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US buys 1 million barrels of oil to help refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The Trump administration is moving to refill the nation’s depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve, taking advantage of low oil prices by purchasing 1 million barrels...
Meet the 500: Tommy Faucheux
Tommy Faucheux is focused on opening doors for Louisiana’s oil and gas industry.
As the sector navigates a global energy transition, he’s working to position...
Roundup: Leadership Ascension / Health care costs / Back to Hollywood
Now open: The Ascension Chamber of Commerce has opened applications for the 2026 Leadership Ascension Program for emerging and established professionals. Running from January...
LSU presidential search committee members required to sign NDAs
The search for LSU’s next president is drawing scrutiny after members of the selection committee were asked to sign sweeping nondisclosure agreements barring them...
How a rise in luxury apartment application fraud impacts the rental market
A surge in rental application fraud is sweeping across the U.S., exposing cracks in the nation’s housing market, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Nearly three-quarters...
‘La Politics’: Civil service amendment could reshape state workforce
In April, voters will decide whether the Legislature will get a free hand to decide which state workers get civil service protection—and which do...
Data blackout leaves the Fed ‘flying blind’ as policy meeting nears
With key economic data frozen by the federal shutdown, Federal Reserve officials will enter next week’s policy meeting with an incomplete picture of the...
Why employees are often reluctant to use their PTO
Nearly one-fourth of U.S. employees failed to take a single day off work last year—even though most had paid time off available, Inc. writes.
Heavy...
The Baton Rouge Zydeco are looking to build off of last year’s success
The Baton Rouge Zydeco are heating up on the ice, 225 writes.
Fresh off a breakout sophomore season that nearly doubled their win total, the...
Roundup: UL Lafayette / Apple stock / Aluminum shortage
Hiring spree: Despite losing 1,700 full-time undergraduates since 2015—a $20 million revenue hit—UL Lafayette expanded hiring, adding 554 positions that increased its budget by...
Roundup: Press Club speaker / Amazon Web Services / Venture Global
Supporting survivors: Morgan Lamandre, president and CEO of the Sexual Trauma and Response organization, known as STAR, will be the guest speaker at the...
Wealthy families are drafting mission statements to avoid feuds
Wealth advisers are encouraging America’s ultra-rich to borrow a tactic from business: writing family mission statements, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Serial entrepreneur James Harold...
How SEC schools are getting creative in adding revenue streams
The University of Texas broke tradition by adding corporate logos to its football field, a year after Athletic Director Chris Del Conte said he...
Capital Region leaders share their best advice
What makes an effective leader?
In Business Report’s latest issue, Capital Region executives share the lessons that guide their decision-making and shape their companies. From...
Roundup: $10,700 in ethics fines / American Express profits / Winn-Dixie goes Super 1
Ethics board clash: State Rep. Steven Jackson, D-Shreveport, has asked the Louisiana Board of Ethics to waive more than $10,700 in fines for repeated...
Venture Global is facing new LNG contract scrutiny in Louisiana
Venture Global is working to reassure major clients—including BP, Shell, Chevron and Poland’s Orlen—that it will honor long-term LNG supply contracts from its Plaquemines...
Rethinking ‘overqualified’: Employers embrace experience
Employers are rethinking what it means to be “overqualified,” Inc. writes.
A new survey from Express Employment Professionals finds 70% of U.S. hiring managers now...
Where sports are religion, medicine is the new game in Baton Rouge
In a city where LSU athletics is practically a religion, Southern University commands a fiercely loyal fanbase, and the New Orleans’ Saints and Pelicans...
Roundup: Car loan struggles / $100,000 H-1B visa / Mortgage-backed securities
Delinquencies up: Car loans have gone from the safest consumer credit products to among the riskiest over the last 15 years as delinquencies rose...
At a Louisiana summit, officials call for ‘energy dominance’ to fuel AI and industry
At the Louisiana Energy Security Summit in New Orleans, U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Kyle Haustveit said the Trump administration will pursue “unprecedented”...
