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LSU MBA among Top 100 in nation

The LSU Flores MBA Program is among the best in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report‘s 2023 ranking of the best business schools. 

TRENDS keynote: Commercial real estate is in a transition period 

The U.S. commercial real estate market is in a state of transition, with several disrupting factors at play, according to Kevin Fagan, with Moody’s Investors Service. 

Louisiana-based LNG supplier signs 20-year deal with Japan’s largest power generator

Venture Global has reached a long-term agreement to sell liquified natural gas from its Calcasieu Parish facility to Japan’s largest power provider. 

ExxonMobil still ramping up production after higher Q1 profits 

ExxonMobil more than doubled its profit during the first quarter, producing more oil to...

Home sellers making less profit across the Capital Region but still faring well

The average profit margin for sellers of single-family houses and condos in the Baton Rouge metro area was down during the first three months of this year, new data shows. 

‘LaPolitics’: Q&A with Beth Mizell, the Senate president pro tem

LaPolitics: For the first time in 10 years, the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus held...
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Louisiana unemployed workers could see benefits cut in half 

Workers in Louisiana who lose their jobs would see half the unemployment benefits currently available if a proposal being considered in the legislature is approved. 

TRENDS: Retail vacancies down, but national chain bankruptcies could change that this year

The Capital Region saw its retail vacancy rates drop from 8.81% to 7.17% last year, following a national trend of lowering rates. Nationwide, retail vacancy rates are the lowest in a decade. 

Should all bars be 21 and over? Some in industry worry about unintended consequences

State lawmakers are set to consider making it illegal for people under 21 to enter a bar, even to work there. 

Roundup: HBO role / Schools legislation / US mortgage rates  

Local actress: Baton Rouge native Amelie Dallimore, 10, is starring in a new HBOMax...