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.

Louisiana Smart Growth Summit returns next week with three days of events

What do coastal sustainability, the industrial construction boom, municipal annexation and neighborhood walkability have...

La. voucher student performance better, but still lags state average

Performance is improving a bit for Louisiana students attending private Louisiana schools at taxpayer...

At No. 2 in U.S., La. gets highest-ever business climate ranking from ‘Site Selection’

Site Selection magazine has given Louisiana its highest-ever ranking on an annual listing of...

La. leads early voting in 10 states compared to 2010

Early voting is higher in 10 states than it was in 2010, and Republicans...

The Franchisee: Trevor Obilisundar

A native of New York state, Trevor Obilisundar decided to make Baton Rouge his...

$62.8M acquisition of BR mortgage company completed by N.J. firm

Red Bank, New Jersey-based ZAIS FInancial Corp. announced this morning that it has completed...

Exxon, Chevron shrug off effect of low oil prices

Falling oil prices hardly seem to be bothering the two biggest U.S. oil companies,...