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Fed hopes August hiring report will show slowdown
Raging inflation has so scrambled the economy that it’s come to this: If Friday’s jobs report for August were to show a significant hiring...
Work begins on $146M women’s prison in St. Gabriel
Work has begun in Louisiana on a $146 million women’s prison to replace a prison that flooded six years ago, and a ceremonial groundbreaking...
BRG completes $1.9M purchase of land to allow for Midway Connector
Baton Rouge General has completed its $1.9 million purchase of 2.8 acres in the Baton Rouge Health District, Bill Jeansonne of Saurage Rotenberg Commercial...
Tulane professor sees bright future for natural gas, renewables, but not for oil
While much of the world still runs on oil, Tulane University’s Peter Ricchiuti sees a far brighter future for natural gas and renewables.
Petroleum for...
BRAC announces first cohort of minority business accelerator
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today announced the first cohort of the Drive Minority Business Accelerator powered by ExxonMobil in partnership with Interise’s award-winning...
Roundup: Vacation days / Will Wade / Investment portfolios
No time off: As the summer vacation season comes to a close, a large share of workers say they aren’t taking vacation time, often...
Employees at smaller companies are more comfortable discussing salaries
Do you think your employees have ever asked each other about how much money they make? The answer could depend on the size of...
LSU to create digital twin of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility
As NASA launches the Artemis mission that will send a spacecraft into orbit around the moon, LSU prepares for the next critical mission: to...
Calm before storms? Quiet Atlantic hurricane season defies forecasts
It’s been quiet—too quiet—this Atlantic hurricane season, meteorologists and residents of storm-prone areas whisper almost as if not to tempt fate.
Smokin’ Aces BBQ in Denham Springs closes
Smokin’ Aces BBQ has closed its doors for good, the Denham Springs restaurant announced in a post on its Facebook page.
Opened about two months...
BBB sells downtown headquarters building, will lease temporary location
The Better Business Bureau of South Central Louisiana has sold its downtown headquarters on Main Street for $675,000, according to records filed with the...
Lancaster Construction plans cottage-style subdivision on west side of O’Neal
Lancaster Construction is planning Willow Springs, a residential subdivision with 140 cottage-style units on about 20 acres on the west side of O’Neal Lane...
Roundup: Tesla lawsuit / Consumer confidence / Score seminar
Car sales: Tesla has filed suit to challenge a Louisiana law it says restricts its ability to sell electric vehicles directly to customers and...
DOTD gets additional $98M in federal funds for road projects
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development received word on Monday that its request for $97.8 million in additional federal highway funding was approved due to successfully obligating the full amount of its federal funding during the 2021-2022 federal fiscal year.
Student loan forgiveness seen as potential boost for entrepreneurialism
Small business growth could get a boost if President Joe Biden has his way with student-loan forgiveness, Inc. reports.
Around one-third of small business owners...
Louisiana receives ninth-highest score for its election integrity measures
A new study of election integrity measures in all 50 states and the District of Columbia ranks Louisiana in a tie with Wisconsin for...
Job vacancies rise to 11.2M in July, dashing Fed hopes for hiring cooldown
The number of open jobs in the U.S. rose in July after three months of declines, a sign that employers are still urgently seeking...
Gulf fabricators embrace offshore wind, but region in no hurry to ditch rigs
Welders and machinists from Louisiana and Texas are building the nation’s first offshore wind supply vessels and turbine installation ships, and are expected to...
Provider opposition holding up 19 Louisiana broadband grants worth $86.6M
Protests from current broadband internet providers continue to hold up grants meant to close the “digital divide” and promote high-speed internet access to unserved...
Investment firm pays $1.6M for three properties near LSU
Legacy Capital Investments LLC paid $1.6 million for two properties on Carlotta Street and one property on East State Street, all just off of LSU’s campus, according to records filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court’s office.
