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A look at how the area housing market closed out 2025
The Greater Baton Rouge housing market ended 2025 with a modest increase in closed sales and days on market, while new listings and pending...
Stronger global economy lifts oil forecast, but oversupply risks linger
The International Energy Agency has raised its outlook for global oil demand growth this year, citing a stronger economic backdrop and lower crude prices,...
LED secretary: Louisiana has set a ‘new standard’
Speaking at Business Report’s Power Breakfast on Tuesday morning, Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois described a state that has staged an impressive comeback...
Lane Kiffin credits Nick Saban for helping him choose LSU job
LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin says his decision to leave a top-five program and a stable situation at Ole Miss for LSU was...
Roundup: MBA blues / New BRG clinic / Netflix’s WB offer
Looking for work: Even graduates from elite MBA programs are facing a tougher job market than before COVID. Hiring from top schools remains below...
‘LaPolitics’: As revenue falls, the Louisiana Lottery explores online sales
Louisiana Lottery revenue has fallen to a three-year low, which could pose problems for state budget writers if the trend continues.
But the numbers already...
Why Chevron isn’t racing back into Venezuela
President Donald Trump wants U.S. oil majors to rush roughly $100 billion into reviving Venezuela’s battered petroleum industry after Nicolás Maduro’s ouster, but the...
Roundup: College football spending / Economic summit / Greenland
Coaching staffs: College football’s spending boom is transforming head coaches into marquee corporate assets. Bloomberg reports that winners from Power Four conferences now spend...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Here are the latest property transactions and issued permits in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Livingston parishes.
East Baton Rouge Parish
John Enquist, through his...
Is it time to review Baton Rouge’s Plan of Government? This Metro Council member...
Fresh on the heels of St. George’s incorporation and the adoption of a pared-down 2026 budget, District 3 Metro Council member Rowdy Gaudet says...
How climate risk scores are causing friction in the US housing market
A growing fight over climate risk data is reshaping the U.S. housing market, pitting home sellers, buyers and real estate platforms against private disaster...
Mitsubishi makes a $7.5B bet on Haynesville Shale gas
Japanese trading giant Mitsubishi is making a major bet on the U.S. energy sector with a $7.5 billion acquisition of Aethon Energy, one of...
Why the IMF is upgrading its global economic forecast for 2026
An unexpectedly sturdy world economy is likely to shrug off President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies this year, thanks partly to a surge of...
Roundup: Offshore ports / College football championship / Homebuilder sentiment
Licensing shift: Federal control of offshore deep-water port licensing has shifted from the Coast Guard to the U.S. Maritime Administration, a move supporters say...
BREC cutting its workforce as part of a strategic overhaul
BREC is launching a sweeping organizational overhaul to cut costs and streamline operations, a move that includes an immediate 10% workforce reduction, the agency...
North Baton Rouge to get long-awaited grocery-anchored development
A long-awaited full-service grocery store and retail development is moving forward in north Baton Rouge, bringing a major investment to expand food access and...
Gov. Landry moves to reshape inspector general role
Gov. Jeff Landry is moving to remake one of Louisiana’s main government watchdogs while installing a former official from Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration at...
‘LaPolitics’ Q&A: Secretary of State Nancy Landry
With redistricting in the Supreme Court's hands, is there any scenario where we would not have closed primaries for the House and Senate races?
Secretary...
Parish president, PALA deny any link between Livingston project and carbon capture
Livingston Parish President Randy Delatte on Thursday issued a statement on social media dispelling “rumors” that PALA Interstate’s recently announced expansion project in the...
Meet one of the 500: Gordy Rush of Guaranty Media
An award-winning leader in Baton Rouge’s broadcasting industry, Gordy Rush serves as vice president and general manager of Guaranty Media, overseeing some of the...
