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Should Louisiana end Entergy’s monopoly?

Like other investor-owned utilities, Entergy Louisiana is a for-profit monopoly. No matter how upset their customers get, they can’t take their business elsewhere. 

More than half of small business owners say they sacrifice salary at times

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of small business owners say they have at some point not...

Smalls Sliders gets capital investment as it prepares to expand franchising 

Smalls Sliders today announced it has secured an equity investment from 10 Point Capital, a firm that specializes in franchising.   

South EBR, Burbank could be new nexus of commercial development

As Baton Rouge continues to spread south, land that might otherwise have been considered too expensive to develop might begin to look more appealing. 

How to know when your business should raise prices 

One of the biggest challenges for small business owners is deciding what to charge for a product or service.

ExxonMobil, Chevron report unprecedented profits

Oil companies swam in record profits over the last few months at a time...
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‘LaPolitics’: Political fishing season begins this weekend

Late July and early August is the time of year folks from Capitoland migrate south to Grand Isle for the hottest fishing rodeos of the political season.

Baton Rouge chiropractor helps track athletes shine at world championships

Jonathan Hymel has been the chiropractor for LSU athletics for about 12 years. He returned this week from the world track-and-field championships in Eugene, Oregon, where he witnessed elite athletic performances by current and former LSU athletes.

Magnolia Power purchases Iberville property for power plant

Magnolia Power LLC has purchased property for its planned renewable power plant from private sellers for $2.12 million, according to records filed with the Iberville Parish Clerk of Court’s Office.

LMOGA ‘encouraged’ by Senate Democrats’ energy security, climate package   

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer struck an agreement Wednesday