Business News

Small business optimism is still falling

A national index indicates small business optimism remains low, thanks to inflation and difficulty...

Baton Rouge wants more fine dining options in downtown

There’s a large demand for more fine dining options in downtown Baton Rouge. 

Turner Industries sells plant management software

Baton Rouge’s Turner Industries is selling its suite of proprietary plant management and field operations software, MobilOps, to Raleigh, North Carolina-based Prometheus Group, the companies announced Monday. 

Alford: Inauguration fever will be costly 

The big day is quickly approaching. On Monday, Jan. 8, Gov.-elect Jeff Landry will become...

Entergy partnering with businesses for backup power services

Entergy Louisiana announced Monday afternoon that it was partnering with businesses to provide generators that will help boost the local power grid. 

This EV battery chemical plant could get an $80M tax break

The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry last week approved an $80 million tax break this week for a Japanese company that promises to create nine full-time jobs once it builds a chemical plant in Jefferson Parish  

Health insurance giants Cigna and Humana end blockbuster merger talks  

Cigna Group has called off its attempt to combine with Humana, a merger that...

How the transfer portal led LSU to recruit a Heisman winner 

Thanks to changes made by the NCAA over the past five years that allow players to change schools without their coach’s permission and then avoid the traditional year on the bench with their new team, transferring schools has become much easier for college athletes. 

BRAC’s annual meeting set for February 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is holding its 2024 annual meeting  from 11 a.m....

H&E Equipment Services acquiring Phoenix equipment services company  

Baton Rouge’s H&E Equipment Services Inc. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire equipment services firm Precision Rentals.