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From press releases to podcasts: Companies are on the hunt for storytellers
Corporate America is racing to hire a new kind of communications professional: the “storyteller.”
A Wall Street Journal analysis shows the term appearing in domestic...
A new poll says consumers are not feeling festive this shopping season
This holiday season isn’t quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the...
‘LaPolitics’: Turnover is cresting at the State Capitol
State Rep. Troy Romero of Jennings resigned from his post last week, bringing the number of open seats in the House and Senate to...
The oil surplus is shrinking as OPEC+ output drops
The International Energy Agency is warning that the global oil market’s surplus is narrowing—but not disappearing—as OPEC+ production slips and sanctioned barrels struggle to...
Roundup: Mortgage rates / Health care legislation / Jazz Fest lineup
Ticking up: Mortgage rates increased slightly, adding to cost pressures for buyers. The average for 30-year, fixed loans rose to 6.22%, up from 6.19%...
Home prices hit reverse
U.S. home prices have turned negative for the first time since mid-2023, CNBC writes.
Prices have slipped 1.4% over the past three months as the...
This Japanese partnership will advance carbon capture in Louisiana
Newlab New Orleans is deepening its energy-tech ambitions with a new partnership alongside JERA, Japan’s largest power generator, to accelerate next-generation carbon capture solutions...
How New England is dealing with shrimp industry decline
Regulators voted Thursday to extend a shutdown preventing New England fishermen from catching shrimp, a historic industry that has recently fallen victim to warming...
US jobless benefit claims are on the rise. What does it mean?
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week, but remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years...
Roundup: Energy Transfer / Refinancing spike / $1B Disney AI investment
Decision coming soon: Energy Transfer says it now has enough LNG sales agreements to move its Lake Charles export project to a final investment...
Fed’s ‘Catahoula Crunch’ finished its first week in Louisiana
Federal immigration authorities are keeping a tight lid on key details as “Catahoula Crunch” closes its first week in southeast Louisiana, Verite writes.
The operation—one...
How leaders can gauge their team’s attitude for AI
Executives may believe their workforce is energized about AI—but a new survey from Harvard Business Review shows they may be misreading the room,
While 76%...
AI is predicted to impact ad spending next year
Global ad spending is set to grow faster than expected in 2025 as tariffs sting less than feared and AI-driven efficiencies pump new dollars...
Roundup: Gulf lease sale / LSU’s South Quad / Plumbing apprenticeships
$279M offered: Oil companies offered $279 million for drilling rights in the Gulf on Wednesday in the first of 30 sales planned for the...
Fed lowers key rate but signals any future cuts may have to wait
The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row Wednesday but signaled in a statement that it may...
Despite US tariff hikes, global trade remains surprisingly strong
Global trade is proving far more resilient than many economists expected in the face of escalating U.S. tariffs, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Despite forecasts...
Roundup: City-parish budget / MacKenzie Scott / Labor costs
Approved: The Metro Council on Tuesday unanimously approved Mayor Sid Edwards’ 2026 fiscal budget, a plan that includes significant cuts across nearly every city-parish...
State to use federal grant money on AI tools and tutoring in public schools
Louisiana education officials plan to invest nearly $6 million in federal grant funding to expand AI-powered learning tools and tutoring across public schools, The...
Roundup: Jay Clark / Airport comfort / Oil prices
Guest speaker: Jay Clark, head coach of the LSU gymnastics team, will address the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge on Wednesday afternoon. Clark has...
Expansion at SLB’s Shreveport manufacturing hub will add 600 jobs
SLB will invest $30 million to expand its Shreveport operations, nearly doubling the footprint of its advanced manufacturing hub at the former GM assembly...
