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Roundup: Mike Strain / Consumer sentiment / Flight cancellations
Ag update: Mike Strain, commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton...
Where the Tax Foundation’s latest competitiveness index ranks Louisiana
Louisiana’s tax climate is getting more competitive, The Center Square writes.
The Tax Foundation’s new 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index ranks Louisiana 31st—up six spots...
How 2025 became a big year for tech in Louisiana
The landmark announcement last November of Meta’s $10 billion investment to build a data center in Richland Parish, along with news two months later...
Roundup: Sports betting / Lowering GLP-1 costs / Ten Commandments law
ESPN partners with DraftKings: ESPN signed an exclusive sports-betting deal with DraftKings after dropping its PENN agreement, consolidating integrations across ESPN’s platforms ahead of...
A Houston company plans to open a second Capital Region location
Construction is set to begin on a new Christian Brothers Automotive location in Ascension Parish, part of the Houston-based company’s expansion in the Capital...
Why Energy Transfer is delaying its Lake Charles LNG project
Energy Transfer is tapping the brakes on Lake Charles LNG, saying it won’t give the Louisiana export project a final financial go-ahead until 80%...
These airports will see flights cut due to the government shutdown
Louisiana has missed the list for now, but airports in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are among the 40 across the U.S. that...
How the Ascension Parish commercial real estate market is trending
The Ascension Parish commercial real estate market ended the third quarter of 2025 with declines in both sales volume and deal activity, according to...
Roundup: Southern University Law Center / Evolving Baton Rouge / TJ Ribs
Expansion: The Southern University Law Center is breaking ground Wednesday afternoon on a new law clinic on Roosevelt Steptoe Drive. The new clinic will...
Entergy signs a natural gas deal to support Meta’s data center project
Entergy Louisiana on Tuesday announced that it has signed a 20-year natural gas transportation agreement with Energy Transfer, a leading North American energy firm.
The...
Report: First-time homebuyers are older than ever
The median age of first-time homebuyers in the U.S. has reached a record high of 40 years old, NewsNation reports.
That’s according to a new...
Rolfe McCollister: Why I’m voting ‘no’ on the Thrive EBR tax increase
In his latest column, Rolfe McCollister highlights the critical Nov. 15 vote on Mayor Sid Edwards’ Thrive EBR tax plan, which will shape parish...
A breakdown of how BP won its $1B-plus case against Venture Global
BP’s $1 billion-plus arbitration win over Venture Global is now being closely watched across the LNG sector—including here in Louisiana, Reuters writes.
New reporting indicates...
Expert to local homebuilders: Recession risk stands at around 30%
With policy shifts and new tariffs fueling volatility reminiscent of the pandemic era, a renewed wave of economic uncertainty is rippling through the housing...
How business executives can avoid cognitive burnout
Even with endless productivity tools, many executives still end the day mentally exhausted—not because of workload alone, but because their brains are being used...
Roundup: Meta goes solar / Airport woes / Commercial real estate
Data center power: Meta signed a deal to buy 385 megawatts of power from two new Louisiana solar plants to help run its new...
Mayor Sid Edwards: We can thrive
Over the next two weeks, East Baton Rouge Parish residents will vote on the Thrive EBR plan that will appear as “Parish Propositions 1,...
ExxonMobil expands low-cost site revamps as refining profits surge
ExxonMobil says its shift toward upgrading existing refineries is becoming a core long-term strategy, as the oil major moves to better weather volatile commodity...
National penny shortage leaves Louisiana retailers concerned and confused
Louisiana retailers are beginning to feel the effects of a national penny shortage, forcing some businesses to rethink how they handle cash transactions.
The shortage...
