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FUEL partners with Maven Scouts to support veteran entrepreneurs
Future Use of Energy in Louisiana announced Tuesday it has partnered with a veteran-led accelerator to help veterans turn new technologies into businesses and...
Roundup: Teachers of English learners / Hiring slowdown / Quantum real estate
Alternative certification: Louisiana’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will vote Wednesday on TeachNOLA’s proposal to launch the state’s first alternative program to certify...
Small business confidence fell in September. Here’s why
Small business confidence slipped in September as inflation, labor shortages and supply chain woes continued to weigh on Main Street, The Wall Street Journal...
How tariffs on cabinets are shaking up the home improvement industry
Cabinet dealers, interior designers and remodeling contractors in the U.S. hope new tariffs on imported kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and upholstered wooden furniture that...
Roundup: Timber giants / Walmart integrates AI / Jamie Dimon’s warning
Merging: Rayonier and PotlatchDeltic, two of the largest U.S. timberland owners, plan to merge in an all-stock deal creating a $7.1 billion forestry company—$8.2...
The stakes are high as US Supreme Court hears Louisiana redistricting case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could redefine how race factors into congressional redistricting nationwide,...
Gov. Landry bans state use of AI software tied to ‘hostile’ nations
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has signed an executive order banning public schools, universities, and state agencies from using artificial intelligence tools developed or operated...
‘LaPolitics’: Higher ed chief is focused on progress and campus safety
Louisiana higher education officials can point to steady progress toward the educational attainment goals they set in 2019.Â
But as they try to continue hitting...
JPMorgan Chase will invest $10B in companies tied to US national security
JPMorgan Chase will invest $10 billion of its own capital in U.S.-based companies it considers essential to national security—from rare-earth producers to defense and...
Hyundai wants state to address its concerns before moving ahead with steel mill
Hyundai executives are pressing Louisiana officials to resolve key safety and infrastructure concerns before moving forward with the company’s planned steel mill in Ascension...
LSU’s presidential search committee updates its timeline regarding process
LSU’s presidential search committee on Monday released updated meeting dates and a revised timeline as it enters the final stages of identifying the university’s...
Roundup: New pipelines / Louisiana Hot Sauce Trail / Chinese exports
Haynesville to the Gulf: Two new pipelines entering service in north Louisiana’s Haynesville Shale will carry natural gas to LNG export terminals on the...
Why these Baton Rouge banks are in a Lone Star State of mind for...
Two Baton Rouge community banks are making big moves westward—namely in Texas.
As Business Report writes in its latest issue, there’s b1Bank, which has been...
As temperatures rise, so do workplace injuries, study finds
A new Harvard and George Washington University study finds that rising temperatures are driving a surge in workplace injuries—roughly 28,000 each year, Louisiana Illuminator...
Florida private insurer betting big on providing flood coverageÂ
The federal government shutdown has suspended the National Flood Insurance Program, but St. Petersburg–based Neptune Insurance is seizing the moment, The Wall Street Journal...
Roundup: First climate ‘tipping point’ / ExxonMobil / Postal shipments to USÂ
Sooner than expected: Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking...
Roundup: China retaliates / Federal layoffs / LSU arenaÂ
New tariffs: China imposed new port fees on U.S.-owned or U.S.-built ships in retaliation for American tariffs on Chinese vessels. The 400-yuan ($56) per...
Here’s one way Entergy looks to help meet growing electricity demand
Entergy Corp. has applied to connect new natural gas generation to Louisiana’s grid to meet rising electricity demand from industrial projects and hyperscale data...
How the LNG supply surge might reshape global energy demand
Global LNG markets are entering a new era of expansion—and uncertainty, Bloomberg writes.Â
With massive new projects coming online by decade’s end, including Adnoc’s Ruwais...
Louisiana parishes want more control over carbon capture projects
Louisiana’s bid to lead in carbon capture and sequestration is running into local resistance, as parish leaders push for greater control over Class VI...
