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Fed is expected to set the stage for its first rate cut in four...
With the end of their two-year fight against inflation in sight, Federal Reserve officials are likely Wednesday to set the stage for the first...
This welding supply company bought property in Geismar for $1.9M
Nationally-known company Airgas purchased property in the Ascension Commerce Center in Geismar, according to a deal filed Tuesday with the Ascension clerk of court.
The...
Roundup: Taco Bell AI / EBR race lawsuits / Port Allen mayor’s race
Live más: Yum Brands hopes to use artificial intelligence to take drive-thru orders at hundreds of Taco Bell restaurants by the end of this...
Judge allows all candidates to remain in Louisiana Supreme Court District 2 race
A Baton Rouge judge declined Tuesday to throw out two of the three candidates for Louisiana Supreme Court justice running in District 2, making...
Roundup: b1Bank / Train lawsuit / Dan Layzell
Leadership: Publicly traded Business First Bancshares Inc., the parent company of b1Bank, announced that the board's independent directors unanimously elected David R. “Jude” Melville...
This coffee pop-up has found a home in a Mid City bar
Local coffee pop-up House Brew has found a new home at Pelican to Mars, 225 reports.
Before the Mid City bar opens to serve up...
Here’s one more sign that inflation is cooling
Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew more slowly in the April-June quarter than in the first three months of the year, a trend...
Oil and gas mergers show no signs of slowing
Oil and gas mergers and acquisitions remained popular in the United States in the second quarter, topping $30 billion with a few big dollar...
Roundup: Animal shelter / Heat advisories / US airlines
At capacity: The Denham Springs Animal Shelter is at capacity and is asking the public for help with adoptions and temporary fosters. The shelter...
National publication equates work done by Louisiana inmates to legalized slavery
Bloomberg Businessweek cast a national spotlight on Louisiana on Tuesday as it detailed treatment of prisoners jailed in the state in a feature about...
See how far job openings fell last month
U.S. job openings fell slightly last month, a sign that the American labor market continues to cool in the face of high interest rates.
There...
How climate risk is causing confusion among insurers as well as homeowners
Between May 2022 and May 2023, home insurance prices rose an average of 21% at renewal time, CNBC reports.
A rise in catastrophic severe weather...
US consumers more confident about the future
American consumers felt more confident in July as expectations over the near-term future rebounded. However, in a reversal of recent trends, feelings about current...
Roundup: Assassination attempt / Bayou oil spill / Mayor’s office
Clay Higgins on panel: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has appointed Republican Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins to a bipartisan task force that will conduct...
A crisis looms for U.S. commercial real estate
The risks associated with U.S. commercial banks’ overexposure to commercial real estate are intensifying, Harvard Business Review reports.
An analysis from The Conference Board estimates...
‘LaPolitics’: Will presidential swap influence local politics?
Just two weeks ago, President Joe Biden’s quest to hold the White House appeared to be, if not a lost cause, at least trending...
How family offices are changing to stay competitive
Family offices―the private investment arms of single families―are increasingly offering lucrative shares of equity and deal profits to staff amid a growing battle for...
Is the post-COVID factory boom over?
More U.S. manufacturers are rethinking their plans as they brace for an extended slump in demand, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Higher interest rates, rising...
Roundup: LSU football / Unclaimed property / Offshore leases
Geaux Tigers: The 2024 season of LSU football is just a month away. Entering head coach Brian Kelly's third campaign, the Tigers will kickoff...
NIL in college sports is raising questions about nonprofits
Three years into the new age of college sports, where athletes are allowed to profit from their successes through name, image and likeness deals,...
