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See who’s on Sid Edwards’ transition team

Mayor-elect Sid Edwards named more than two dozen community leaders to his full transition team on Tuesday. The Win EBR Transition Team will be co-chaired...

A Baton Rouge biotech firm spent $2.6M to expand on Coursey Boulevard

The former Unitech Training Academy building on Coursey Boulevard will be renovated so a Baton Rouge biotechnology company can grow its operations. DynaCord purchased the...

Hotels and concert venues must abide by this new rule

Any cleaning fees, concert service fees or other mandatory fees also known as “junk fees” will now need to be disclosed to consumers in...

A new carbon capture and storage project is proposed for the Capital Region

A new carbon capture and storage project—the Live Oak CCS Hub—has been proposed for Iberville and West Baton Rouge parishes. The project is being advanced...

Roundup: Carbon storage / Transportation projects / Industrial production

Concerns: The development of carbon storage in waters near the coast raises concerns about the higher number of abandoned, idle or older oil and...

This sector was responsible for driving up US retail sales in November

Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the early phases of the winter holiday...

‘LaPolitics’: Pieces coming together for 2025 regular session

As the Legislature prepares to end an exceptionally busy year, what happens next year is already an intense focus of those who work in...
residential

What the latest area housing market numbers are showing

The Capital Region housing market saw year-over-year declines in pending sales and new listings during November, while the time on market until sale and...

$21M settlement reached in Capital Region I-12 flood class action

A settlement agreement has received preliminary approval in a class action lawsuit over an Interstate 12 median wall that may have worsened flooding in...

Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Luxury 50-unit multifamily for sale...

ELIFIN® is pleased to present the Constance Lofts, a luxury multifamily property in the heart of downtown New Orleans. Featuring 50 meticulously designed units...

Why one-size IT never fits all, sponsored by Gulf South Technology Solutions

Your business is unique, and your IT solutions should be too. A one-size-fits-all IT approach often leaves gaps, inefficiencies, and vulnerabilities. A great IT...

This builder just bought more than 100 acres in Central

Covington-based H1 Associates, a residential and commercial builder, bought a 106-acre parcel outside of Settlement of Shoe Creek in Central last week.  Jeffery Vallee represented...

Roundup: Louisiana OMV / Special election / Manufacturer survey

Technical difficulties: The state Office of Motor Vehicles experienced a system outage Monday morning, stopping processing for driver’s licenses, vehicle registration and reinstatement transactions....

For local and state governments, it’s use it or lose it with these federal...

State and local governments have a Dec. 31 deadline to obligate dollars they received from the pandemic’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, Governing...

Why Honeywell is considering shedding one of its divisions

Honeywell says that it may jettison its aerospace division from the conglomerate, sending shares up more than 2% before the opening bell Monday on...

Takeaways from Gov. Landry’s economic development mission in South Korea

In late October, Gov. Jeff Landry traveled to Seoul, South Korea, on the first overseas economic development mission of his administration. He was joined...

This insurer’s focus is covering multimillion-dollar homes in high-risk areas

While traditional insurance companies are pulling out of markets, a new insurance startup is using simulation software to better predict risk and insure multimillion-dollar...

An economist’s predictions for the 2025 job market

The job market has been in a flux the past few years, from an overabundance of jobs available following the pandemic to now what...

Document sheds more light on Trump’s aversion to an EV transition

Incoming President Donald Trump’s transition team is preparing to recommend sweeping changes to cut off support for electric vehicles and charging stations as well...

Behind the growing demand for discount luxury goods

Amid fluctuations with the larger economy, the global luxury sector is suffering a downcycle. After years of supercharged sales for designer goods, more customers...