Business News

Emergent Method expands downtown headquarters

Baton Rouge-based Emergent Method is expanding the footprint of its downtown headquarters at the corner of Laurel and Lafayette streets. 

Offshore orphaned well proposal has small drilling companies crying foul

A proposed regulation that attempts to prevent orphaned oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico has prompted complaints from small drilling companies that say the rule unfairly hamstrings their ability to compete with major corporations.

Companies find digital loopholes in NIL rules to allow direct payments to college athletes

Two years after the NCAA cleared the way for college athletes to earn money...

Baton Rouge restaurants and bars follow national trends of more profitable summer

Walking into a restaurant like Bistro Byronz or Elsie’s Pie and Plate this summer, one might be surprised to hear that Baton Rouge businesses usually see a dip in traffic during the hottest months of the year.

Business owners are increasingly unsatisfied with loans but there’s still hope

Entrepreneurs are becoming more and more frustrated with their business loans and lenders, Inc....

Construction of LNG Center for Excellence to begin in October 

Construction of the 24,000-square-foot LNG Center for Excellence at McNeese State University is scheduled...

No end in sight for legal battle between Bernhard Capital, CSRS companies

The ongoing legal fight between Brown and Root Industrial Services―a Bernhard Capital company―and CSRS subsidiary Fides Consulting now has a date in federal court. 

Louisiana’s riverboat casinos want to lower their target job numbers 

The head of Louisiana’s gambling regulatory body expects the state’s riverboat casino operators to request adjustments in the employee numbers included in their state licenses. Some of the hiring goals date back to when venues were originally approved three decades ago and were not adjusted for riverboats that have relocated.

Summer spending at bars and restaurants surges as Americans shrug off inflation 

Americans didn’t let persistent inflation and lingering worries about a recession cut into summer spending on dining out and drinking.

Florida Boulevard shopping center sells for $1.1M

The Live Oak Shopping Center on Florida Boulevard, near the Baton Rouge General Mid...