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A Walker startup bets on high-tech fabrication
From its Walker location, recently launched Metal Fab Guys turns out custom metal fabrication using best-in-class laser technology.
As Business Report details in its latest...
Roundup: Lainey Wilson / LSU Law professor / Local labor market / Invest in...
Country superstar: Louisiana-born Lainey Wilson announced her 2025 ‘Whirlwind Tour,’ which will make two stops in Louisiana. Wilson, who was named entertainer of the...
Final hours: Best of 225 nominations close today
Nominations for the annual Best of 225 awards close this evening, at 11:59 p.m., according to 225 magazine.
The Capital Region’s original reader’s choice...
From good to great: Knoxville’s next frontier
From computing to urban wilderness, this city is reimagining its future
Knoxville is already economically grounded by a handful of job-creating behemoths. The University of...
This Airline office property just changed hands for nearly $2M
Baton Rouge-based Cajun Industries purchased an office property near its headquarters on Airline Highway for a tick below $2 million.
The company purchased the property...
Roundup: US labor costs / ExxonMobil / MSY logo
Cooling: U.S. labor cost growth cooled last quarter from a year earlier, reassuring Federal Reserve policymakers that wage pressures are gradually diminishing and no...
‘LaPolitics’: Why committee attorneys are viewed as unsung heroes
Three standing state Senate committees have already either hired or are on the hunt for senior attorneys, creating a new set of dynamics and...
What the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge indicates about December prices
An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, the latest sign that some consumer prices remain stubbornly elevated, even...
One ticket, few challengers in St. George race
Earlier this week, a group of candidates—most of them incumbent officials—announced their intent to qualify for St. George’s first municipal election in one fell...
Roundup: Educational rankings / Deportations / Tariff impacts
Moving on up: Louisiana has achieved its highest ever ranking for fourth grade reading and made significant progress in math rankings, according to the...
Why pipeline companies are feuding over routes
Irrespective of the current LNG permitting pause, existing demand and a readily available supply are fueling the construction of thousands of miles of new...
Trump wants to redirect federal funds to expand school choice
President Donald Trump signed executive orders Wednesday that prioritize school choice funding and seek to end what the administration sees as “radical indoctrination in...
See how jobless benefits dropped last week
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell last week in a sign that the labor market remains strong.
Applications for jobless benefits fell...
Sen. Cassidy wants to expand school choice
Louisiana U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy joined Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, to lead two dozen Republican colleagues in introducing the Educational Choice for Children Act....
Roundup: Shell earnings / Bourbon Street / Twin Peaks
Missing targets: Shell’s adjusted earnings fell more than expected, weighed by lower oil prices and refining margins, but the energy major’s cash-flow generation and...
See how the economy grew last year
The American economy ended 2024 on a solid note with consumer spending continuing to drive growth.
The Commerce Department reported Thursday that gross domestic product—the...
EBRPSS Workforce Development’s Learn and Earn Internship Program: Bridging education and industry
Sponsored by East Baton Rouge Parish School System
In today’s rapidly evolving economy, the alignment of education with workforce needs is more critical than ever....
Insurers continue to invest in oil and gas despite risks fueled by climate change
While insurance companies have long been aware of the risk of climate change—rising premiums, increasing losses—they have also become some of the biggest financiers...
A snapshot of where U.S. crude oil inventories stand
U.S. crude oil inventories increased for the first time in 10 weeks as exports fell and refineries lowered their capacity use, The Wall Street...
Roundup: Federal funding freeze / Merchandise trade / Costco
Backtracking: The White House on Wednesday said a “federal funding freeze” remains in “full force and effect” despite rescinding a controversial memo ordering a...
