Economic Development

David E. Dismukes: Reading the signs for the energy complex

The beginning of 2016 has not brought about what oil and natural gas producers...

Orion Instruments shines in the global market

Orion’s state-of-the-art headquarters in Baton Rouge. Story courtesy Louisiana Economic Development In 2001, Magnetrol International, a...

LNG exporting projects in south Louisiana continue to steam ahead

Photo courtesy Center for Liquefied Natural Gas A Louisiana-based firm for which former Gov. Buddy Roemer...

How long Louisiana’s ‘recession’ will last largely depends on oil prices, Albrecht says

When the Revenue Estimating Conference met last Wednesday to update the state’s worsening fiscal...

Executive Spotlight Q&A: Todd Berthelot, Sun Industries

(Photo by Don Kadair) Name: Todd Berthelot Position: President/CEO, Sun Industries LLC Age: 33 Hometown: Addis, Louisiana Education: Bachelor...

Edwards’ doomsday budget speech draws mixed results from business groups

There’s no question Gov. John Bel Edwards focused the attention of the people of...
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Another Broken Egg to open third location in downtown Baton Rouge, plans fourth on Airline

Another Broken Egg Café is coming to downtown Baton Rouge. The restaurant, which has locations...

The budget crisis: What’s on the table to balance next year’s budget?

Gov. John Bel Edwards has suggested a laundry list of some 20 potential tax...

There’s a new favorite beverage in the Capital Region, and its name is whiskey

(Photography by Don Kadair: The River Room owner Brad Watts) If rain makes corn and...

Publisher: It’s time to barbecue the sacred cows

In my 60 years in my home state, I have found that folks here...