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Top exec of firm in contention for the LSU arena indicted in alleged bid-rigging...
The chairman and CEO of the final firm in consideration to develop LSU’s new $400 million arena has been indicted by the U.S. Department...
First-class travels: Hannis T. Bourgeois partner touts the British Virgin Islands
As a child, Hannis T. Bourgeois partner Derek Foret grew up visiting the Caribbean and the Yucatan of Mexico. To him, the one place...
A closer look at Trump’s proposed 50% tariff on copper imports
Experts are warning that President Donald Trump’s new copper tariff could lead to price increases for American consumers as the U.S. is not self-sufficient...
Roundup: Southern University students / LSU alum on ‘Big Brother’ / Straining the grid
Visas reinstated: Nine Southern University students who had their visas revoked by the Trump administration earlier this year have since had them reinstated, according...
Ascension Parish has a new interim CAO
Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment on Tuesday announced that Ricky Compton will serve as the parish’s interim chief administrative officer effective immediately.
Compton most recently...
Drill, baby, drill? Why that’s not on US oil producers’ radar
U.S. crude output is now projected to grow by just 160,000 barrels per day in 2025—slower than previously expected—as unstable oil prices weigh on...
Small business owners still can’t find qualified applicants
Small business owners aren’t overly worried about running out of cash, but finding qualified workers continues to pose a major challenge, Inc. writes.
According to...
New FranU president aims to build a ‘mission-aligned culture’
David Bellar will begin his tenure as president of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University on July 14.
FranU’s board of trustees announced Bellar’s appointment...
How The Newtron Group became a billion dollar business
In each of The Newtron Group’s offices and jobsite trailers hangs a copy of the company’s core values and beliefs, penned years ago by...
Roundup: Copper imports / Churches can endorse / Local LEAP scores
50% tariff planned: President Donald Trump says he plans to implement a 50% duty on copper imports as part of a set of looming...
Roundup: TSA changes / Small business confidence / Vaccines discussion
Keep your shoes on: After nearly 20 years of passengers having to take off their shoes while going through airport security, they might soon...
New York nonprofit acquires Heritage Ranch property in Zachary
A New York-based nonprofit has acquired the approximately 50 acres that house the Heritage Ranch in Zachary.
Timothy Hill Ranch, an organization providing Christian-centered residential...
Investors are buying more homes in the US as prices continue to rise
Real estate investors are snapping up a bigger share of U.S. homes on the market as rising prices and stubbornly high borrowing costs freeze...
‘LaPolitics’: October ballot is about more than NOLA
What follows is a sampling of potential races to watch from the Oct. 11 ballot. While the marquee elections in Orleans Parish for mayor...
EBR sales tax collections dropped 15% in April
April 2025 by Holly Duchmann
EPA green-lights Louisiana’s air quality plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Louisiana’s long-delayed air quality plan, concluding the state isn’t significantly contributing to sulfur dioxide pollution in other...
New owners check in at this hotel near BTR
The 77-room Sonesta Essential hotel property near the Baton Rouge Airport has new ownership.
Brothers Hospitality LLC, represented by Bakulbhai Patel, bought the property from...
How local companies are responding as cultural shifts reshape diversity efforts
Efforts to understand how Baton Rouge-area businesses are adapting to shifts in diversity, equity and inclusion policies are being met with silence—even from organizations...
Roundup: Asian tariffs / Egg prices / OPEC+
New tariffs: President Donald Trump on Monday placed a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, citing persistent trade imbalances with...
How entrepreneur Stuart Gilly is rallying Baton Rouge to give back
Baton Rouge entrepreneur Stuart Gilly is on a mission to transform the city—one volunteer project and small business at a time.
Through Grow with the...
