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Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Is secondhand vape smoke...
By now, we all know that secondhand smoke from regular cigarettes can be harmful, but what about e-cigarettes? Despite the word “vape” in the...
Florida Boulevard building sells for $1.8M
The Louisiana Resource for Educators building on Florida Boulevard changed hands last week for $1.8 million, according to filings made Tuesday morning with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court’s office.
Roundup: I-10 project / IRS policy delay / Bet365 enters state
Lane closures: The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced Monday it is moving the long-awaited Interstate 10 widening project into its next major...
Coastal Chemical opens primary operations hub in Vermilion Parish
German chemicals and ingredients distributor Brenntag has opened a primary operations hub in the Vermilion Parish town of Maurice for subsidiary Coastal Chemical.
CHEManager reports...
Companies reluctant to spend on specialized industry cloud software
Cloud platforms specialized for given industries are off to a slow start, with some companies saying they simply don’t need them, thanks to existing...
Landry spent millions on former Trump political consultants in run for governor
Gov.-elect Jeff Landry spent at least $3.7 million on political consultants tied to former President Donald Trump while Landry was running for Louisiana governor over the past year.
Denham Springs industrial pipe fabricator investing $4.3M to expand facilities
Denham Springs-based Pipe and Steel Industrial Fabricators is investing $4.3 million in an expansion of its Livingston Parish manufacturing facilities.
CF Industries moving forward with ammonia facility purchase
CF Industries Holdings Inc. is ready to close its acquisition of Incitec Pivot Limited’s ammonia production complex in Waggaman, AgWeb reports.
Here’s what happened when the Landrys met the Edwardses at the Governor’s Mansion
The transition for Gov.-elect Jeff Landry continued Monday as he and his wife, Sharon, met with the current occupants of the Governor’s Mansion.
Roundup: US home sales / X lawsuit / Air traffic safety
Falling sales: Sales of previously owned homes were 4.1% lower in October compared with September, running at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 3.79...
Is the economy on a ‘golden path’ to recovery? What it means for interest...
Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, suggested Monday that the economy appears to be on what he calls the “golden path,” another term for what economists call a “soft landing,” in which the Fed would curb inflation without causing a deep recession.
Revenues are roaring back for US corporations
American corporations moved back into growth mode last quarter with better-than-expected earnings that lifted stocks sharply, Axios reports.
Louisiana’s gas prices are among the cheapest in the country
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, the national average for a gallon of gas is steadily declining, with Louisiana seeing some of the lowest prices.
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: 36-unit multifamily opportunity with assumable...
Now available for sale, 6867 Titian Ave. is a 36-unit apartment complex named Pelican Point. The complex is currently 97% occupied and has an...
Roundup: Gulf oil leak / Google tool / Greyhound bus stations
Still searching: The U.S. Coast Guard said this morning it is still looking for the source of a leak from an underwater pipeline off...
What a lackluster lease sale signals for Gulf wind energy development
In late August, it became starkly apparent that the economics for offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico aren’t quite where they need to be.
Meet the shop dogs that keep Parish Pets’ store running
It’s hard to find good help these days. Take a look at Parish Pets: Employees are sleeping on the job, licking customers and even chasing their tails instead of working.
Holiday shopping insights from LSU’s Dan Rice
Dan Rice, director of LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business Behavioral Research Lab, shared his expertise on the shopping season in a recent Q&A published by LSU.
Clean energy startups are still waiting for promised federal funding
A pile of government cash from last year’s climate law was supposed to fuel a wave of clean-energy startups. However, many are running out of money before the funding comes through, The Wall Street Journal reports.
With more rain forecast in coming weeks, can Louisiana agriculture rebound?
Despite things looking positive for the rest of 2023 and into the new year, the historic drought Louisiana has experienced over the past year will still put a severe dent in the state’s agricultural sector.
