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A look back at the top 10 Capital Region business stories of 2025Â
From political shake-ups to billion-dollar industrial bets, the Capital Region’s biggest business headlines this year delivered plenty of suspense, as Business Report highlights in...
What the Fed’s favored gauge shows ahead of next week’s rate decision
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation changed little in September, likely easing the way to a widely expected interest rate cut by the...
Louisiana initial jobless claims drop 36% from the previous week
Initial unemployment claims 11/29
Continued unemployment claims 11/29
Roundup: Mortgage rates dip / Boudreaux’s Jewelers / Bally’s Baton Rouge Casino
Near lowest level of the year: The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell again this week, slipping close to its low point...
Why Chevron is pulling back from what it had planned to spend in 2026
Chevron is dialing back capital spending in 2026 as it leans into profitability during a stretch of lower oil prices, Bloomberg reports.Â
The company expects...
How regional teams can use social selling strategies to top larger competitors
Regional sales teams face an inherent challenge: competing against larger organizations with bigger budgets, broader resources and national brand recognition.Â
Yet the most successful local...
LSU Museum of Art fundraiser will bring award-winning chefs to town
The LSU Museum of Art is launching a new spring fundraising event that highlights the stories and traditions of Southern culinary arts, with the...
Is the billable hour ending? AI may force a shift
As artificial intelligence transforms how knowledge work gets done, the billable hour may be living on borrowed time, The Wall Street Journal writes.Â
Columbia Business...
NCAA-backed bill regulating college sports stalls in Congress
An effort to regulate college sports backed by the NCAA, the U.S. Olympic organization and the White House has faltered in Congress, with opponents...
Foreign furniture makers are feeling the sting from US tariffs
A new 25% U.S. tariff on imported upholstered furniture—set to rise to 30% in 2026—is reshaping the high-end design world and squeezing firms that...
A spike, a shift and now a new direction for jobless claims
Initial unemployment claims 11/22
Continued unemployment claims 11/22
This former lawmaker is the new president of LCTCS
Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue Richard Nelson has been tapped to serve as the next president of the Louisiana Community and Technical...
Roundup: Rolling back efficiencies / ICE in NOLA / Big tech debt
Standards under review: The Trump administration plans to roll back fuel economy standards for gasoline-powered cars and trucks, easing pressure on automakers to reduce...
Top tickets hit $1,400 for Zach Bryan’s Tiger Stadium show
Top-tier tickets for Zach Bryan’s Heaven on Tour stop at Tiger Stadium are going for about $1,400 on SeatGeek, with the lowest prices starting...
Deadline nears for tax-saving decisions
Tax professionals say individuals still have opportunities to meaningfully lower their 2025 tax burden before the year ends, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Unexpected income—whether...
A ‘Cajun Chipotle’? This Lafayette restaurant is expanding into Baton Rouge
Shakebacks, a Lafayette restaurant known for its Cajun cooking and its late-night hours, is expanding into Baton Rouge with a new location on Nicholson...
Roundup: EA Games / George Bell / LABI’s Free Enterprise Champion
Saudi gaming grab: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will take a 93% stake in Electronic Arts as part of a $55 billion leveraged buyout...
The multifamily market is softening nationwide
A wave of new multifamily supply is still hitting the market just as renter demand weakens—especially among young adults—pushing vacancies higher and rents lower,...
US LNG exports hit an all-time high again
U.S. liquified natural gas exports hit an all-time monthly high last month for a second consecutive month, Reuters reports.Â
The gains were driven by cooler...
One of Louisiana’s biggest CPA firms is now under new ownershipÂ
LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors has merged with Mauldin & Jenkins, a Top 100 certified public accounting and advisory firm based in Georgia, effective...
