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After a bleak year, IPO market expected to be slow again in 2023  

The past year has been a bleak one for the IPO market, and experts say 2023 is likely to be similar unless the economy is more resilient than expected. 

Legislators looking at ways to eliminate use of progressive business principles

A panel led by two conservative Louisiana legislators is working to understand and eventually...

Entergy rolls out plan to reduce outages, restore power faster after storms

Entergy Louisiana has filed phase one of its 10-year, $9.6 billion Entergy Future Ready resilience plan with the Louisiana Public Service Commission, the company announced today.

Louisiana receives corps approval for Mid-Barataria sediment diversion project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved permits this week for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project, capping off a six-year environmental review process.

Louisiana-backed coastal energy revenue boost left out of DC spending bill

A bipartisan proposal to share more offshore energy revenue with coastal states did not make it into the omnibus spending bill Congress is considering, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy says

Jericho Energy joins tri-state hydrogen hub

Jericho Energy Ventures Inc., headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, this week announced it will...
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Large company CEOs more pessimistic about economy than peers at midsize firms 

A new survey finds that CEOs of large companies are more worried about the...

Much-anticipated Barracuda Taco Stand adds more alfresco options in Mid City 

Options for tacos in Baton Rouge continue to evolve with the much-anticipated opening of...

Alford: 2023 regular session coming into focus

There will be many moving pieces that go into defining next year’s regular session,...

Ho, ho, hum: Which products are being humbugged by inflation

This time last year, soaring demand for goods in short supply fueled inflationary pressure...
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