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Small businesses saw a rise in consumer spending during July
Consumers spent more at small businesses in July, a rebound fueled by strong sales of general merchandise and health and personal care products.
The Fiserv...
Roundup: Heat advisory / EV braking recall / BRPD lawsuit
Here we go again: The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the Capital Region until 7 p.m. Tuesday due to an...
What we know about the proposed St. George budget
The city of St. George will hold a public hearing on its 2024 proposed budget on Tuesday afternoon before a scheduled council meeting.
In a...
Here’s the latest indication that inflation pressures are cooling
Wholesale price increases in the US eased in July, suggesting that inflation pressures are further cooling as the Federal Reserve moves closer to cutting...
‘LaPolitics’: More than 50 local props will be on ballots across the state this...
Louisiana voters will wade through more than 50 municipal and parish propositions on the November ballot, including a handful that could substantively reshape how...
‘LaPolitics’: More than 50 local props will be on ballots across the state this...
Louisiana voters will wade through more than 50 municipal and parish propositions on the November ballot, including a handful that could substantively reshape how...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Multi-tenant office investment off Drusilla
Now available for sale, 9654 Brookline Ave. is a well-maintained multi-tenant office building positioned between Drusilla and Airline. This property is a valuable opportunity...
Scott Wozniak: Caring and customer insights
True customer insight doesn’t emerge automatically as you go about your business, not even if you have a lot of interactions with your customers...
See how many Americans think there’s already a recession
Some 59% of Americans falsely believe that the U.S. is currently in a recession, despite the economy remaining remarkably strong amid persistent inflation and...
Roundup: Worst state / Deferred maintenance at colleges / TSA PreCheck
Last place: Louisiana was ranked America's worst state to live in by a WalletHub study released Monday. The study cited Louisiana’s high rates of...
This fried chicken franchise is opening its first location in the Capital Region
Southern Classic Chicken is set to enter the Capital Region after developer Donnie Jarreau purchased a restaurant building on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard.
The Shreveport-based...
This company admits violating toxic pollutant limits at Louisiana wood pellet facilities
British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, has disclosed to the state of Louisiana...
Research says this quality is key for entrepreneurial success
While brains, grit and charm may be well-known traits people relate to success as an entrepreneur, Inc. reports that new neuroscience research suggests there...
How chain restaurants are preaching ‘value’ to win back customers
Restaurant CEOs are focusing on “value” as they try to explain to investors why sales have lagged and how they plan to turn traffic...
Roundup: Livingston Parish / Stanford Trust / BRAC’s Economic Inclusion Symposium
Missing funds: The Livingston Parish president says $2.5 million appears to have evaporated from the parish’s funds. An outside audit firm shared at the...
Diamonds in the rough: Baton Rouge’s adapting office market
In its latest issue, Business Report takes a deep dive into Baton Rouge’s ever-changing office market and how landlords are moving to adapt.
Multistory office...
How teacher stipends factor into next year’s projected state budget deficit
Louisiana’s official state budget deficit estimate for the next fiscal year has shrunk from $558.8 million to $338.9 million after excluding stipends for school...
See how consumer spending habits are reining in inflation
The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent—and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it.
Some of America’s largest companies,...
Economists predict the Fed will make a modest rate cut in mid-September
Economists largely expect a modest quarter-point reduction in interest rates at the Federal Reserve’s Sept. 17-18 meeting, despite some Wall Street banks calling for...
Meet the 500: Yvette Marsh
What advice would Yvette Marsh, assistant vice president of talent management at the LSU Foundation and a former Influential Women in Business honoree, give...
