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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...
Roundup: LSU students excel / Tim Leiweke pardoned / FMOL’s bond rating
Top 1%: A group of LSU business students finished in the top 1% of worldwide competitors in Bloomberg's 2025 Global Trading Challenge. With 2,394...
Here’s how many new billionaires the world produced in 2025
The world minted nearly 300 new billionaires in 2025, The Wall Street Journal writes.Â
There are now roughly 2,900 billionaires across the globe controlling $15.8...
US initial jobless claims dip to their lowest level in more than three years
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in more than three years last week, potentially complicating the Federal Reserve’s upcoming decision...
Cameron LNG project is back on after it was halted by a judge
Louisiana regulators have quietly reinstated a key permit for Commonwealth LNG, Louisiana Illuminator writes.Â
The permit clears the way for a new export facility in...
Rolfe McCollister: Gov. Landry is hurting the LSU brand
Some believe our governor, Jeff Landry, has no love for Louisiana’s flagship university, favoring UL Lafayette, his hometown university and alma mater. That, writes...
Inspire 2026: A special opportunity with 225, inRegister, and Business Report
Every day, women across the Greater Baton Rouge area lead, uplift, and inspire our community. They are mentors, advocates, professionals, and role models making...
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...
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...
Richard Bliss: The social selling advantage for regional teams
Regional sales teams face an inherent challenge: competing against larger organizations with bigger budgets, broader resources and national brand recognition. Yet the most successful...
The Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership says regional collaboration drives growth. Is the Capital...
In October, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber publicly stepped away from the name it had carried for decades. In front of hundreds of business...
Roundup: Mortgage rates / Health care subsidies / Delta Air Lines
Sliding: U.S. mortgage rates fell last week to a one-month low, spurring home-purchase activity. The contract rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped 8 basis...
US manufacturing remains flat amid tariff uncertainty, sluggish demand
U.S. industrial production remains stuck in low gear, Bloomberg writes.Â
Output across factories, mines and utilities inched up just 0.1% in September after a revised...
