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Louisiana concrete companies join forces to capitalize on construction boom
Two Louisiana concrete suppliers are joining forces with two out-of-state companies to pursue large-scale construction projects as billions of dollars in new industrial and...
Roundup: Energy employment / Small business confidence / Maritime woes
Jobs in transition: Energy sector employment fell about 1% nationwide and in Louisiana from 2024 to 2025, with Louisiana losing 1,131 jobs to reach...
Trump’s Bombardier threat puts aerospace supply chain at risk
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the sale of aircraft from Canada’s Bombardier unless it manufactures planes in the U.S.
In response, the...
‘LaPolitics’: Our new congressional members will be last in line, again
Over several cycles in recent decades, Louisiana elected new members of its congressional delegation in December, a month after all other states had finished...
Roundup: Judge sides with players / 162,000 jobs added / Diesel prices hit record
LSU defies SEC: A Baton Rouge judge issued a preliminary injunction against the NCAA, allowing LSU to roster former NFL players and other athletes...
Louisiana poised to cash in on Venezuela’s oil comeback
Louisiana could become one of the biggest U.S. beneficiaries of a major expansion of Venezuela’s oil industry, with the state already having the infrastructure...
With energy-hungry projects on the horizon, Livingston looks to set new rules
The Livingston Parish Planning Commission on Thursday recommended approval of new regulations governing power plants and electric generating facilities as parish officials seek to...
Two sectors are powering Ascension’s commercial property market
Retail and industrial properties kept Ascension Parish’s commercial real estate market on steady ground during the second quarter, even as the office sector continued...
Three Louisiana brands, three paths to growth
Before Slap Ya Mama seasoning landed on grocery shelves in all 50 states, and eventually reached markets as far away as Dubai, the Walker...
‘LaPolitics’: Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser weighs in on his future political plans
LaPolitics: Are you definitely running for reelection next year?
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser: My plan is to run for reelection, if I'm still healthy and...
Roundup: Nvidia buys Hugging Face / Dropbox breached / US jobless claims
$13B deal: Nvidia has agreed to acquire AI startup Hugging Face for about $13 billion, including up to $1 billion in equity-based retention incentives...
Geaux Automotive Group acquires four former All Star Automotive dealerships
Geaux Automotive Group has expanded its Louisiana footprint by acquiring four former Hudson Automotive dealerships, adding 111 employees and positioning the Baton Rouge-based dealership...
EPA plan could clear a faster path for AI data centers
A plan by the Environmental Protection Agency could make it harder for the public to learn about and comment on proposed AI data centers...
Plant proposed for Louisiana would strengthen domestic fertilizer production
CHS, a leading farmer-owned cooperative, and OCP North America, a subsidiary of OCP Group, recently announced a proposal for a joint venture to build...
Rolfe McCollister: Butch and Brooks are here and ready
Baton Rouge needs bold, proven leaders—and veteran tourism executive Butch Spyridon is exactly the kind of talent the Capital Region should be recruiting, Rolfe...
Supporters, critics sound off during marathon Hyundai air permit hearing
A 4½-hour public hearing over Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel's proposed air permit drew sharply divided testimony Tuesday night in Donaldsonville, with supporters touting the project's...
Roundup: New chip tariffs / US mortgage rates / AI influencer crackdown
Domestic incentives: The Trump administration is considering new tariffs on imported semiconductors, potentially extending them to products containing chips, including data center servers and...
What’s driving this local credit union’s ‘rapid growth’
Pelican Credit Union has nearly tripled in size since 2017. Its president, Melissa Ott, attributes that swell primarily to “organic growth” rather than to...
SpaceX’s $100B Louisiana deal comes with $27.5B in tax incentives
Louisiana officials have offered SpaceX an estimated $27.5 billion tax incentive package to secure the company’s planned $100 billion Starbase Louisiana facility in coastal...
Chevron is betting $7B on Venezuela’s oil revival
Oil giant Chevron confirmed it will expand its operations in Venezuela, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the...
