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Roundup: Keurig Dr Pepper deal / SEC disclosure rule / Greater New Orleans Foundation
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
Beverage deal: Keurig Dr Pepper has struck a deal to buy Peet’s Coffee owner JDE Peet’s for $18 billion, a prelude to spinning off its coffee brands into a separate public company. The deal is transformational for Keurig Dr Pepper and would...
Did Bossier City parking lot quotes totaling $280K violate Louisiana's public bid law?
The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate - Louisiana
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The quotes sent by the contractor that Bossier City Mayor Tommy Chandler's administration engaged in February to reconstruct and connect two private parking lots owned by adjacent businesses on Benton Road totaled $280,000. That amount is over the...
LSUA hosts open house to support local small businesses
KALB - Louisiana
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August 26, 2025
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - LSU of Alexandria teamed up with the Louisiana Small Business Development Center (LSBDC) to host an open house on August 26, giving the public a chance to learn more about the free resources available to local businesses...
2 gas stations in cities throughout West Baton Rouge Parish had the cheapest diesel in week ending Aug. 16
Baton Rouge Reporter - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There were two gas stations in cities across West Baton Rouge Parish...
Hut 8 is seeking financing to move 1.53 GW of capacity from exclusivity into active development across four U.S. sites
Cryptopolitan
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August 26, 2025
Hut 8, the Bitcoin miner that has steadily reinvented itself as a digital infrastructure player, has secured $330 million in new credit facilities from Two Prime and Coinbase to accelerate its expansion into U.S. data centers. The fresh financing...
Electric companies are fighting across the West to limit their blame for wildfires
KJZZ - Arizona
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August 26, 2025
Sam Drevo and his mother love art. Sam enjoys photography and traveled the world collecting various pieces for their home. His mother, Perry, is a weaver, and made her own textiles on wooden looms. They called their home the “art house.” But that...
Trump praises Meta's Louisiana AI data center. 'What the hell kind of a plant is that?'
The Advocate - Louisiana
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President Donald Trump lauded Meta's artificial intelligence data center under construction in northeast Louisiana at a cabinet meeting Tuesday — even boosting its total cost to $50 billion, or five times more than what the company says is its...
Fire at Louisiana Auto Plant Forces Mandatory Evacuation Order
Insurance Journal
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August 26, 2025
A fire at an automotive supply plant in Louisiana was 90% contained Sunday, but a mandatory evacuation order remained in place as crews tried to address remaining flames, law enforcement officials said. The fire at Smitty’s Supply just north of...
Nebraska Community Blood Bank hosts opportunity for donors to win a free vacation
KOLN - Nebraska
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August 26, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska Community Blood Bank (NCBB) is encouraging people who can donate blood by throwing in an all-expenses-paid vacation for two. NCBB is issuing an urgent call for blood donors as it is a challenging time for...
List: Most expensive homes in New Orleans ranked by price
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Stacker compiled a list of the most expensive homes in New Orleans listed for sale on realtor.com . Homes are ranked by price with ties broken by price per square foot. #30. 4626 St Charles Ave, New Orleans Price: $2,365,000 6...
Katrina archives: Live blog shows how hurricane hit New Orleans hour by hour
Nola - Louisiana
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This live blog was originally published Aug. 29, 2005, and updated as Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. It is part of The Times-Picayune's Pulitzer-winning coverage of Katrina and is being republished for the 20th anniversary of the storm....
Louisiana official renews call for seafood inspection fees following shrimp recalls
SeafoodSource
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An official in the U.S. state of Louisiana has renewed his calls for there to be a national inspection fee on imported seafood in the wake of recalls of frozen shrimp contaminated by radiation. On 14 August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
The Commercial Bank announces local promotions
The Meridian Star - Mississippi
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August 26, 2025
Published 2:49 pm Tuesday, August 26, 2025 The Commercial Bank announced several local employees are stepping into new roles after recent promotions earlier this month. Will Moseley has been promoted to director and executive vice president/chief...
2une In Previews: Plan Baton Rouge III community survey
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
BATON ROUGE — Plan Baton Rouge III is the culmination of a 27-year project aimed at reviving downtown Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Area Foundation's Eric Dexter said Monday on 2une In. "Over 20 or so years, we've had nearly $3 billion in investments,...
Vikings' Rumored Adam Thielen Trade Pursuit Gets Brutal Update
Newsweek
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August 26, 2025
By James Brizuela is a contributing sports and entertainment writer located in Los Angeles. His focus is on Comics, Comic Book Movies, Video Games, NFL, and MMA. He has in-depth knowledge of the NFL as a whole, having been a fan for over 30 years,...
Cowboys trade Asim Richards to Saints
Dallas Cowboys - Texas
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FRISCO, Texas — The flurry of NFL transactions ahead of Tuesday's cutdown deadline are also aren't simply about the daunting task of reducing the roster headcount from 90 to 53, and the Dallas Cowboys are making additional moves to try and give...
Meta's planned Louisiana AI data center to cost $50 billion, Trump says
Yahoo Finance
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(Reuters) -Meta's planned AI data center in Louisiana will cost $50 billion, President Donald Trump said during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The social media company is building its largest data center in Richland Parish, which could handle...
Broad Community Connections Helps Local Businesses Thrive After Katrina
WWL - Louisiana
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August 26, 2025
From Crescent City Steaks to Addis Nola, Broad Community Connections helps local businesses grow, recover, and prepare for future disasters. NEW ORLEANS — In the days, months and years after Hurricane Katrina, local business owners faced a...
We jet-set every 3 months without breaking the bank – and our ‘when in doubt’ restaurant crawl is genius
The U.S. Sun
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August 26, 2025
A COUPLE from San Francisco shells out $30,000 each year on their love for travel, hitting up both domestic and international spots to scratch their vacationing itch. While travel remains a top priority for many Americans, it can be a costly...
How Hurricane Katrina forever changed 3 New Orleans educators
WJCL TV - Georgia
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August 25, 2025
Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina changed the face of education in New Orleans forever. The school system was utterly destroyed and then utterly transformed, becoming the first and only all-charter school district in the country.Related video...