Economic Development

Judge throws out some claims by Brown & Root against CSRS subsidiary, top executives

A 19th Judicial District Court judge has dismissed claims filed by Brown and Root Industrial Services against Fides Consulting and its two top executives, who left BRIS in late 2020 to run the newly formed consulting firm, a subsidiary of CSRS.

Ochsner Health acquiring Mississippi-based Rush Health Systems

Ochsner Health has entered into an agreement to acquire Meridian, Mississippi-based Rush Health Systems,...

Floor & Decor buys Airline Highway property

Floor & Decor, an Atlanta-based flooring and tile retailer, has acquired from Celtic Studios...

Edwards agrees to July 31 end to federal unemployment aid

Gov. John Bel Edwards has agreed to turn off federal pandemic unemployment payments at...

COVID-19 has changed the way businesses hire executives

Businesses are recruiting new leadership again, and changing the way they do it, according...

It’s official (finally): Amazon redeveloping Cortana Mall site

Business leaders and elected officials welcomed Amazon to Baton Rouge today during a news...
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Edwards tight-lipped on whether he’ll veto bill to fund bridge construction

Gov. John Bel Edwards is expected to announce Thursday whether he’ll sign or veto several high-profile pieces of legislation. But a bill that would help fund a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge will not be among them.

Iberville Parish pauses new development in some areas amid flood concerns

The Iberville Parish Council has approved a one-year moratorium on new development in part...

Two decades-long lag in US home construction contributing to surge in prices

Construction of new housing has been historically low for the past 20 years, contributing...

Petronet shelves $2.5B investment in proposed Lake Charles LNG terminal

India’s Petronet LNG Ltd has shelved its $2.5 billion investment plan in Tellurian’s proposed...