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LSU president’s contract adds incentives for economic development wins
LSU’s new president, Wade Rousse, is stepping into his new role with a compensation package that could top $2 million a year thanks to...
Roundup: Southwest Airlines / LSU football tickets / Jay Grymes
Forecast revised: Southwest Airlines cut its 2025 earnings forecast Friday, citing a demand dip during the federal government shutdown. The carrier said it expects...
Railroads given federal OK to cut the number of in-person track inspections
The nation’s freight railroads will be able to rely more on technology to inspect their tracks and less on in-person inspections after the federal...
Louisiana’s energy economy remains strong, but also unpredictable
Louisiana’s energy economy is vast, deeply influential—and as unpredictable as ever, 10/12 magazine writes.
After generations of dependence on oil and gas revenues, the state...
A look back at the top 10 Capital Region business stories of 2025
From political shake-ups to billion-dollar industrial bets, the Capital Region’s biggest business headlines this year delivered plenty of suspense, as Business Report highlights in...
What the Fed’s favored gauge shows ahead of next week’s rate decision
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation changed little in September, likely easing the way to a widely expected interest rate cut by the...
Here’s how much the shift to closed-party primaries could cost Louisiana
Louisiana’s shift away from its signature “jungle” primary system is about to come with a serious price tag, The Center Square writes.
Beginning in 2026,...
Roundup: Netflix to buy WB / Insurance fraud law / Consumer sentiment
$72B deal: Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, the legacy Hollywood giant behind Harry Potter and Friends, to buy its studio...
Tariffs on cranes are causing some US ports to rethink modernization plans
American ports caught in the crosshairs of U.S.-China trade tensions are scrambling to rethink modernization plans as steep tariffs threaten to derail upgrades to...
Critics challenge the lack of transparency in Louisiana’s industrial deals
Louisiana’s economic development push is moving at “lightning speed”—but not everyone is celebrating, Louisiana Illuminator writes.
At a rarely attended state agency rules hearing this...
‘LaPolitics’: Sen. Kennedy wants to trim spending in energy and water bill
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy is calling for spending cuts in the energy and water bill his subcommittee released last week. He says he rejected...
Roundup: Mortgage rates dip / Boudreaux’s Jewelers / Bally’s Baton Rouge Casino
Near lowest level of the year: The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell again this week, slipping close to its low point...
Why Chevron is pulling back from what it had planned to spend in 2026
Chevron is dialing back capital spending in 2026 as it leans into profitability during a stretch of lower oil prices, Bloomberg reports.
The company expects...
How regional teams can use social selling strategies to top larger competitors
Regional sales teams face an inherent challenge: competing against larger organizations with bigger budgets, broader resources and national brand recognition.
Yet the most successful local...
LSU Museum of Art fundraiser will bring award-winning chefs to town
The LSU Museum of Art is launching a new spring fundraising event that highlights the stories and traditions of Southern culinary arts, with the...
Is the billable hour ending? AI may force a shift
As artificial intelligence transforms how knowledge work gets done, the billable hour may be living on borrowed time, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Columbia Business...
NCAA-backed bill regulating college sports stalls in Congress
An effort to regulate college sports backed by the NCAA, the U.S. Olympic organization and the White House has faltered in Congress, with opponents...
Foreign furniture makers are feeling the sting from US tariffs
A new 25% U.S. tariff on imported upholstered furniture—set to rise to 30% in 2026—is reshaping the high-end design world and squeezing firms that...
Roundup: LSU students excel / Tim Leiweke pardoned / FMOL’s bond rating
Top 1%: A group of LSU business students finished in the top 1% of worldwide competitors in Bloomberg's 2025 Global Trading Challenge. With 2,394...
Here’s how many new billionaires the world produced in 2025
The world minted nearly 300 new billionaires in 2025, The Wall Street Journal writes.
There are now roughly 2,900 billionaires across the globe controlling $15.8...
