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What’s behind the EU’s $750B deal for American energy?
As part of a new trade pact, the European Union has pledged to buy $750 billion worth of American oil, natural gas and nuclear...
A bowling tournament brings a $125M boost to Baton Rouge
The U.S. Bowling Congress Open Championships delivered more than $125 million in economic impact to Baton Rouge during its four-month run at the Raising...
​​Cleo Fields: Supreme Court delay keeps La. congressional map in limbo
U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, expects the unresolved legal battle over Louisiana’s congressional map to continue well into 2026, meaning the current map...
The real estate industry is reeling after its worst spring season in 13 years
The U.S. housing market just suffered its slowest spring season since 2012, as economic anxiety sidelined buyers despite falling mortgage rates and more homes...
Roundup: Independent Party / Spirit Airlines / DEI requirements
Reform: More than 150,000 voters will be affected when Louisiana officially ends recognition of the Independent Party this Friday. It’s all part of the...
Small insurers continue to struggle after big storms
As major insurers retreat from disaster-prone regions in Louisiana, smaller companies are stepping in with help from a little-known ratings firm that’s now under...
Fewer Louisianans are filing for jobless benefits
Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana dropped for the week ending July 19, according to new figures from the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
The state reported...
Employees are adopting AI with or without approval
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence in the workplace is outpacing many companies’ ability to manage it, with employees increasingly adopting the technology on...
This entrepreneur is bringing hand-pulled noodles to Baton Rouge
A new restaurant specializing in Chinese-style hand-pulled noodles has opened on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard, 225 writes.Â
Noodle Bowl, which launched July 15, is the...
Roundup: Rep. Cleo Fields / Art auctions / Summer heat wave
Big Beautiful Bill: U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday. He...
An Airline Highway site is getting a commercial warehouse makeover
A former self-storage facility on Airline Highway is coming down to make way for something new: rentable commercial warehouse space.
Daisy Hill Airline LLC, represented...
Banks are favoring big spenders as credit tightensÂ
Banks are getting choosier about who gets a credit card, The Wall Street Journal writes.Â
New data from major lenders shows credit-card approvals fell 5%...
Roundup: Trump’s AI policy / French Quarter trash / UnitedHealth Group
The American standard: The Trump administration’s new AI policy blueprint seeks to make American technology the standard for artificial intelligence globally by making it...
Construction firms dominate Capital Region’s private sector growth
Capital Region private companies are powering ahead—and the numbers speak for themselves.Â
According to Business Report’s 2025 Top 100 Private Companies list, local businesses collectively...
BTR has added these flights for LSU football games this season
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has announced the addition of nonstop flights from Baton Rouge for four LSU games this season. The flight will be...
Burst of builder incentives fails to spur a turnaround in US new home sales
New home sales in the U.S. remained sluggish in June despite builders offering aggressive incentives to counter high prices and borrowing costs, Bloomberg reports.Â
Sales...
Mortgage rates dip slightly but borrowing costs remain elevated
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage eased this week, but offering little relief for prospective homebuyers facing record-high home prices.
The long-term rate...
How small businesses can better use AI
AI may be hailed as the ultimate productivity tool, but for many small and midsize businesses, that promise has not been delivered, Fast Company...
High expectations: Coach Kelly touts this year’s LSU football roster as his best
LSU head football coach Brian Kelly told a larger-than-usual Rotary Club of Baton Rouge audience Wednesday that the Tigers will take the field this...
Roundup: Cost of chocolate / Home rentals / Chevron layoffs
Hershey raising prices: Hershey, the maker of Reese’s, Whoppers, barkThins and other chocolate candies, said Wednesday that it will raise U.S. retail prices later...
