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Banks are raising money to brace for losses from commercial real estate
Banks across the nation added to credit reserves in the first half of the year in an effort to protect against further losses from...
Is there new hope for offshore wind in the Gulf?
A surprise pitch from a midwest company with no experience building offshore wind farms has reignited enthusiasm for wind energy development in the Gulf...
Roundup: General Motors / Advance Auto / Cancer in Louisiana
Layoffs continue: General Motors laid off roughly 1,000 employees on Friday as the automaker attempts to cut costs and realign priorities amid changing market...
How one local coffee shop is evolving to serve multiple generationsÂ
Gabby Loubiere, owner of Brew Ha-Ha, is rebranding her coffee shop.
The 20-year-old cake ball and coffee shop on Jefferson Highway is getting new signage...
Get the latest snapshot of the Capital Region’s housing market
Pending sales and new listings in the Baton Rouge area housing market ticked up in October after experiencing declines in August and September, the...
A first look at the Overpass District’s newest restaurantÂ
The Perkins Road Overpass District restaurant scene grew on Friday with the opening of Luna Cocina at the former Bumsteers location, 225 reports. Â
The modern...
After two months of rises, mortgage rates are finally declining
Mortgage rates in the U.S. declined for the first time in seven weeks, Bloomberg reports.Â
The average for a 30-year, fixed loan is 6.78%, down...
Roundup: Louisiana campaign spending / Federal AI guidance / Interest rates
Campaign spending: With incumbents in five of six Louisiana congressional districts running against poorly-funded opponents, the campaign expenditures on average were down in this...
Ports and unionized dockworkers are in negotiations―again
Unionized dockworkers resumed labor talks this week with employers at ports across the nation as the deadline for a new contract looms two months...
Nearly 50 acres in Gonzales near I-10 sold for $2.3M
The Price LeBlanc family has bought nearly 50 acres off South Burnside Avenue in Gonzales, according to public records.
The family purchased two tracts of...
See where Louisiana ranks for EV chargers
While electric vehicles make up less than 1% of the cars traversing Louisiana roadways, the state took the second spot in a recent report...
The state that cleared the way for sports gambling is rethinking its bets
After an unexpected loss in which he threw four interceptions in September, Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne heard from bettors angry that his subpar statistics...
Roundup: Voter turnout / Homebuilders / New Amazon focus
Less than expected: Voter turnout in Louisiana for the 2024 presidential election was down from previous presidential contests. According to unofficial numbers, voter participation...
Why legislators shelved a proposed sports gaming tax increaseÂ
Amid pushback from the gambling industry, a Louisiana lawmaker has deferred his bill to increase the sales tax on online sports betting from 15%...
A new technology at BRG could improve patient care
Anesthesiologists at Baton Rouge General have new technology to streamline procedures.Â
Cox Business recently supplied Baton Rouge General with approximately 50 high-tech tablets for use...
The film industry responds to a legislative setback
The Louisiana House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 87-12 to approve a bill that would, among other reforms, eliminate the state’s tax incentive program...
These two Gulf South credit unions are planning to merge
A Mississippi-based credit union and another headquartered in Louisiana announced plans Wednesday for a merger.
Louisiana’s Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union would be merged into...
See who purchased the One American Place building
One American Place in downtown Baton Rouge was sold Wednesday morning at the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s auction for a tick under $20...
Is DC doing enough to protect the US shrimp industry?
Three Congressmen are calling for a federal review on whether the U.S. Treasury Department is properly protecting American industries, including the shrimping sector, from...
A judge has blocked the ethics board from naming a new administrator
A Baton Rouge judge has temporarily prevented the Louisiana Board of Ethics from moving forward with replacing its top employee in response to a...
