Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Standalone retail with drive through...

Now available for sale, 8759 Sullivan Road is a ±2,400 SF former bank building on ±.67 acres. Built in 2018, the property is very...

LSU law school dean to step down

LSU announced Friday that Alena Allen will step down as dean of the LSU law school at the end of the academic year, according...

Roundup: Phorm Energy / Kraft Heinz / NFL wagers

First NIL partnership: Phorm Energy, an energy drink line produced by Anheuser-Busch with the backing of 1st Phorm and Dana White, recently announced its...

Judge weighing request to temporarily block ouster of Fed governor

A federal judge said Friday she will consider in the coming days whether to temporarily block the Trump administration from removing Federal Reserve governor...

Vacant 140,000-square-foot Florida Boulevard property sells

A former call center property on Florida Boulevard has a new owner. Direct Administration Inc. has acquired the former Direct Auto and Life Insurance call...

Twenty years after Katrina, Trump’s FEMA policies face scrutiny

Two decades after Hurricane Katrina raised serious questions about the nation’s ability to prepare for and respond to natural disasters, some current and former...

EU looks to scrap tariffs on US industrial goods as part of a wider...

The European Commission on Thursday proposed removing tariffs on U.S. industrial goods as part of a trade deal that would also reduce American duties...

Trump says Meta data center will make Louisiana a national hub for AI

President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry say Meta’s massive artificial intelligence data center in Richland Parish will transform the state into a...

Roundup: ‘The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’ / Walgreens / Roseland explosion

Goodbye to print: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Publisher and President Andrew Morse announced Thursday that the publication will stop producing a print newspaper at the end...

The US economy saw stronger growth in Q2 than initially thought

Thanks to consumers who stepped up their spending despite jitters over President Donald Trump’s trade war, the U.S. economy’s rebound in the second quarter...

Louisiana calls on the Supreme Court to reject race in redistricting

Louisiana on Wednesday abandoned its defense of a political map that elected two Black members of Congress and instead called on the Supreme Court...

Ousted Fed governor Lisa Cook sues Trump to reverse her firing

Lisa Cook, a governor on the Federal Reserve Board, sued President Donald Trump on Thursday over his unprecedented decision earlier this week to fire...

Roundup: LASM / LSU parking / Lil Boosie

Happy anniversary: To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historic Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Depot, downtown’s Louisiana Art & Science Museum is presenting...

State begins public testing of new voting machine technology

Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s office hosted a public demonstration this week of new voting technology from Texas-based Hart InterCivic, according to Louisiana...

Commercial real estate activity picking up as institutional investors return

Commercial real estate activity is showing signs of recovery after a slowdown earlier this year, CNBC reports. JLL’s latest Bid Intensity Index, which measures liquidity...

A new $145M women’s correctional institute is set to open in St. Gabriel

A ribbon cutting ceremony will mark the grand opening of the new Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women facility on Thursday morning in St. Gabriel. In...

Roundup: BTR tailgate party / LIV Golf in NOLA / Hurricane risk analysis

LSU season kickoff: The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport will host a season kickoff tailgate party Friday to celebrate the start of LSU's 2025 football...

Pipe & Steel unveils an expansion of its facility in Denham Springs

At deadline, Pipe & Steel Industrial Fabricators was unveiling an expanded facility on Wednesday morning at the company’s site on Arnold Road in Denham...

Roundup: Drago’s / New Orleans Saints / Cracker Barrel

New digs: Drago’s Seafood Restaurant will officially open its new Perkins Rowe location on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m. A grand opening event...

When will Gov. Landry weigh in on the Senate race? That depends on Trump

Gov. Jeff Landry says he won’t make a decision on who to support in Louisiana’s 2026 U.S. Senate race until he hears from President...