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What LSU’s new strategic plan means for Louisiana
The long-awaited strategic plan for Louisiana’s flagship university calls for a new vision of LSU as a “statewide university,” Louisiana Illuminator reports.
This new version...
Louisiana’s first regular session under Gov. Jeff Landry begins
Louisiana lawmakers are back in Baton Rouge today for the start of the regular legislative session, Axios reports.
The session marks Gov. Jeff Landry's first...
A new grocery store has arrived in a north Baton Rouge food desert
Scotlandville Bodega, a new grocery store and meat market, quietly opened on the corner of Scotland Avenue and Stilt Street in February.
The store is...
Roundup: Chow Yum / Family offices / TikTok
New look: Chow Yum is wrapping up renovations this week on a new patio and gardens. Chow Yum, which started in the now-closed White...
US hiring remains strong despite an uptick in unemployment rate
Employers added 275,000 jobs in February, once again exceeding monthly expectations, The New York Times reports.
It was the third straight month of gains above...
Could a state constitutional overhaul make it onto the November ballot?
Gov. Jeff Landry and Republican legislative leaders hope to put a revised, shorter version of the Louisiana Constitution before state voters for approval alongside...
Billy Tauzin: Louisiana doesn’t need a polarized state Supreme Court
This is an opinion piece by Billy Tauzin and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Business Report or its staff. A Chackbay native,...
Why adopting generative AI is so difficult
In the nearly year and a half since the release of ChatGPT 3.5, businesses and individuals alike have rushed to explore generative AI technologies....
A closer look: What Gov. Landry’s ITEP order means
With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Jeff Landry has redefined the rules of Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program, or ITEP.
Landry’s executive order—signed in...
Roundup: Traffic camera ban / Louisiana National Guard / SNAP fraud
Unconstitutional?: A Louisiana state senator from the Shreveport area has filed legislation looking to ban speeding and red-light cameras statewide. Senate Bill 21, filed...
Fed to revise sweeping bank regulatory proposal by end of the year
A sweeping bank regulatory proposal will be significantly revised by year’s end, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday, a potential victory for the...
These are BRAC’s legislative priorities for the regular session
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber on Friday announced its priorities for the 2024 regular legislative session, which convenes March 11 and adjourns no later...
Chicago single-family home rental company expands its Baton Rouge footprint
Kairos Living, a Chicago-based single-family home rental company, is expanding its footprint in Baton Rouge.
The company bought seven lots on Elliot Road from homebuilder...
‘LaPolitics’: Kennedy, Scalise going ‘small’ with fundraising
In an effort to make up ground in a fundraising demo once controlled exclusively by Democrats, Republicans on the national stage are placing more...
Roundup: Walmart fire / EV taxes / Aldi expansion
Young suspect: A juvenile has been identified as the person responsible for intentionally setting a fire inside of the Walmart store on Burbank Drive...
Louisiana ready for permanent daylight saving time, but is Congress?
A Louisiana law would keep year-round daylight saving time in place, USA Today Network reports, but only if Congress passes the "Sunshine Protection Act"...
Why private equity has been involved in every recent bank deal
The $1 billion-plus injection that New York Community Bank announced Wednesday is the latest example of private equity players coming to the need of...
Level Homes purchases 36 lots in the Atwater Reserve subdivision
Baton Rouge-based homebuilder Level Homes purchased 36 lots in the Atwater Reserve subdivision for just over $2.85 million, according to a deal filed Wednesday...
A new dog care business is coming to Staring Lane
The Dog Stop, an “all-inclusive” dog care business, is set to open its first Baton Rouge location later this month on Staring Lane near...
Roundup: AG Liz Murrill / State of the Union / Nicholson Drive
Abortion pill: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined 24 peers in a brief who want the U.S. Supreme Court to revert use and prescribing...
