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Roundup: Joe Sloan fired / Corporate hiring / Data center growth
Another one gone: LSU has fired offensive coordinator Joe Sloan, the program announced Monday, a day after head coach Brian Kelly’s dismissal. Sloan, who...
The Belle of Baton Rouge casino has officially rebranded
The Belle of Baton Rouge is now officially Bally’s Baton Rouge Casino and Hotel after a sweeping multimillion-dollar transformation was announced Monday ahead of...
Why private schools are challenging Louisiana’s new education law
Private schools in Louisiana are suing the state over “Charlie’s Law,” arguing it violates their independence by imposing new mandates on nonpublic Pre-K programs,...
Louisiana initial unemployment claims drop
Initial unemployment claims 10/18
Continued unemployment claims 10/17
Georgia firm buys Highland Road retail property near LSU’s North Gates
A Savannah, Georgia-based firm has acquired a multitenant retail property near LSU’s North Gates.
Privately held real estate investment firm Wicker Park Capital Management purchased...
Gov. Landry and lawmakers move to fund SNAP benefits
Louisiana lawmakers are preparing to tap roughly $150 million per month in state funds to keep food assistance flowing while the federal government remains...
Roundup: Ford / Coastal lawsuit update / US Customs
Topping expectations: Ford Motor posted a strong third quarter, with net income jumping to $2.4 billion from $900 million as pickup and SUV sales...
Japan’s JERA bets big on Louisiana natural gas with $1.5B Haynesville deal
Japanese energy giant JERA is deepening its U.S. foothold with a $1.5 billion deal to acquire natural gas assets in Louisiana’s Haynesville Shale, The...
Roundup: Woodside Energy / Target layoffs / Social Security
Selling stakes: Woodside Energy is further trimming its stake in the massive $17.5 billion Louisiana LNG project, selling a 10% interest to U.S. pipeline...
Tulane’s annual startup survey to expand statewide
Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business has released its seventh Greater New Orleans Startup Report—and announced the survey will expand statewide next year through...
Roundup: Rivian layoffs / Port of NOLA / Legislative special session
Eliminating 600 jobs: Rivian will cut about 4% of its workforce—roughly 600 jobs—in its second round of layoffs in a month as it races...
Despite economic uncertainty, consumers ‘just keep spending’
Despite dour consumer sentiment and economic uncertainty, Americans are still spending freely with their credit cards, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Major issuers, including JPMorgan...
US home sales starting to pick up thanks to a dip in mortgage rates
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes accelerated in September as declining mortgage rates and a pickup in available properties on the market encouraged home...
Venture Global gets a green light to export LNG from new Louisiana terminal
Venture Global’s $10 billion CP2 liquefied natural gas terminal in Louisiana just cleared its final federal hurdle, Reuters reports.
The project earned U.S. Energy Secretary...
Gen Zers are pushing back and redefining workplace productivity
Many Gen Z workers are redefining what counts as a workplace “emergency,” The Washington Post writes.
After entering the job market amid the pandemic, they’ve...
Roundup: Child poverty / Oil prices / Single-family rents
Worst in nation: Louisiana’s child poverty rate is the highest in the nation over the past three years, according to a new Annie E....
How to run a small office with the power of a big office
Running a small office doesn’t mean thinking small.
While Baton Rouge architect Kevin Harris’ residential design practice has just six employees, it has established itself...
Roundup: Oil inventories / General Motors / Drew Brees
Dropping: U.S. crude inventories fell by 961,000 barrels last week to 422.8 million, the first decline in four weeks, the Energy Information Administration reports....
Weak crude prices dry up oil and gas M&As in the third quarter
U.S. oil and gas dealmaking plunged nearly 30% in the third quarter as weak crude prices kept buyers on the sidelines, Reuters writes.
The slowdown...
Roundup: What’s in the air? / Charter Communications / Clothing prices
Rotary speaker: Alexander S. Kolker, an oceanographer and climate scientist, will be the guest speaker at Rotary Club of Baton Rouge today. Kolker, who...
