Business News

Galliano-based Grand Isle Shipyard, an oil and gas services company, is planning to consolidate its Capital Region operations with a new campus along Innovation Drive. 

ExxonMobil Corp. announced this morning it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Denbury Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at $4.9 billion.

The Louisiana capital’s new professional hockey team will be called the Baton Rouge Zydeco,...

The Federal Reserve’s rate hikes may finally be hitting the Capital Region, with unemployment rates climbing slightly to 3.4% this month and jobless claims rising to their highest level in 18 months, according to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s latest economic indicator report. 

Iconic New Orleans brand Luzianne Teas is rebranding, starting with the launch of a new hot tea line.

The owners of Our Mom's Restaurant and Bar are planning to build and move into a stand-alone building across from BREC's Burbank Soccer Complex on Burbank Drive, says Trent Fresina, who co-founded the restaurant with J.P. Ngo.

Businesses in the U.S. could face yet another supply chain disruption in the form...

A new work hack, involving connecting online with others to hold each other accountable for getting tasks done, is gaining popularity and businesses are jumping in to make money off it, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

LSU civil and environmental engineering associate professor Chao Sun is researching how to create resilient offshore energy infrastructure—oil and gas rigs as well as pipelines—which can withstand hurricanes and other extreme weather.   

ExxonMobil has named Laura Eiklor as manager of its Baton Rouge plastics plant and resin finishing plant, according to BRProud.com.