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Mastering 2025: Building a team that outlasts you
Lee Michael Berg has discovered the “secret sauce” to succession planning, at least for the jewelry business he founded some 46 years ago, Business...
This Geismar industrial property changed hands
Shreveport-based industrial gas and welding supplies distributor Red Ball Oxygen has acquired the industrial property that houses its Geismar operations.
The company purchased the property...
Roundup: LSU vs. S. Carolina / Postal service / LSU professor
Postponed: The Southeastern Conference has postponed Thursday night’s women’s basketball game between No. 5 LSU and No. 2 South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina,...
CounterspaceBR owner takes on a new role with this company
CounterspaceBR owner Sarah Joy Hays has a sweet new gig, working with New Orleans-born Gail’s Fine Ice Cream as its director of creativity and...
The 61 North Logistics Center is beginning to take shape
Work on the massive 61 North Logistics Center on Tom Drive is progressing smoothly, according to Evan Scroggs of Lee & Associates.
Site work on...
A local vintage pop-up is set to open its first storefront
Good Choices Co., a local vintage and secondhand clothing and home goods pop-up, is opening its first storefront at the former The Hope Shop...
Roundup: Utilities / DEI / Oil prices
Not out of the woods: Aside from a boil water advisory in Lafayette, most of the state’s public utilities fared relatively well Tuesday as...
Here’s why mortgage rates likely won’t fall anytime soon
Mortgage rates have risen to over 7%, despite the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates, making the housing market challenging, CNBC reports.
Rates for a 30-year...
Mastering 2025: The stakes are high in battling cyber threats
It’s a company’s worst nightmare. Critical systems or customer data are suddenly inaccessible, held hostage by ransomware demanding cryptocurrency payments to unlock the paralyzed...
See which bank property on Coursey just sold
The b1Bank property on Coursey Boulevard has changed hands.
The bank sold the property to 11307 Coursey LLC for $1.6 million, according to a sales...
Roundup: Trump tariffs / D.R. Horton / Parish curfews
Feb. 1 target date: President Donald Trump says he plans to place 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico starting Feb. 1. Trump...
Commerce disruptions from winter storm could cost Louisiana millions
A winter storm hit south Louisiana on Tuesday, covering New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette with snow. The storm has closed highways, roads, and...
Here’s the latest on the winter weather impact in Baton Rouge
A rare winter storm left much of the Gulf Coast frozen Tuesday, closing highways, grounding flights and canceling classes for millions of students more...
Trump has declared an energy emergency. So what does that mean?
President Donald Trump on Monday declared an energy emergency, which his team says will unlock additional powers to jump-start production, The Hill reports.
The order...
‘LaPolitics’: Gov. Landry is calling for a ‘standstill’ budget
It’s no secret that restraining the cost of government has been a consistent theme for Gov. Jeff Landry.
That’s not changing, even though state projections...
Roundup: Paris agreement / Starbucks layoffs / TikTok
Au revoir: President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the U.S. to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing...
Winter storm forces portions of I-10 and I-12 to close
The winter storm currently blanketing the Capital Region with snow has forced portions of Interstates 10 and 12 to close, according to the Louisiana...
These airlines have grounded flights at BTR
The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport on Tuesday announced that American, Delta and United have altered their flight schedules at BTR due to the winter...
Southern University School of Nursing voted best in the nation
The Southern University School of Nursing was recently voted Best Nursing School in the U.S. as part of the Nurse.org Best of Nursing Awards.
The...
Mastering 2025: Growing and scaling in times of economic uncertainty
Understanding how to best navigate economic uncertainty has become something of a prerequisite for sustainable success in business, and the topic is as relevant...
