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How will the state split the revenue from carbon capture?
Louisiana lawmakers are grappling with how to ensure equitable revenue distribution from emerging carbon capture and sequestration projects, The Center Square reports.
Recent testimony before...
Inflation picked up in December, but there is some good news
U.S. inflation picked up last month as prices rose for gas, eggs, and used cars, yet underlying price pressures also showed signs of easing...
What a conservative clean energy group’s first statewide survey shows
The Louisiana chapter of Conservatives for Clean Energy, a clean energy advocacy group that established a presence in the Bayou State in September, on...
The latest on Nexus Louisiana’s CEO search
The next step in Nexus Louisiana’s search for a new president and CEO begins today with the start of a semifinal round of interviews.
The...
Roundup: Broadband access / AI development / Wholesale inflation
First in the nation: Gov. Jeff Landry announced on Monday that Louisiana is the first in the nation to receive federal approval for its...
‘LaPolitics’: A jam-packed first 100 days of state politics
The year-end holiday parties are over, the hangovers have been nursed and 2024 has been put to bed. Still, after a busy year in...
BRProud rebrands as Louisiana First News
Fox 44 News and NBC 33 News, a pair of Baton Rouge broadcast news stations formerly under the banner of BRProud, have launched a...
How the pathway to CEO has widened for CFOs
While the CFO-to-CEO transition may be unusual in tech, it is becoming increasingly common across corporate America, Inc. reports.
Next month, Mick Beekhuizen, who joined...
Is the office vacancy rate about to reverse its climb?
While the national office vacancy rate has reached a record high, the tide may soon begin to turn, Fast Company reports.
The year-end report from...
What we know about LSU’s plans to replace Andrew Maas
LSU Vice President of Research and Economic Development Robert Twilley says the university will not rush to replace former executive Andrew Maas, who is...
Roundup: AI in business / Homeowners insurance / Oil prices
Luncheon speaker: LSU professor Andrew Schwarz, with the Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship and Information Systems in the E.J. Ourso College of Business Administration, will...
Why the AI industry is fighting these proposed computer chip export rules
The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to...
Amid funding challenges, the Council on Aging plans a comprehensive reassessment
The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging continues to navigate a period of financial uncertainty following the Metro Council’s September decision not to roll...
This Houston contracting firm is expanding its presence in the Capital Region
Houston heavy mechanical contracting company Wyatt Field Service is expanding its Louisiana presence.
After outgrowing its Port Allen office, the refining and petrochemical service company...
A homebuilder purchased more than 100 lots to expand this neighborhood
Local homebuilder DSLD just purchased more than 100 lots to expand one of its residential communities in Gonzales.
The homebuilder bought 108 lots through DSLD...
Will the California wildfires raise Louisiana insurance rates?
Residents hundreds and thousands of miles away may be impacted by the wildfires tearing across Los Angeles as the disaster threatens to make the...
Roundup: LSU Board of Supervisors / Jobs report / Winter storm
New leadership: Gov. Jeff Landry has tapped Scott Ballard as the next chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors. Ballard, a Covington businessman, was...
‘LaPolitics’: Sen. Cassidy is leaning into a new leadership role
As the first physician to chair the U.S. Senate HELP Committee since 1933 (back when it was just the Education and Labor Committee), Sen....
Trashman and termite scooper: The unconventional early jobs of some Baton Rouge execs
Ever wonder what CEOs and entrepreneurs were doing before they climbed the corporate ladder? From termite scooper to actress Julia Roberts’ personal assistant, the...
What the Tax Foundation says about Louisiana’s population exodus
Louisiana is continuing to struggle with losing residents, according to a recent analysis from the influential Tax Foundation.
For the analysis, the nonprofit looked at...
