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Refining margins remain elevated as demand continues to outpace supply
U.S. refiners are seeing some of their strongest profit margins in years as global fuel markets remain tight despite the recovery of energy shipments...
US power grid braces for a high-stakes summer of heat and supply strain
The U.S. power grid is entering summer with more total generating capacity than in recent years, but reliability concerns persist because several pressures are...
Baton Rouge lifestyle brand broadens its reach with Nordstrom rollout
Baton Rouge-based lifestyle brand Sunshine Society has launched at Nordstrom, the latest step in the brand’s rapid national expansion.
Founded by Lexie Polito and Alli...
Roundup: LNG tax windfall / High beef prices / Microsoft’s AI push
$4B in property taxes: Cameron Parish is expected to collect more than $4 billion in property taxes over the next decade as tax exemptions...
A proposed Medicare reimbursement change could reshape hospital drug pricing
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule to keep hospitals from charging markups on discounted drugs for Medicare patients and says it could...
US hiring slows in what economists are calling a ‘low-momentum’ labor market
The U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in June, significantly below the 115,000 jobs economists had expected, signaling that the labor market continues to lose...
‘LaPolitics’: The field for Louisiana’s open congressional seat continues to grow
House Insurance Chair Gabe Firment has announced his candidacy to replace Congresswoman Julia Letlow in northeast Louisiana’s 5th District. He joins Rep. Michael Echols...
Micron will donate $250M to Trump’s investment initiative for children
Micron Technology has agreed to invest $250 million in a federal children’s investment initiative known as the Trump Accounts, a program designed to create...
Fed chair signals inflation fight will take priority over rate cuts
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that the central bank would remain independent and seek to bring down inflation, likely forgoing the...
Roundup: US auto sales / Jones Act / LSU New Orleans ceremony
Mixed results: U.S. auto sales in the second quarter were mostly stable overall, but results were mixed across major automakers as affordability pressures and...
Meta considers cashing in on surplus AI computing capacity
Meta is considering building a cloud-computing business that would sell unused AI computing capacity from its internal infrastructure, Bloomberg reports.
The company has been investing...
Roundup: GOP registration / US job growth / Lawsuit against Google
Now leading in Louisiana: The Louisiana Republican Party announced that Republicans have surpassed Democrats in total registered voters in the state for the first...
AI data center boom creates an unlikely winner: The small-engine maker
The rapid build-out of AI data centers is creating an unexpected surge in demand for reciprocating internal combustion engines, as developers struggle to secure...
How Hyundai’s planned $6B steel mill could reshape low-carbon steel production
Hyundai’s proposed $6 billion steel mill in Louisiana is positioned as a significant step toward lower-carbon steel production in the U.S., Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Instead...
US opts to renegotiate rather than extend North American trade pact
The U.S. has chosen not to extend the current review cycle of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, opting instead to pursue negotiations for a revised...
Consumers are feeling better, but not confident enough yet
Americans’ attitudes toward the economy improved slightly this month as gas prices declined, but their outlook is still mostly negative by historical standards.
The Conference...
Inside the alleged egg price scheme
U.S. antitrust authorities say several major egg producers may have coordinated pricing behavior during the 2022-2025 bird flu outbreak, potentially contributing to unusually high...
Roundup: Louisiana law school No. 5? / Medicare and GLP-1 / Small meatpacker support
Law school limbo: Northwestern State University President Jimmy Genovese is pushing to open North Louisiana's first law school, an idea he says originated with...
Housing bill heads to law as Trump faces deadline
House Speaker Mike Johnson says the bipartisan housing bill recently approved by Congress will become law regardless of whether President Donald Trump signs it,...
Air Products scraps $4.5 billion Ascension Parish project
Pennsylvania-based Air Products announced Tuesday that it is scrapping its plans to develop the $4.5 billion Louisiana Clean Energy Complex in Ascension Parish.
The company...
