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When passion isn’t enough: Why new ventures fall apart
Only about half of new businesses survive their first two years, and just one-third make it to five.
The reasons go far beyond bad luck.
A...
Oil markets close 2025 in retreat as glut fears grow
Global oil markets are closing out 2025 with their steepest annual decline since the pandemic, as swelling supplies overwhelm a year dominated by wars,...
Roundup: M&A deals / Market update / State Rep. Paula Davis
Looking ahead: After a record 68 global megadeals above $10 billion in 2025, Wall Street banks expect another blockbuster year in 2026, fueled by...
Can Mayor Edwards’ vision for Baton Rouge endure when his budget is shrinking?
On the campaign trail, Sid Edwards spoke in the language of possibility. A longtime football coach and political outsider, he pitched himself as a...
US initial unemployment claims dip below 200,000
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week with layoffs remaining low despite a weakening labor market.
U.S. applications for jobless claims fell to 199,000...
Here’s what local auto dealers expect the market to look like in 2026
After years of volatility driven by supply shortages, rising prices and shifting consumer behavior, Baton Rouge-area auto dealers say the region’s car market has...
Gov. Landry fast-tracks special elections for Supreme Court and BESE seats
Gov. Jeff Landry has set a compressed special-election schedule to fill two Northshore vacancies on the Louisiana Supreme Court and the state Board of...
Roundup: Diversity hiring / Climate change / US materials companies
Under investigation: The Trump administration has opened civil investigations into corporate diversity hiring programs, using the False Claims Act—a law historically aimed at billing...
Louisiana’s rural hospitals set to get help from a federal funding initiative
Louisiana is set to receive $208 million in new federal funding aimed at stabilizing and modernizing rural hospitals, Louisiana Illuminator writes.
The money is a...
‘LaPolitics’: Democratic candidates slowly emerging in US Senate race
Now that former Gov. John Bel Edwards has officially dashed any hopes that he will run against U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy in 2026, the...
Jefferson Highway retail and office complex sells for $4.4M
Bocage Square, an eight-building retail and office complex on Jefferson Highway, has changed hands.
David DiVincenti purchased the property from The Settlement at Bocage LLC...
As Corporate America thrives, small businesses tighten their belts
America’s economy is booming—if you’re big enough, The Wall Street Journal writes.
While corporate giants are riding record profits and the artificial intelligence rally, many...
Mayor Edwards touts year-one progress on homelessness
When Mayor Sid Edwards reflects on his first year in office, he describes a year marked by steady progress on issues like blight and...
Roundup: Seafood industry aid / Shopping trends / Dating apps for jobs
Bill proposed: A bipartisan bill from U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., would expand federal seafood disaster aid to cover economic harm caused by foreign...
AI boom sparks fight between the feds and states over who controls the grid
As America’s AI arms race accelerates, a quiet but consequential power struggle is unfolding over who controls the energy that will fuel it, The...
Here’s how the Greater Baton Rouge residential market fared in November
The Greater Baton Rouge housing market saw a slight increase in inventory and a modest price decline in November.
Recent data from the Greater Baton...
What millennials and Gen Z want from workplace health care
Younger employees are reshaping workplace health care expectations—and employers who ignore that shift risk losing talent.
As Harvard Business Review writes, millennials and Gen Z...
‘LaPolitics’: A sneak peek at 2026’s association agendas
We reached out to more than a dozen prominent associations and advocacy groups working in Louisiana policy and politics to ask about their priorities...
Roundup: Holiday shopping / Gulf expansion / Consumer confidence
Stocking stuffers: Wellness supplements are emerging as a holiday gifting category as retailers give them more shelf space ahead of New Year’s resolutions. Brands...
Marketing leaders prepare for layoffs as AI pressure mounts
Artificial intelligence is moving from buzzword to bottom-line mandate in corporate marketing—and jobs are increasingly on the line, The Wall Street Journal writes.
A new...
