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What’s next for St. George? Schools and a sports complex
Daily Report sat down with St. George Mayor Dustin Yates to discuss how Louisiana’s newest city navigated 2025 as well as what comes next....
Roundup: Artificial Christmas trees / Social media law / ACA tax credits
Tariff impacts: Prices for artificial trees have risen 10% to 15% this year due to the new import taxes, according to the American Christmas...
An $850M rare earth minerals refining facility is planned for St. James Parish
ElementUSA will invest $850 million to build a rare earth and critical minerals refining facility in St. James Parish, a project aimed at strengthening...
Roundup: Wireless wars / Westlake Chemical / Delayed economic data
Escalating: AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon are escalating competition through aggressive customer-poaching promotions, deceptive advertising claims and lawsuits. AT&T is suing T-Mobile over a switching...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Here are the latest property transactions and issued permits in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Livingston parishes.
East Baton Rouge Parish
BR Bridge School Properties...
When will Gov. Landry’s CCS moratorium be lifted? Uncertainty abounds
It’s been two months since Gov. Jeff Landry ordered a moratorium on new applications for carbon capture injection wells in Louisiana, a move that...
A look at Microsoft’s massive Louisiana carbon capture deal
Microsoft is deepening its push to become carbon negative by 2030 with a major new carbon removal deal tied to a Louisiana clean fuels...
Stirling has acquired these two major Baton Rouge office properties
Stirling Properties has acquired the Citiplace Centre I and Acadian Centre office buildings in separate transactions, according to deals filed Friday with the East...
Roundup: Brighter budget / Water Institute / NY drivers licenses
Looking ahead: Louisiana’s budget outlook just got brighter. State economists with the Public Affairs Research Council boosted revenue forecasts for the current and upcoming...
Initial jobless claims in Louisiana are trending upwards
Initial unemployment claims 12/06
A new chapter has begun for this Government Street toy landmark
A familiar corner of Government Street is getting new life as The Modern Munchkin Co. moves into the longtime home of Victoria’s Toy Station,...
Big oil is betting on the Gulf again
BP, Woodside Energy and Chevron emerged as the biggest winners in the U.S. government’s first Gulf oil and gas lease sale since 2023, signaling...
EU sets easier path for US LNG exporters to meet methane rules
The European Union is signaling a softer approach to methane regulations for U.S. liquefied natural gas exporters, aiming to preserve energy security while addressing...
The oil surplus is shrinking as OPEC+ output drops
The International Energy Agency is warning that the global oil market’s surplus is narrowing—but not disappearing—as OPEC+ production slips and sanctioned barrels struggle to...
Roundup: Mortgage rates / Health care legislation / Jazz Fest lineup
Ticking up: Mortgage rates increased slightly, adding to cost pressures for buyers. The average for 30-year, fixed loans rose to 6.22%, up from 6.19%...
Home prices hit reverse
U.S. home prices have turned negative for the first time since mid-2023, CNBC writes.
Prices have slipped 1.4% over the past three months as the...
LSU reorganizes to power up its research game
The LSU Board of Supervisors on Thursday approved a series of organizational changes that reshape the LSU System's leadership structure, reinforce presidential oversight and...
This Japanese partnership will advance carbon capture in Louisiana
Newlab New Orleans is deepening its energy-tech ambitions with a new partnership alongside JERA, Japan’s largest power generator, to accelerate next-generation carbon capture solutions...
How New England is dealing with shrimp industry decline
Regulators voted Thursday to extend a shutdown preventing New England fishermen from catching shrimp, a historic industry that has recently fallen victim to warming...
Roundup: Gulf lease sale / LSU’s South Quad / Plumbing apprenticeships
$279M offered: Oil companies offered $279 million for drilling rights in the Gulf on Wednesday in the first of 30 sales planned for the...
