Louisiana weighs a $54M Motorola contract amid no-bid concerns

Louisiana lawmakers are set to consider a $54 million, 10-year no-bid contract with Motorola...

Roundup: Louisiana Hospital Association / New arcade experience / Existing-home sales

New board chair: Edgardo Tenreiro, president and CEO of Baton Rouge General, has been...

Humanoid robots are coming to US auto factories, but can they boost productivity?

Automakers are increasingly investing in humanoid robots as a potential next stage of factory...

Letlow’s purchase of Meta stock after signing an NDA raises ethics concerns

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow signed a nondisclosure agreement with Laidley LLC, a Meta-related entity,...

Roundup: Silverlite / ULM and b1Bank partnership / Strait of Hormuz

Lightweight construction aggregate: Four Aces Logistics, a subsidiary of Onshore Companies of Louisiana, is...

How extreme weather is becoming a business expense

Extreme weather is creating growing financial challenges for businesses and households as heat waves,...

The state’s debit surcharge ban is now in effect. Here’s what it does and doesn’t do

Louisiana’s Act 751, which took effect Aug. 1, bans merchants from adding surcharges specifically...

Roundup: Meta’s Muse Glimmer / Truth Social / Jones Act waiver extended

Private AI: Meta announced its release of  Muse Glimmer, an open-source, smaller AI model...

Woman’s Perinatal Mental Health Unit leads a new approach to maternal mental health

The Perinatal Mental Health Unit at Woman’s Hospital is being honored with a Community...

Too much chicken, too little demand: Poultry producers face a profit squeeze

The U.S. poultry industry is dealing with an oversupply of chicken after producers increased...