Steve joined the Business Report team in 2010, and has since served as a staff reporter, online news editor and executive editor. He's currently managing editor. He was previously a reporter at The Vicksburg Post, Florida Keys Keynoter and Tri-Parish Times.

La. petroleum and coal exports slip during record year in 2014, agriculture rebounds

While petroleum and coal products continued to be the state’s top exports in 2014—which...

Majority of Capital Region plant managers expect production, spending and hiring to hold steady or increase in coming months

Despite concerns about the effect of lower oil prices and a shortage of skilled...

H&E Equipment Services profit rises 25% in 2014

Baton Rouge’s largest heavy equipment dealer, H&E Equipment Services, reports this morning that its...

Lamar Advertising profits skyrocket in 2014 on REIT conversion

Boosted by a strong fourth-quarter—during which the company received a one-time $120.1 million tax...

‘Real work just beginning’ in West Feliciana as parish prepares for Viking cruise stops

The decision by European river cruise giant Viking to make its first North American...

Capital Region home sales relatively flat to open 2015

Despite increases in home sales in East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes last month,...

Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves to appear on ‘Treehouse Masters’ next week

On Monday, Raising Cane’s chicken chain founder Todd Graves and his family were joined...

Riverboat cruise dockings in BR to increase 47% this year

On Thursday, the first of 84 scheduled Mississippi riverboat cruises will dock at Baton...