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Louisiana’s natural gas production picks up after two-year decline
After a two-year slump, Louisiana’s natural gas production is rebounding—driven by rising prices, renewed drilling and major federal policy shifts backing fossil fuel development,...
Will Oak View Group continue to develop arenas?
The CEO of Denver-based Oak View Group, the final firm in consideration to develop LSU’s new $400 million arena, was indicted by the U.S....
Roundup: Trade deal with Japan / Morgan Stanley / AI drug research
Tariff agreement: President Donald Trump announced a trade framework with Japan on Tuesday, placing a 15% tax on goods imported from that nation, down...
Metro Council wants AG input on law reshaping the BREC Commission
The Metro Council at its Wednesday meeting will authorize the parish attorney’s office to request an opinion from the state attorney general on how...
How do local industry leaders feel about the near-term future?
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance’s newly released Q3 economic outlook survey shows that the association’s members expect continued stability in production, capital expenditure...
Roundup: Cane-sugar Coke / Gambling revenues / Gas prices
Coming soon: Coca-Cola said Tuesday it will add a cane-sugar version of its trademark cola to its U.S. lineup this fall, confirming a recent...
Labor Department looks to repeal dozens of ‘obsolete’ workplace rules
The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home...
New NIL rules are putting booster groups at the center of a growing battle
College football’s biggest battle this summer isn’t on the field—it’s over booster collectives, The Wall Street Journal writes.
These donor-funded groups have funneled nearly $1.4...
How companies are being more strategic when it comes to spending on travel
Companies are still spending money on business travel, although they are being more strategic about how those dollars are spent amid ongoing trade uncertainties,...
Property that houses Baton Rouge gun retailer and range sells for $4.3M
The property containing Range USA on Greens at Millerville Boulevard near Interstate 12 has sold for $4.3 million, according to documents filed with the...
How one downtown bar owner is leveraging data and AI to boost business
David Facey, the entrepreneur behind the downtown nightclub Violet and the speakeasy-style Second Story that sits above it, is bringing a Silicon Valley mindset...
Newtron Group founder Newton Thomas dies
Newton Thomas, who founded The Newtron Group, a $1 billion Baton Rouge-based industrial construction contractor, died Saturday at the age of 81.
Thomas began his...
Insurance losses across the US are projected to top $100B this year
Insured losses for the first half of the year have reached $84 billion globally, CNBC reports, the highest first half total since 2011.
That’s according...
How tariffs are complicating the upcoming holiday season for retailers
With summer in full swing in the U.S., retail executives are sweating a different season. It’s less than 22 weeks before Christmas, a time...
Local commercial flooring business makes a Mississippi acquisition
Baton Rouge-based Cornerstone Flooring Companies has acquired Craft Croswell, a commercial flooring company based in Ridgeland, Mississippi.
Cornerstone has grown steadily since its founding in...
Here’s an update on the University Lakes Project
Major dredging operations are complete on three of the lakes in the LSU lakes system and work is continuing on the largest and most...
Roundup: US energy strategy / Politicians targeted / GoAuto Insurance
Boosting GDP: The White House Council of Economic Advisers on Thursday released a report highlighting the Trump administration's energy strategy, projecting that policies aimed...
Roundup: Education funding / Luncheon speaker / Amex spending
Money to be released: The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators...
How executives can harness their intuition to better lead
The use of sharpened intuition can separate a top-performing CEO from a mediocre one, Harvard Business Review writes.
Intuition can be defined as the internal,...
Garret Graves slams decision to cancel $3B coastal protection plan
Louisiana on Thursday canceled a $3 billion repair of its disappearing Gulf coastline, funded by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement, scrapping what...
