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Is there enough demand to sustain Baton Rouge’s nonstop flight to D.C.?

Baton Rouge Metro Airport’s recently launched daily nonstop flights to Washington, D.C, are only about half filled, according to preliminary figures released by the airport.

Led by Louisiana and Texas, US natural gas exports reach a record high

The U.S. exported more natural gas in the first six months of 2023 than in any other previous six-month period and continues to be the top exporter of the fuel in the world, the U.S. Energy Information Agency reports.

State medical society a ‘no’ vote on Blue Cross conversion

The Louisiana State Medical Society currently expects to vote “no” on the proposed plan to convert Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana into a stock insurance company as part of the potential sale to Elevance Health, the society’s president says in a letter to state Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon.

Will the Federal Reserve continue to raise interest rates?

The Federal Reserve is set to leave its key interest rate unchanged today as...

A look at LSU’s $3 million grant to research and plug methane-leaking oil wells

An LSU professor has been awarded a $3 million grant to research and plug the state’s 450 orphan oil wells leaking methane gas.

ExxonMobil planning $100M resin production facility at Port Allen site

ExxonMobil has plans for a new facility in West Baton Rouge specializing in manufacturing durable resins for use in sustainable construction and renewable energy.

Company that sold ‘The Times-Picayune’ to ‘The Advocate’ plans new Louisiana website

Four years after selling The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com to the John Georges media company that owns The Advocate newspaper chain, Advance Local is quietly working to build another New Orleans-based news website called GulfLive.com, according to a report from Axios.