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Woodside signs $17.5B Louisiana LNG supply deal with Turkey’s BOTAS
Woodside Energy has secured a long-term deal with Turkey’s state-owned BOTAS to supply about 4.25 million tons of LNG annually, primarily from its massive...
What the latest numbers from the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge show
The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge accelerated slightly in August from a year earlier.
The Commerce Department reported Friday that its personal consumption expenditures price...
How executives can navigate challenging CEOs
A growing body of research underscores just how much a company’s fortunes depend on its top leader.
McKinsey estimates that nearly 45% of performance variation...
This new pop-up shop has arrived in Mid City
Nestled between Barracuda Taco Stand and The Parker Barber on Government Street is a small alcove that has a new tenant. Rêve Coffee Lab...
Roundup: Auto industry / Government layoffs / TikTok USA
Warning signs: The auto industry is flashing warning lights on the state of the U.S. economy, raising concerns as profits tighten. CarMax, the nation’s...
These six megaprojects signal an industrial construction surge for Louisiana
Six concurrent megaprojects are set to fuel a significant wave of industrial construction across Louisiana, with labor demand peaking at about 20,500 workers in...
Investors bet big against Mother Nature as hurricane season heats up
Large investors such as pensions and hedge funds are estimated to have spent $18.6 billion so far in 2025 buying catastrophe bonds, which insurers...
Roundup: Smitty’s Supply fire / Starbucks / Oil production
Info ‘confidential’: The EPA is yet to make public the list of hazardous materials present at the Smitty’s Supply Inc. petroleum products plant that...
Covington company buys 43 acres near Harveston development
A Covington company has purchased a 43-acre tract near the intersection of Nicholson Drive and Bluebonnet Boulevard.
West Village Development CDL LLC, represented by D....
Roundup: Seasonal retail hiring / JPMorgan Chase / 401(k) catch-up contributions
Hiring hiccups: Seasonal retail hiring is expected to drop to its lowest level since the 2009 recession, according to a report from Challenger, Gray...
Clean energy grades could dip for Entergy and Cleco, Sierra Club says
Louisiana utilities are facing mixed reviews in the Sierra Club’s latest Dirty Truth Report, which grades companies on their transition to clean energy and...
Take a look inside Baton Rouge Music Studios’ new creative space
Baton Rouge Music Studios has expanded with BRMS Creative, a new facility aimed at strengthening the city’s creative economy, 225 writes.
The project adds soundproofed...
Louisiana named one of the ‘Top 10 States for Doing Business’
Area Development Magazine has ranked Louisiana the No. 9 “Top State for Doing Business” in 2025. This marks the first time the state has...
Roundup: Home sales / Disney streaming / OpenAI’s $1T plan
Surging: Sales of new homes in the U.S. jumped 20.5% in August to an 800,000 annualized rate, the fastest since early 2022. Aggressive builder...
Barnes & Noble is set to open in Towne Center
Barnes & Noble will open its new Baton Rouge bookstore on Oct. 1 in Towne Center at Cedar Lodge, located across from Ulta, the...
Big banks expand teams amid hottest deal market since 2021
Wall Street is heating up again as a surge in mergers, acquisitions and IPOs drives banks to expand their dealmaking teams, The Wall Street...
Supreme Court case could reshape Louisiana’s coastal lawsuits, energy economy
Louisiana’s high-stakes coastal erosion lawsuits are drawing renewed scrutiny as the U.S. Supreme Court considers Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish, a case that could determine...
Rebrand proposed for UNO campus as it rejoins the LSU system
The University of New Orleans is poised to rejoin the LSU System with a big change in name and branding, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Interim LSU...
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Prostate cancer rates continue...
The latest American Cancer Society report shows that prostate cancer rates have been climbing by about 3% yearly since 2014, with the biggest increase...
Louisiana shakes up its energy oversight
Louisiana will complete a major overhaul of its natural resources agency Oct. 1, when the Department of Energy and Natural Resources officially becomes the...
