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Roundup: Lake Maurepas pollution study / Oil production / Income tax plan
Professor’s request denied: A Southeastern Louisiana University faculty grievance committee has rejected a chemistry professor’s request to be reinstated to a high-profile Lake Maurepas...
Studyville is expanding with a $1.26M investment
Studyville Enterprises is expanding its Baton Rouge headquarters as the locally founded education technology company grows its digital tutoring platforms and national reach.
The company...
Roundup: Relisting homes / Oil prices / FEMA funds
Jumping back in: Home sellers are relisting properties at the fastest pace in a decade as some who pulled listings last year try again...
Meet Chad Olivier, one of the Capital Region 500
Chad Olivier has been working in the Capital Region financial services industry for more than 25 years. Originally a stockbroker, he pivoted to financial...
Morgan Stanley becomes the latest company to announce mass layoffs
Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley is laying off roughly 2,500 employees as job cuts continue this year in the financial sector.
The layoffs at...
Tsunami files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Tsunami, the popular Louisiana sushi brand with restaurants in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and New Orleans, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The voluntary petition...
Roundup: 401(k) savings / Single-family home investors / Tariff refunds
Tapping accounts: Record numbers of Americans are tapping retirement accounts as financial pressures mount. About 6% of workers in Vanguard-administered 401(k) plans took hardship...
Policy uncertainty dominates the Gulf Coast’s energy outlook
Policy uncertainty is now the dominant concern shaping energy investment decisions along the Gulf Coast, outweighing commodity prices, supply or demand.
That’s according to Greg...
State working on benchmark insurance discounts for fortified roofs
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is working with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to establish a targeted discount rate for homeowners who install...
Why great brands keep pitching, even after the meeting ends
Pitching a company isn’t confined to a single meeting—it’s an ongoing process that begins long before a formal presentation and continues long after it...
Rising costs dominate Louisiana voter concerns ahead of session
A new statewide poll released by the Pelican Institute for Public Policy finds Louisiana voters are increasingly concerned about rising living costs and want...
Roundup: Verizon / Oil stocks / Charlie’s Law
Getting leaner: Verizon recently considered scaling back its high-profile NFL sponsorship as part of a broader effort to cut costs across the company. While...
Baton Rouge manufacturer acquires FedEx property on Coursey
Manufacturing company Jogler has purchased the FedEx facility on Coursey Boulevard for $7.1 million, according to a deal filed Tuesday with the East Baton...
The grid’s new threat: When data centers drop off all at once
A new grid risk is emerging in America’s data center boom: what happens when dozens of massive facilities disconnect from the power grid at...
The energy transition moves fast. LSU wants to help communities keep up
As new emerging energy projects are proposed across the Southeast, local leaders are being asked to make quick decisions about technologies they often have...
IRS awards $370M tax break to LNG exporter Cheniere
The Trump administration has approved a $370 million tax break for liquefied natural gas exporter Cheniere, allowing the company to claim a federal “alternative...
Roundup: Greg Upton / Dealer-added fees / Mortgage rates
Energy presentation: Greg Upton, executive director of LSU’s Center for Energy Studies, is presenting his Gulf Coast Energy Outlook at this week’s Rotary Club...
Bernhard Capital closes on its sale of United Utility Services
Bernhard Capital Partners, a services and infrastructure-focused private equity management firm, has closed on the sale of United Utility Services to Sandbrook Capital, in...
Venture Global, Cheniere lead LNG stock surge on supply shock
LNG exporter stocks, including Venture Global, NextDecade, and Cheniere, soared on Monday, Barron’s writes.
The conflict in Iran has upended the market for liquefied natural...
Oil prices surge as tanker disruptions in Strait of Hormuz rattle global supply
Oil prices rose sharply Monday as disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz raised uncertainty about how U.S. and Israeli attacks on...
