Economic Development

A proposed regulation that attempts to prevent orphaned oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico has prompted complaints from small drilling companies that say the rule unfairly hamstrings their ability to compete with major corporations.

Construction of the 24,000-square-foot LNG Center for Excellence at McNeese State University is scheduled...

The ongoing legal fight between Brown and Root Industrial Services―a Bernhard Capital company―and CSRS subsidiary Fides Consulting now has a date in federal court. 

The head of Louisiana’s gambling regulatory body expects the state’s riverboat casino operators to request adjustments in the employee numbers included in their state licenses. Some of the hiring goals date back to when venues were originally approved three decades ago and were not adjusted for riverboats that have relocated.

Americans didn’t let persistent inflation and lingering worries about a recession cut into summer spending on dining out and drinking.

The Live Oak Shopping Center on Florida Boulevard, near the Baton Rouge General Mid...

LSU faculty are doing “amazing” work in artificial intelligence that has significant commercial potential, a university business professor says. 

Last year’s booming job market wasn’t quite as robust as previously thought, USA Today reports. 

Effective Sept. 1, Regina Davis, will oversee the refinery at the ExxonMobil Product Solutions Complex on Scenic Highway. Davis replaces David Oldreive, who has held the position since 2021.

A year ago, Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark warning: To fight persistently high...