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DSLD purchases more lots for Livingston Parish expansion
Homebuilder DSLD Homes has acquired more land to expand one of its Livingston Parish communities.
The company purchased 71 lots from Livingston Parc LLC for...
Roundup: Crude oil inventories / Baseball pay / EBR tax collections
More in stock: U.S. crude oil inventories increased sharply last week as imports rose and refineries reduced their capacity use, according to data released...
Meet the candidates vying to become the next dean of LSU’s business college
Four candidates will interview to become the next dean of LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business between April 6 and April 17, the search...
Landry announces an executive branch hiring freeze
Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday issued an executive order instituting a hiring freeze for the executive branch of the state government.
The executive branch includes...
Roundup: Airline stocks / Federal funding cuts / HHS layoffs
Falling: Airline stocks slid further on Tuesday as Wall Street’s concerns about weaker-than-expected travel demand amid looming tariffs and a sharp drop in consumer...
The case for reforming Louisiana’s eviction process
Critics are trying to reform Louisiana’s eviction process and stop justices of the peace, which handle such cases, from collecting thousands in fees each...
Crowne Plaza hotel property changes hands
A Florida-based company has purchased the Crowne Plaza hotel property on Constitution Avenue near Interstate 10.
Jacksonville, Florida-based APM Property Holdings LLC bought the property,...
How companies offset tariff costs may irk consumers in other ways
Gadgets sold without batteries. Toys sold in slimmed-down boxes or no packaging at all. More household goods that shoppers need to assemble themselves.
These are...
‘LaPolitics’: Lobbyist spending balloons to a record high
As a new governor and Legislature took office at the state Capitol last year, both lobbyist registrations and overall related spending hit record highs...
‘LaPolitics’: Lobbyist spending balloons to a record high
As a new governor and Legislature took office at the state Capitol last year, both lobbyist registrations and overall related spending hit record highs...
BRAC: Metro population reaches record high
Baton Rouge’s metro population reached 880,000―the highest on record―a new report from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber indicates.
“This not only signals some momentum for...
Duvic’s bar property changes hands for $1.1M
The Duvic’s Martini Bar property near the Perkins overpass has changed hands.
Kalurah Christian Properties LLC, led by Duvic’s co-owners Shane Courrege, David Pittman and...
S&P 500, Nasdaq face worst quarter since 2022
As the Trump administration’s evolving trade policies rattle Wall Street, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes are on track to clock their worst quarter...
Roundup: Spring storms / Tank fire / Hogs House
NWS put to the test: Facing deep staffing reductions and a reorganization, the U.S. National Weather Service will soon be tested by the severe...
This mortgage giant is buying one of its competitors in a $9.4B deal
The mortgage company Rocket is buying competitor Mr. Cooper in an all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion, just weeks after acquiring real estate listing...
Louisiana’s Office of Motor Vehicles has a new leader
State Fire Marshal Bryan Adams has been named commissioner of Louisiana’s Office of Motor Vehicles, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday.
Adams replaces former Commissioner Dan...
LABI calls for a ‘return to the drawing board’ after voters reject Amendment 2
Will Green, president and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, on Monday issued a statement regarding voters’ rejection of Constitutional Amendment...
LSU President William Tate announces hiring freeze as part of ‘realignment’
In a letter sent to faculty and staff on Friday morning, President William Tate announced the school would start a hiring freeze and would...
Louisiana boasts of nearly four years of consecutive year-over-year job growth
Louisiana experienced both month-over-month and year-over-year job growth in February, according to data released today by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The state’s seasonally...
This frozen dessert franchise is planning a second Baton Rouge location
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice is opening its second location in Baton Rouge.
Franchise operating partner Cody Loveland and his family opened the first Louisiana Jeremiah’s Italian...
