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Inside Trump’s Friday Venezuela oil meeting
President Donald Trump is pressing major U.S. oil companies to commit at least $100 billion to revive Venezuela’s battered energy sector, Bloomberg writes, predicting...
This bank plans to expand its footprint into Baton Rouge
Landmark Bank has purchased land for its first Baton Rouge branch location.
The bank acquired two lots totaling about 1.6 acres on Jefferson Highway near...
Initial unemployment claims in Louisiana pick back up after holidays
Initial unemployment claims 01/03/26
Continued unemployment claims 01/03/26
Inside Tilt’s 20-year rise from scrappy shop to national brand builder
Baton Rouge branding agency Tilt has spent the past 20 years proving that growth doesn’t have to follow the traditional agency playbook.
As Business Report...
Roundup: Ethics board shakeup / Economic output / Used car prices / Stonetrust
Watchdog power shift: Gov. Jeff Landry is poised to gain control of Louisiana’s ethics watchdog after three board terms expired Jan. 1, giving him...
How one state wrote off more than $106M in bad debt in two years
Since the start of 2023, Nevada has written off more than $106 million in “bad debt,” meaning state officials have deemed it impossible or...
Roundup: Paul Sawyer / Investing in oil / Sluggish hiring
Running for office: Veteran policy adviser Paul Sawyer has entered the race for Louisiana House District 69, pitching himself as a results-driven conservative with...
Return-to-work push sparks a ‘flight to quality’ in Baton Rouge offices
Return-to-office mandates are reshaping Baton Rouge’s workplace landscape, forcing employers to rethink not just where people work, but how they want to feel while...
Student housing sales are helping fuel a Baton Rouge multifamily rebound
The Baton Rouge multifamily market rebounded in 2025 after two slow years, with rising transaction volume driven by major student housing deals and the...
Capital Region posts solid job growth in November report
The Baton Rouge area continued to post steady job growth in November as Louisiana’s employment levels climbed to their second-highest point on record, according...
Roundup: Mortgage rates / LUBA Casualty Insurance / US trade deficit
Ticking up: U.S. mortgage rates ticked up for the first time in a month, though sticking close to their lowest levels in more than...
US workers express doubt they can find a new job if they get laid...
Americans are growing more anxious about both inflation and the job market, according to the latest consumer survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of...
No windows, no problem: How to bring nature into your workday
The crisp crinkle of fallen leaves beneath your feet. The swish and trickle of water moving through a stream. A breath of crisp, fresh...
‘We’re just getting started,’ Mayor Edwards says in State of the City
East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards says the city-parish is on solid footing following his first full year in office, citing declines in...
This local engineering firm just expanded to Texas
Baton Rouge-based Cajun Engineering Solutions, a subsidiary of Cajun Industries Holdings, has acquired the engineering office of Primoris Design and Construction Inc. in Tyler,...
See what’s moving into the old Rite Aid property near Towne Center
Last year, Daily Report wrote that the former Rite Aid property on the corner of Corporate Boulevard and Jefferson Highway was being redeveloped. Now,...
Roundup: Environmental reviews / Housing crisis / Job market
Rolling back regulations: The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations it says needlessly delay federal approvals for energy and infrastructure...
This Citiplace hotel was recently sold to an out-of-state group
Georgia-based hotel investment and management group Natson Hotel Group is the new owner of the Extended Stay America-Citiplace hotel property on Corporate Boulevard.
The group...
Orion Labs, FMOL Health partner to expand services across the state
FMOL Health and Orion Laboratories have announced a joint venture to expand access to Louisiana-based laboratory services for patients and health care providers across...
An oil giant exec’s take on Venezuela
One of the nation’s largest refiners says geopolitical upheaval in Venezuela could become a windfall for U.S. fuel makers built to process heavy crude,...
