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US retail sales rebound after pulling back in May
After an earlier pullback, consumers picked up their spending in June despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of the U.S. economy.
Retail sales rose...
A snapshot of LSU-led FUEL’s first year in operation
The LSU-led initiative Future Use of Energy in Louisiana, or FUEL, recently completed its first operational year, launching 26 programs during that span aimed...
Roundup: PBS funding / Louisiana police chiefs / Fed chair
In jeopardy: The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night moved one step closer to canceling $9 billion in previously approved funding for several foreign aid...
This new Baton Rouge restaurant offers scratch-made Arabic fare
Place your order at the counter of the new Starbox Falafel on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard, and spy a flurry of kitchen prep happening...
Entergy says it’s ready for this week’s heavy rainfall
As the Capital Region—and much of south Louisiana—braces for this week’s stormy weather, Entergy is ensuring its business and residential customers that it’s prepared...
Home rental company continues to expand its Livingston Parish footprint
Chicago home rental company Kairos Living continues its expansion within the South Haven development in Denham Springs with the acquisition of 12 more lots.
Kairos...
Nexus CEO: Here’s what it will take to ignite a Louisiana tech revolution
Can Louisiana lead the next tech revolution?
Nexus CEO and Skilltype founder Tony Zanders says yes and he’s building toward it.
In the latest episode of...
ICYMI: Feds say LSU arena finalist secretly made millions in ‘incentives’ steering its clients...
A signed non-prosecution agreement in the indictment involving the top contender for the LSU arena project indicates the company pocketed millions of dollars to...
Roundup: Producer prices / Mortgage demand / Air Products
Unchanged: U.S. producer prices remained unchanged in June, as an increase in the cost of goods due to tariffs on imports was offset by...
Searching for a way to fire the Fed chair, Trump says he may have...
President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of...
This College Drive shopping center just sold for $2.8M
The College Creek Shopping Center, which sits near the intersection of College Drive and Perkins Road, has been sold.
Florida company HZN Properties, represented by...
What to know about tonight’s Plan Baton Rouge III community open house
The second Plan Baton Rouge III community meeting will take place Wednesday night at the Old State Capitol.
Plan Baton Rouge III is downtown’s new...
Roundup: Severe weather / High Impact Jobs Program / Increasing car fatalities
Dexter: A drenching weather system moving across Florida on Tuesday has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves into the...
National housing market cools as buyers pull backÂ
The U.S. housing market is cooling as high mortgage rates, rising inventory, and weakening demand weigh on home prices, CNBC writes.Â
Annual price growth slowed...
CF Industries starts up CO2 sequestration at its Donaldsonville complex
CF Industries on Monday announced the start-up of the CO2 dehydration and compression facility at its Donaldsonville complex, a development that the company says...
OPEC bets on growth, ups oil supply
OPEC is holding its global oil-demand forecast steady despite rising trade tensions, expecting demand to grow by 1.29 million barrels per day this year,...
Denham Springs storage facility deal closes at $5.2M
A self-storage facility property roughly covering 4 acres on South Range Road Avenue in Denham Springs is now owned by one of the largest...
Top 100 Private Companies: A closer look at Lyons Specialty Company
Lyons Specialty Company operates largely behind the scenes—but plays a central role in keeping convenience stores across Louisiana and the Gulf South stocked with...
Roundup: Latest on lease sales / Apple’s rare earth move / Inflation on the...
A new mandate: President Donald Trump's "one big beautiful bill" includes several provisions expanding federal subsidies and tax benefits for the oil and gas...
‘LaPolitics’: A late entry adds wrinkles to the New Orleans ballot
A few weeks ago, the field for the New Orleans mayoral election seemed to be pretty well set. New Orleans City Councilmember Helena Moreno...
