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Peter Louviere, CFO of REV, has been elected chair of the Louisiana Telecommunications Association board of directors. A longtime board member, he will serve...
Legislators will consider a package of bills targeting carbon capture
Lawmakers on Tuesday are set to hear a sweeping package of bills aimed at reining in the state's growing carbon sequestration industry, The Center...
How corporate America is responding to the trade war
President Trump’s stop-start trade offensive is throwing a wrench in corporate America’s plans, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Chemical company Dow is delaying construction of...
LSU president moving his office to site that once housed the chancellor’s office
While talks continue of splitting LSU’s top leadership role back into two positions, President William Tate is moving his office to the same campus...
Roundup: LSU System / Libbie Sonnier / Travel demand faltering
Changing jobs: Former LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor Dr. David Guzick, who resigned from his job last week after months of pressure from an LSU...
This Mid City apartment complex has new ownership
A Mid City apartment complex near Baton Rouge Community College has been sold.
Marrero-based BR Community College Management LLC, represented by Christine Meerman, purchased the...
What the shuttering of a FEMA program means for Louisiana
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s elimination this month of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program revoked upward of $3.6 billion in funding earmarked...
Unemployment claims in Louisiana dip, bucking national trend
As unemployment benefit filings are beginning to rise nationwide, both initial and continued jobless filings in Louisiana dropped last week.
Initial claims in Louisiana dropped...
Roundup: Oil prices / CenterPoint / Trading restaurant reservations
Too low to ‘drill baby drill’: U.S. benchmark crude oil prices are hovering below the level oil executives say they need to drill new...
See a first look at the new A.C. Lewis YMCA
Completely rebuilt from the ground up, the new A.C. Lewis branch of YMCA of the Capital Area officially opens Monday offering a range of...
‘Wall Street Journal’ spotlights Louisiana town making headlines over detainees
When the oil glut in the 1980s sent Louisiana’s economy reeling, leaders of Jena, a town about 45 minutes north of Alexandria, knew it...
Roundup: State ethics code / Microsoft sales strategy / Election integrity
Off to the races: Gov. Jeff Landry is supporting a proposal that would allow his appointed director to the Louisiana Racing Commission to continue...
Where mortgage rates stand after rising in recent weeks
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased this week, though it remains close to its highest level in more than...
‘LaPolitics’: Legislators have ‘hit the ground running’ this session
In the latest episode of the “LaPolitics Report Podcast” (Spotify/Apple), Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Will Green said that "things are moving...
Got a second? Study shows workers are interrupted up to 275 times a day
Despite evidence that fielding emails and work-related emails after hours decreases overall productivity, working off the clock continues to be the norm in many...
This company just bought over 30 lots in the Highlandia community
Editor’s note: This story has been updated since its original publication to reflect that DSLD Homes did not purchase lots in the Highlandia residential...
Roundup: LSU Health Shreveport / Legislative update / EBR school board
Shake-up: The leader of LSU’s medical school in Shreveport has resigned after months of pressure from an LSU Board of Supervisors member. David Guzick,...
AI is booming – but can the grid keep up?
As the U.S. requires increasing amounts of electricity to power the ongoing AI race, it is getting harder to deliver that energy, The Wall...
The housing market’s unexpected March twist
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in March, a lackluster start to the spring homebuying season as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices...
For companies, setting a price strategy is essential amid tariff uncertainties
Setting a pricing strategy is regularly regarded as a challenge, but in today’s world of unpredictable tariffs, global realignments and recession fears, it’s an...
