GET DAILY REPORT FREE
The Baton Rouge Zydeco are looking to build off of last year’s success
The Baton Rouge Zydeco are heating up on the ice, 225 writes.
Fresh off a breakout sophomore season that nearly doubled their win total, the...
Roundup: UL Lafayette / Apple stock / Aluminum shortage
Hiring spree: Despite losing 1,700 full-time undergraduates since 2015—a $20 million revenue hit—UL Lafayette expanded hiring, adding 554 positions that increased its budget by...
Roundup: Press Club speaker / Amazon Web Services / Venture Global
Supporting survivors: Morgan Lamandre, president and CEO of the Sexual Trauma and Response organization, known as STAR, will be the guest speaker at the...
Wealthy families are drafting mission statements to avoid feuds
Wealth advisers are encouraging America’s ultra-rich to borrow a tactic from business: writing family mission statements, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Serial entrepreneur James Harold...
How SEC schools are getting creative in adding revenue streams
The University of Texas broke tradition by adding corporate logos to its football field, a year after Athletic Director Chris Del Conte said he...
Capital Region leaders share their best advice
What makes an effective leader?
In Business Report’s latest issue, Capital Region executives share the lessons that guide their decision-making and shape their companies. From...
Roundup: $10,700 in ethics fines / American Express profits / Winn-Dixie goes Super 1
Ethics board clash: State Rep. Steven Jackson, D-Shreveport, has asked the Louisiana Board of Ethics to waive more than $10,700 in fines for repeated...
Venture Global is facing new LNG contract scrutiny in Louisiana
Venture Global is working to reassure major clients—including BP, Shell, Chevron and Poland’s Orlen—that it will honor long-term LNG supply contracts from its Plaquemines...
Rethinking ‘overqualified’: Employers embrace experience
Employers are rethinking what it means to be “overqualified,” Inc. writes.
A new survey from Express Employment Professionals finds 70% of U.S. hiring managers now...
Where sports are religion, medicine is the new game in Baton Rouge
In a city where LSU athletics is practically a religion, Southern University commands a fiercely loyal fanbase, and the New Orleans’ Saints and Pelicans...
Roundup: Car loan struggles / $100,000 H-1B visa / Mortgage-backed securities
Delinquencies up: Car loans have gone from the safest consumer credit products to among the riskiest over the last 15 years as delinquencies rose...
At a Louisiana summit, officials call for ‘energy dominance’ to fuel AI and industry
At the Louisiana Energy Security Summit in New Orleans, U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Kyle Haustveit said the Trump administration will pursue “unprecedented”...
‘LaPolitics’: Political tides turn in New Orleans
Hosting the hottest races on last Saturday's ballot, New Orleans produced a robust 40% turnout, which was the highest bar the city has seen...
Oil inventories are defying forecasts
U.S. crude oil inventories climbed for a third straight week, rising 3.5 million barrels to 423.8 million, The Wall Street Journal writes.
The increases were...
Roundup: Special session / EV sales / Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion / IKEA’s pricing conundrum
Back in session: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has called a three-week special session for the Louisiana Legislature to address next year’s election plans. The special...
Is college worth the cost?
For a generation of young Americans, choosing where to go to college—or whether to go at all—has become a complex calculation of costs and...
Roundup: Microsoft / Walmart / AI power needs
New tools: Microsoft on Thursday rolled out a series of artificial intelligence upgrades to Windows 11 that would make its Copilot AI assistant more...
Louisiana’s insurance rates take a top-tier spot
Auto insurance costs keep climbing nationwide—up nearly 5% in the past year and 50% over five years—but Louisiana drivers are among the hardest hit,...
As Foodii expands, the hunt for a new leader lingers
From Hanley’s Foods salad dressings to Alvin Ray’s Bayou Best Pickles, LSU’s Foodii has become a launchpad for some of Louisiana’s most recognizable food...
West Virginia has an innovative plan for retiring oil and gas wells
West Virginia is launching a first-of-its-kind fund to address abandoned oil and gas wells without burdening taxpayers, The Wall Street Journal writes.
The Mountain State...
