Economic Development

Industrial investment expected to continue rising in southwest Louisiana

Southwest Louisiana is embarking on a new chapter as it continues to recover from...

Why it’s more difficult now to get startup funding

After several years of easily being able to get business funding, thanks to low...

How will the coastal restoration plan be funded once oil spill money runs dry?

Louisiana’s largest sources of money to pay for coastal restoration and protection work will...

Waitr makes name change to ASAP official  

Lafayette-based Waitr Holdings today announced it has officially changed its name to ASAP, which...

State awards close to $195M for Capital Region flood risk reduction

Louisiana has awarded almost $195 million out of a $1.2 billion pot of federal dollars on projects to reduce flood risk in the Capital Region, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office reports. 

US freight shipping rates have likely peaked

U.S. freight rates increased 28% year over year, but declined almost 2% month over month in July, a likely signal that the U.S. market has reached peak freight rates, according to the July Cass Freight report
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OLOL to build $100M cancer institute on Hennessy

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center plans to build the main building...

Baton Rouge home values surging, but not as much as national average

Baton Rouge homes on average appreciated 8.9% in the first quarter of this year...

Unenthused young professionals ‘quiet quitting’ their jobs

Not taking your job very seriously has a new name: quiet quitting, The Wall...

Market correction

Main Street Market, the city’s first urban food hall, will undergo a $1 million upgrade early next year but existing tenants worry about the construction impact.