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Carnival of Change brings Louisiana leaders together to explore the future of artificial intelligence...
More than 100 business, nonprofit, government, medical, and educational leaders from across Louisiana gathered on Aug. 21 at Celtic Studios for Carnival of Change, a first-of-its-kind immersive...
Loss of subsidies could make the renewables sector stronger in the long run
The U.S. has pulled the plug on decades-old subsidies for wind and solar, but industry watchers say the sector is strong enough to stand...
Data centers’ thirst for water raises sustainability questions
As artificial intelligence fuels a global boom in data center construction, researchers warn that the industry’s thirst for water is becoming harder to ignore....
Roundup: TikTok sale / Stocks rebound / Troubles at Intel
Keep scrolling: President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company “highly overrated” and said...
This company just bought the site of its Gonzales operations for $3.5M
Elliott Electric Supply has purchased the Gonzales property that houses its operations for $3.5 million.
The company acquired the site through Elliott Partners LTD, represented...
Roundup: Shrimp recalled / Research funding cuts / Absorbing tariff costs
Radioactive contamination: More packages of frozen shrimp potentially affected by radioactive contamination have been recalled, federal officials said Thursday. California-based Southwind Foods recalled frozen...
Louisiana spent millions in taxpayer money to land the Super Bowl. Was it worth...
Louisiana leaders are touting a $1.25 billion economic impact from Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, but records show taxpayers covered tens of millions...
Fed chair offers hint of a possible rate cut in the near future
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months but...
‘LaPolitics’ Q&A: Will the state GOP endorse a candidate in the US Senate race?
LaPolitics: Why do you think the state GOP should not offer endorsements for party primary races?
State Rep. Mike Bayham, a member of the Republican...
Labor shortages and high costs are causing fix-and-flip investors to pull back
The once-hot fix-and-flip housing market is cooling as higher interest rates, rising costs, and a shrinking labor pool slow sales and strain returns, CNBC...
Roundup: Venezuelan crude / SBA awards / Canceled home purchases
US resumes imports: Two tankers chartered by Chevron carrying Venezuelan crude reached U.S. waters on Thursday, marking the first U.S. imports of the South...
US home sales inch up thanks to a modest drop in interest rates
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in July as homebuyers were encouraged by a modest pullback in mortgage rates, along with slowing home...
US cities are reshaping their shorelines in the name of climate resilience
Cities nationwide are reimagining their waterfronts, blending resilience planning with economic development as climate change accelerates extreme weather risks, The Wall Street Journal writes.
From...
Amid national redistricting tensions, Louisiana eyes an early special session
Louisiana lawmakers are weighing whether to prepare for a special session on congressional redistricting this fall although the U.S. Supreme Court isn’t expected to...
Meet the 500: Rachel Cannon
Rachel Cannon founded her interior design firm 14 years ago with a design degree and no business background. She quickly discovered that success meant...
Katrina’s legacy: Building business resilience for the next storm
This month marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina reshaped the Gulf Coast and forced the nation to rethink disaster preparedness, Fast Company writes.
The storm...
Roundup: National unemployment / $53 trillion / Chevron’s merger
Going up: More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but U.S. layoffs remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few...
Companies are pulling back on hiring
One in five U.S. employers expects to slow hiring in the back half of 2025, nearly double the rate a year ago, The Wall...
Entergy wins approval to power Meta’s planned $10B data center
Louisiana utility regulators have cleared the way for Entergy Louisiana to build new natural gas plants and transmission lines to support Meta’s planned $10...
Roundup: FTC sues LA Fitness / Federal Reserve / Rising child care costs
Cancellation practices: The Federal Trade Commission sued LA Fitness over the gym chain’s allegedly onerous cancellation practices, the latest in a series of government...
