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An $850M rare earth minerals refining facility is planned for St. James Parish
ElementUSA will invest $850 million to build a rare earth and critical minerals refining facility in St. James Parish, a project aimed at strengthening...
Roundup: Wireless wars / Westlake Chemical / Delayed economic data
Escalating: AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon are escalating competition through aggressive customer-poaching promotions, deceptive advertising claims and lawsuits. AT&T is suing T-Mobile over a switching...
A look at Microsoft’s massive Louisiana carbon capture deal
Microsoft is deepening its push to become carbon negative by 2030 with a major new carbon removal deal tied to a Louisiana clean fuels...
Roundup: Gulf leases / Home equity / McKinsey weighs layoffs
Winning bids adjusted: The first Gulf oil and gas lease sale of the second Trump administration generated close to $21 million more in winning...
Louisiana SCOTUS case could change state legislatures across the South
Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats across the South if the U.S. Supreme Court guts a key provision of the federal Voting...
Survey finds a growing gap between AI enthusiasm and performance
Despite uneven results so far, corporate leaders are doubling down on artificial intelligence, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Nearly seven in 10 CEOs plan to...
Joor Road mixed-use development proposal heads to Planning Commission
The Planning Commission on Monday is scheduled to consider a proposed mixed-use residential development with commercial space on a 42-acre site along Joor Road...
How tariffs are impacting holiday toy prices
Games and toys are particularly susceptible to tariff-related price increases since the majority of those sold in the U.S. are made in China, according...
Roundup: Brighter budget / Water Institute / NY drivers licenses
Looking ahead: Louisiana’s budget outlook just got brighter. State economists with the Public Affairs Research Council boosted revenue forecasts for the current and upcoming...
Initial jobless claims in Louisiana are trending upwards
Initial unemployment claims 12/06
A new chapter has begun for this Government Street toy landmark
A familiar corner of Government Street is getting new life as The Modern Munchkin Co. moves into the longtime home of Victoria’s Toy Station,...
Big oil is betting on the Gulf again
BP, Woodside Energy and Chevron emerged as the biggest winners in the U.S. government’s first Gulf oil and gas lease sale since 2023, signaling...
EU sets easier path for US LNG exporters to meet methane rules
The European Union is signaling a softer approach to methane regulations for U.S. liquefied natural gas exporters, aiming to preserve energy security while addressing...
Reflecting on the legacy of Gino’s Italian Restaurant
For nearly 60 years, Gino’s Italian Restaurant has been a Baton Rouge institution, built on family recipes, perseverance and the force of its matriarch,...
Roundup: State Farm’s rates / AI bubble / Pollution regulation staffing
Insurance crisis: Insurance commissioner Tim Temple approved State Farm’s request for a 5.9% average rate decrease for more than 1,066,000 personal auto insurance policy...
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%...
