourists to Baton Rouge on the river | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Politics October 04, 2022
WASHINGTON – Southwest Louisiana received Monday an additional $46 million to fund elevating about 200 structures out of flood plains in Calcasieu, Cameron and Vermillion parishes.U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, while U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, dubbed the... + más
Hurricane Ian didn't come anywhere near Louisiana. But it could still roil our insurance market | The Advocate
Community: LPB celebrates successful year | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Business October 02, 2022
WEST MONROE — In a low-slung conference room in the West Monroe Convention Center, Mer Rouge native Meryl Kennedy had questions.The 34-year old CEO of a Morehouse Parish-based rice mill, Kennedy had come to the meeting on a sunny September morning to hear from state officials... + más
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Forbes USA Life September 30, 2022
A disproportionate number of people die on America’s rural roads. Governors Highway Safety Association Rural roads may be beautiful, but nearly half of all fatal crashes occur on them, even though only 19% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas. In 2020, the risk of dying... + más
Plan for 300 homes in rural area worries east Seminole residents | Orlando Sentinel
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The Advocate USA Business September 24, 2022
Louisiana added 9,000 jobs between July and August, and gains in Baton Rouge accounted for more than half of the increase.There were 1.92 million non-farm jobs in August, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the . That's up from 1.91 million in August 2021.... + más
Louisiana adds 9,000 jobs in August, nearly a third government jobs | The Advocate
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