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Roundup: Wetlands restoration / Offshore oil and gas leases / BRFD recruiting
Use of treated sewage: Opposing views among environmental groups and coastal scientists in Louisiana have spurred intense debate over the use of treated sewage...
Why tariff exemptions for electronics may be short-lived
Tariff exemptions announced Friday on electronics such as smartphones and laptops are only a temporary reprieve until the Trump administration develops a new tariff...
An OLOL executive shares his tips on running an effective meeting
It goes without saying that meetings are an essential function of any workplace. But too often, they can feel inefficient, unproductive or unnecessarily lengthy.
So,...
Roundup: Department of Health / General Motors / Economic turbulence
Second chance: Gov. Jeff Landry has selected Bruce Greenstein, a former Gov. Bobby Jindal Cabinet member, to lead the Louisiana Department of Health. This...
A look inside the newly opened Blue Iguana Taco Bar & Tequila
Blue Iguana Taco Bar & Tequila opened its doors last month on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard, introducing the modern Mexican chain to the Capital...
How Level Homes is expanding its footprint in Livingston Parish
Local homebuilder Level Homes is expanding its footprint in Livingston Parish after buying lots in the Highlandia development in Denham Springs.
The builder has purchased...
Consumer sentiment plunges for a fourth consecutive month
U.S. consumer sentiment plunged in April, the fourth consecutive month of declines, in a seemingly sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump’s trade wars that...
Roundup: Oil market / U.S.-China trade war / Press Club
Misplaced fears?: U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the sell-off in the oil market is overblown, and he expects American crude producers to keep...
Gov. Landry’s expanded school voucher program is in danger of being cut
Lawmakers are considering scrapping funding for Gov. Jeff Landry’s LA GATOR, the expanded school voucher program expected to award millions more in tax dollars...
US wholesale prices fell in March, but tariffs remain the elephant in the room
U.S. wholesale prices fell last month in another sign that inflationary pressures are easing. But President Donald Trump’s trade wars cloud the outlook.
The Labor...
‘LaPolitics’: Carbon capture will be a hot topic during the regular session
When the regular session convenes Monday, one of the touchiest issues for the Legislature’s agriculture committees, and the two chambers, will be carbon capture.
The...
Small business owners still struggle to fill job openings
Though recent data for U.S. companies shows relatively few layoffs and modest new hire rates, small businesses are grappling with finding suitable candidates for...
Why entrepreneur Chase Mullin expanded his company into Baton Rouge
Since Chase Mullin founded his eponymous landscape company in 2007, he hasn’t shied from thinking big.
As Business Report writes in its latest issue, the...
Roundup: Bernhard Capital’s latest / Young Entrepreneurs Academy / A crude surprise
Continued growth: Baton Rouge-based GHC|orcutt winslow, an architecture, engineering and consulting firm, announced that it had acquired Florida-based Straughn Trout Architects, an architecture design...
Manuel Builders acquires 53 lots for this new Livingston Parish community
Homebuilder Manuel Builders has purchased more than 50 lots as part of the first phase of its new Eagles Gate community in Livingston Parish.
According...
Mortgage rates continue to drop
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. declined for the third week in a row, another positive move for prospective homebuyers...
A closer look at what AI data centers will mean for US energy demand
The push for artificial intelligence is expected to fuel a sharp rise in electricity demand, with consumption from data centers expected to more than...
Capital Region health care professionals to watch in 2025
From cutting-edge research to compassionate patient care, health care professionals across the Capital Region are making strides in their fields.
As Business Report writes in...
Roundup: Hurricane season / Auto repair costs / Prada buys Versace
La Niña exits: The weather-roiling La Niña weather pattern has ended, returning equatorial Pacific temperatures to a neutral state that could portend an active...
Inflation was down sharply in March. Here’s why
U.S. inflation declined last month as the cost of gas, airline fares, and hotel rooms fell, a sign that price growth was cooling even...
