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Louisiana among states selected to receive federal funding for rare earth projects
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday that Louisiana was one of the few states chosen for a $134 million rare earth element initiative...
Here’s Air Products’ plan to keep thousands of cars off Ascension roads
Air Products plans to use the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales as a staging area for construction workers on its planned Louisiana Clean Energy...
Integer Technologies to expand at LSU, creating 23 new jobs averaging $130K
Integer Technologies, an applied research and digital engineering company, is expanding its research and development partnership with LSU in a move Louisiana Economic Development...
Roundup: Mylar balloon ban / Oil prices / Perkins Rowe
Popped: Louisiana lawmakers have approved a ban on intentional, outdoor releases of mylar and latex helium balloons. The governor shot down a similar proposal...
Trump administration plans extra tariffs of 10% or more on some trade partners
The Trump administration is proposing that tariffs of 10% or more be imposed on products from dozens of major trading partners following a probe...
Bill creating a pair of new taxing districts awaits governor’s signature
A bill establishing a tax district to support the planned $50 million grocery-anchored retail development in the Howell Place mixed-use community and to establish...
Meet the builders redefining ‘well-built’ in Baton Rouge
There’s no single path into construction in Baton Rouge—but a shared instinct is reshaping what “well-built” means across the Capital Region.
In its June issue,...
Dow, Univar sign long-term low-carbon solutions agreement
Dow and Univar Solutions on Monday announced a long-term agreement to offer and distribute Dow’s Decarbia low-carbon products across key markets, including a variety...
Roundup: AI job creation / Shreveport initiative / Gabbard’s replacement
A new era: As anxiety builds over how many jobs artificial intelligence might eliminate in the years to come, one Silicon Valley tech company...
Lawmakers give raises to Gov. Landry’s Cabinet secretaries
Louisiana lawmakers included a new round of double-digit pay increases for seven of Gov. Jeff Landry’s 14 Cabinet secretaries in the state budget they...
Workforce reforms will help set stage for next growth wave, report says
The just concluded legislative session produced the most comprehensive package of workforce legislation the state has seen in over 10 years, according to a...
Where Louisiana’s aerospace incentive package currently stands
A package of bills positioning Louisiana to land a major aerospace project has sailed through the Legislature, with some of the bills having already...
Roundup: Harvard Business School / Nvidia / Benny’s
Recognition: The Harvard Business School on Friday announced the recipients of its 2026 Alumni Achievement Awards, described as “the school’s highest honor.” One of...
Why America has ‘lost all margin for error’ on its $39 trillion debt
In the days before Memorial Day weekend, rates on 30-year Treasury bonds hit their highest level in 19 years at 5.2%, Fortune reports. The...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
The latest property transactions and issued permits across East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes.
East Baton Rouge Parish
Alvarez Construction purchased 10 lots for phase...
Tariff refunds could soon face a new challenge from the Trump administration
Businesses big and small have started receiving tariff refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump lacked the constitutional authority to...
Teachers, school advocates want details on Landry’s teacher pay plan
Gov. Jeff Landry says he intends to keep his promise to avoid a teacher pay cut this year, but Louisiana teachers unions and other...
Louisiana is the eighth most affordable state to retire, study says
Louisiana ranks among the top 10 most affordable states to retire, according to a new study from Retirement Living, a national journal of retirement...
Roundup: Lane Kiffin / Insider trading / Another baby boom?
‘We have to be one’: In reaction to LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin’s controversial comments about Ole Miss, LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry...
Louisiana lawmakers approve incentives for wood pellet industry
A bill aimed at making Louisiana more enticing to the controversial wood pellet industry has sailed through the Legislature, Verite News reports.
House Bill 670,...
