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.

Case Study: What recourse do employers have when an employee gets a third DWI and won’t get treatment?

The business costs of alcohol abuse can include loss of productivity, damages caused by...

Bids unsealed for auto center at Ardendale, Alexandria firm appears to have lowest

The Louisiana Office of Facility Planning and Control unsealed bids Tuesday for construction of...

La. one of just five states projecting prison population will shrink by 2018

Louisiana, which has long been home to the nation’s highest per-capita incarceration rate, is...

After failed Keystone vote, Landrieu faces even tougher road to re-election

A failed effort to push approval of the Keystone XL pipeline through Congress behind...

News roundup: At $1.16B, Edison Chouest says it has outbid rivals for massive docking project in Brazil … LSU finance department named among ‘35...

Billion dollar bid: Cut Off-based Edison Chouest Offshore International says it has submitted the...

Today is the deadline to tell ‘inRegister’ which local nonprofit you want to receive a share of $25K

Make sure you take a little time before today’s deadline to tell inRegister which...

Analysis finds ‘staggering disparity’ in racial gap of US arrests, BR has smaller than average disparity

When it comes to racially lopsided arrest totals, USA Today reports the most remarkable...

‘Business Report’: Tips and tricks for how to get the most from your industry trade show

With some planning and the right strategy, trade shows can offer the opportunity to...

Economic boom benefiting real estate market, but office space shortage poses challenge

The residential and commercial real estate markets are benefiting from the Capital Region’s economic...