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Home sales nationwide slip as spring season stalls
Sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. fell in April to their slowest pace in seven months, signaling a sluggish start to the...
Retailers face pricing shift as the penny retires
Businesses will soon need to rethink how they price everyday goods as the U.S. Treasury begins phasing out the penny, ending over 230 years...
Site of a proposed Tex-Mex restaurant on West Lee sells for $1.5M
Dallas holding company Uncommon Brands has purchased a 2.4-acre tract on West Lee Drive near Burbank Drive—the future home to a Tex-Mex chain’s first...
Louisiana lawmakers are fast-tracking nuclear permitting
Louisiana is moving to fast-track environmental permitting for advanced nuclear projects under a bill that aligns the state with a national effort to accelerate...
Roundup: Big win for Trump / Nonunanimous verdicts / Walmart layoffs
Up all night: House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson unifying his ranks to...
US initial jobless claims fall despite rising economic uncertainty
The number of Americans filing unemployment claims last week fell slightly as businesses continue to retain employees despite growing economic uncertainty over U.S. trade...
30-second strategy: How women can build confidence in male-dominated fields
How can women in male-dominated fields build confidence in rooms where they may be the only woman present?
When asked that question during Business Report’s...
How nature-inspired offices can improve employee well-being
Biophilic design—a strategy that incorporates nature into indoor spaces—is gaining traction for its proven ability to boost productivity, reduce stress and enhance workplace satisfaction,...
New report highlights significant natural gas potential in Louisiana
A new U.S. Geological Survey assessment positions Louisiana as a major player in the next phase of American energy development, 10/12 reports.
The report highlights...
Push to appoint, rather than elect, future insurance commissioners falters
A proposal to make Louisiana’s insurance commissioner an appointed rather than elected position stalled this week after mounting Republican opposition on the Senate floor,...
Roundup: Lawmaker’s DUI / Rite Aid transition / Seafood safety overhaul
Child endangerment: A Louisiana lawmaker is facing criminal charges after striking a concrete barrier while allegedly driving impaired with his three children in the...
SBA tightening requirements on loan program for underserved entrepreneurs
The Small Business Administration is clamping down on its Community Advantage loan program, barring new lenders and raising capital reserve requirements for existing ones,...
Roundup: Lowe’s / Phillips 66 / Target’s outlook
Better than expected: Lowe’s on Wednesday stood by its full-year forecast, as growing sales among home professionals helped offset slower demand from do-it-yourself customers....
Why this vote by the PSC might ultimately lead to higher electricity rates
The Louisiana Public Service Commission has voted to end a yearslong effort to explore more competitive electricity options—effectively shutting the door on reforms that...
How sports gambling revenue could soon help fuel Louisiana college athletics
Louisiana’s public college athletic programs could soon see a major funding boost under a bill moving through the Legislature, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
House Bill 639,...
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Gut bacteria in childhood...
Researchers have identified a strong link between a DNA-damaging toxin and colon cancer in younger people. Exposure to the toxin, called colibactin, in early...
Roundup: COVID vaccines / Mortgage rates / Meta’s Louisiana project
To be restricted: Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift...
Bill to restrict DEI practices in state government, education clears House
A bill that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion practices in Louisiana state government and restrict certain race- and gender-related college curricula passed the...
What we know about this new Jefferson Highway office park
A new building permit was issued last week for the second of two buildings in a new office park coming to Jefferson Highway across...
Is Austin’s reign as a tech giant coming to an end?
Austin’s pandemic-era tech boom is losing steam, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Once hailed as the next Silicon Valley, the Texas capital is now seeing...
