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Jobs report: Market shows resilience amid uncertainty
American employers added a better-than-expected 177,000 jobs in April as the job market showed resilience in the face of President Donald Trump’s trade wars.
Hiring...
This Ascension Parish child care and early learning facility just changed hands
A day care property in Prairieville recently was sold, as a child care and early learning center operator expands its footprint in Ascension Parish.
Shriver...
‘LaPolitics’: Attorney general, secretary of state pushing legislative agendas
Attorney General Liz Murrill and Secretary of State Nancy Landry, Louisiana's highest-ranking women in elected office, are both pushing aggressive legislative agendas in the...
North Baton Rouge is hosting a small business summit next week
Small businesses in north Baton Rouge will have an opportunity to get insights into accessing capital, business scaling, digital growth and more at an...
Real estate report: ‘Flight to quality’ is driving the Baton Rouge office market
The Baton Rouge office market is experiencing a “flight to quality,” with occupancy rates in Class A office spaces rising nearly 10%.
That is according...
Roundup: Credit downgrade / Defunding Louisiana / Camping under fire
Woodside’s financial exposure: S&P Global Ratings downgraded Australian energy firm Woodside Energy’s credit outlook from “stable” to “negative” Wednesday after the company committed to...
Meet the 500: Nial Patel
Recognized as a top leader and known for his volunteer activism, Nial Patel established himself as one of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s longest-serving senior staff...
Rolfe McCollister: Under Gov. Landry, is Louisiana open for business, or lawsuits?
This happened in one decidedly unfoolish week in April: A headline in Forbes read, “Louisiana Is Litigating Away Its Economic Prosperity;” while a column...
Community input sought for Plan Baton Rouge III
The first Plan Baton Rouge III public meeting will be Wednesday evening, with the aim of soliciting input and feedback from the community.
The meeting,...
Roundup: US economy shrinks / Wall Street reacts / Oil prices
First-quarter GDP: The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.3% annual pace from January through March, the first drop in three years, as President Donald...
What Nexus says it’s doing to better align with its mission
Following DartPoints’ recent acquisition of the building that houses Nexus Louisiana, CEO Tony Zanders says the organization is actively exploring a range of options...
Lawmakers strike down bill giving parishes say-so on carbon capture projects
In a significant move, the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment on Tuesday voted down legislation that sought to grant each of the...
This local wing joint is expanding to West Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge-born restaurant chain Empire Wingz is expanding yet again—this time, to West Baton Rouge.
Owner Vic Smith tells Daily Report that the new location...
Roundup: UPS layoffs / LDEQ official exits / FedEx WARN notice
Cutting expenses: United Parcel Service said on Tuesday that it will cut 20,000 positions this year, moving to slash expenses months after it parted...
How anxiety over tariffs is impacting US consumer confidence
Americans’ confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month, reaching its lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as anxiety...
BP plans to boost its US oil and gas production by more than 50%...
BP, the oil company that once aimed to lead the shift to renewable energy, is now on board with President Trump’s mantra of “drill,...
Louisiana’s Mark Cooper appointed to Trump’s FEMA Review Council
President Donald Trump on Monday appointed 13 members to his newly formed Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council—including one prominent Louisianan.
That Louisianan is Mark...
‘LaPolitics’: Freshman GOP representatives falling in line, so far
“It was a very surprising moment," reflects Rep. Annie Spell, "and a little surreal."
One tends to remember the moment they become the newest member...
Legislators will consider a package of bills targeting carbon capture
Lawmakers on Tuesday are set to hear a sweeping package of bills aimed at reining in the state's growing carbon sequestration industry, The Center...
How corporate America is responding to the trade war
President Trump’s stop-start trade offensive is throwing a wrench in corporate America’s plans, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Chemical company Dow is delaying construction of...
