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Nelson, Bourgeois make their case for Amendment No. 2
In a Tuesday morning media briefing, Louisiana Department of Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson and Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois discussed why they view...
Aucoin Homes purchased lots in this Gonzales development
Homebuilder Aucoin Homes has acquired 17 lots in the Village at Conway residential community in Gonzales, marking a significant expansion within the mixed-use development.
According...
America’s ports have been working to clean up. Will that continue?
The nation’s 300 public and private shipping ports have been centers of pollution for decades. There, the goods Americans want—from cars to building materials...
‘LaPolitics’: Tax topics coming together for fiscal session
When it comes to tax policy, Capitoland is focused more on the March 29 ballot than on the upcoming fiscal session, as lawmakers and...
Capital Region housing market produced mixed results in February
The Capital Region housing market saw year-over-year declines in closed sales and new listings during February but a leap in pending sales, according to...
State senators’ involvement in LSU student election described as ‘bizarre’Â
Two Louisiana state senators stepped in to get a pair of former student legislative aides back on the ballot for their LSU campus government...
Baton Rouge’s Forever 21 plans to close after operator files for bankruptcy
F21 OpCo, the U.S. operator of Forever 21, has filed for bankruptcy as the apparel company struggles to compete with online retailers.
Forever 21 has...
Roundup: Tre’s Street Kitchen / Trump’s trade negotiator / Tigers in the NFL
Recognition: Baton Rouge-based Tre’s Street Kitchen was named a Best of Growth winner by Aramark’s Local Restaurant Row program. As previously reported by Business...
Shoppers are scaling back as anxiety over the economy intensifies
U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling that Americans are shopping more...
CEOs are more likely to be fired if at least one board member has...
Executives at poorly performing companies are more likely to get the boot if one of the company’s board members has a military background, The...
Roundup: Unemployment / New MSAs / Consumer sentiment
Local figures: Initial unemployment claims in Louisiana rose slightly for the week ending March 8, according to figures released Friday by the Louisiana Workforce...
Tariffs, inflation and recession concerns shake up the US consumer market
In addition to high interest rates and continuing inflation, CEOs across the U.S. are struggling with unpredictable tariffs, mass government layoffs and sliding consumer...
What are angel investors looking for in a startup?
Launching a startup is no small feat, but securing the funding necessary to turn a promising idea into a thriving business is another beast...
What’s next for the former home of Mike Anderson’s restaurant?
A long-vacant restaurant property on Greenwell Springs Road has a new owner.
Homebuilder A.P. Dodson purchased the former Mike Anderson’s restaurant site near Frenchtown Road...
This agency is warning trade tensions will weigh on oil demands
The International Energy Agency said this week that the macroeconomic conditions underpinning its previously released oil-demand projections have worsened over the past month with...
The nation’s emergency alert system is now the subject of a lawsuit
The federal government’s steward of funding for public broadcasting stations sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its pause in grant payments for upgrading...
AI in the boardroom? Here’s what researchers discovered
As evidence grows that artificial intelligence outperforms human workers on many tasks, a team from Cambridge University experimented with integrating the technology into executive...
Baton Rouge’s GMFS breaks away from Ready Capital Â
GMFS Mortgage, a mortgage lending solutions provider and subsidiary of Ready Capital Corporation, has announced its plans to purchase GMFS.
“We felt like with the...
Why isn’t there a statewide flood forecasting system?
At a recent Amite River Basin Drainage & Water Conservation District meeting, members asked about the possibility of statewide application of a flood warning...
Roundup: Airline execs’ warning / Mortgage rates / Homebuilding costs
Flying high: Several top airlines have adjusted their forecasts over fears that an incoming recession could weaken travel demand after a sluggish start to...
