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Gov. Landry’s auto insurance reform plan, explained
In a Tuesday morning press conference, Gov. Jeff Landry outlined a sweeping plan aimed at tackling Louisiana’s sky-high auto insurance rates.
If the plan comes...
Last week’s Chevron verdict draws varied reactions
A Plaquemines Parish jury decision last week for Chevron to pay $745 million in damages has drawn fierce reactions from industry allies, legal reform...
Traction steps up its game in Ascension Parish
Traction Sports Performance has officially expanded into Ascension Parish, opening an 11,400-square-foot facility last week on West Outfitters Drive in Gonzales, near Cabela’s and...
Roundup: Federal workers / Mortgage rates / Easter spending
Revoked: The Supreme Court has lifted a lower-court order that directed the Trump administration to reinstate about 16,000 federal employees it fired, with justices...
This popular Mississippi barbecue joint is relocating to Baton Rouge
Salt Pepper Oak, a Mississippi barbecue restaurant with a sizable online following, is relocating to Baton Rouge.
The Mississippi location opened near Diamondhead in February...
Roundup: Buyer’’s market / Retirement strain / Power surge
Spring shift ahead: Signs of a more buyer-friendly housing market are emerging in time for the spring homebuying season. Home prices are rising more...
Geismar property housing Marucci Sports sells for $34.5M
The property housing Marucci Sports' 200,000-square-foot facility—along with two other tenants—in the Rivermark 185 Industrial and Logistics Park development in Geismar has changed hands.
A...
Can a Texas turkey hunt move the needle on auto insurance reform in Louisiana?
Last week, Gov. Jeff Landry, five legislative leaders and two prominent personal injury attorneys gathered at a Texas lodge to hunt turkey and discuss...
How Capital Region physicians are pushing against insurance treatment limits
Capital Region physicians and other health care providers say they must navigate a landscape that is increasingly cumbersome, requiring more prior authorizations and additional...
This $2.8B settlement could change college athletics forever
A federal judge opened the final hearing for a landmark $2.8 billion settlement that will impact every corner of college athletics by saying she...
Woodside Energy finds a $5.8B partner for Louisiana LNG
Woodside Energy has found a partner for a multibillion dollar investment in a liquefied natural gas production and export terminal in Calcasieu Parish, The...
Chevron gets hit with a $740M verdict over Louisiana’s wetlands
Oil company Chevron must pay at least $740 million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, a jury ruled on Friday...
How the Baton Rouge Health District is prescribing innovation
The Baton Rouge landscape is dotted with world-class medical facilities, each a testament to the city’s commitment to health care excellence.
But as Business Report...
Roundup: Earned income tax credit / Natural gas / Dow plunges 2,000
Doubling the credit: Rep. Matthew Willard, D-New Orleans, has filed a bill proposing to double the state's Earned Income Tax Credit for low- and...
A financial firm just snapped up this Denham Springs office space for $2M
Denham Springs-based Presley Wealth Management is relocating to a larger office after purchasing a two-story building just down the street from its current location.
Founder...
Your homemade lunch may be hurting the economy
Could toting homemade lunches to work be having a notable impact on restaurants revenue? Quite possibly.
More employees are bringing lunches from home than they...
Vacancies plague the nation’s weather watchers
After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates—twice that of just a decade ago—as severe...
Here’s where Rotolo’s Craft & Crust is expanding next
Rotolo’s Craft & Crust is expanding into new markets nationwide.
The Baton Rouge-founded pizza franchise plans to have 40 locations complete or under construction across...
Roundup: Private lenders / Pepsi’s revival / US jobless claims
Exploring options: As the traditional direct lending market has become crowded, private lenders are looking for ways to expand their reach into other parts...
Impact from tariff on Canadian lumber will eventually reach the Capital Region
The effect of President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on Canadian goods, including lumber, could trickle down to the Capital Region, although it may take...
