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Roundup: Oil drilling off Florida / Hostile bid for WB / GDP prediction
Not here: Florida’s Republican-dominated congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to drop a plan that would allow new oil drilling for the first...
Main Street Market reopens and announces new tenants
Downtown Baton Rouge’s Main Street Market has finally reopened after closing for a major renovation in September 2023.
BREADA, which manages the 8,000-square-foot marketplace, on...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Here’s a look at the latest property transactions and issued permits in East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes.
East Baton Rouge Parish
Currency Bank purchased...
Mystery surrounds how Louisiana is using its opioid settlement funds
Louisiana has received roughly $100 million in opioid settlement funds, yet five years into the payout process, it remains difficult to see how the...
LSU president’s contract adds incentives for economic development wins
LSU’s new president, Wade Rousse, is stepping into his new role with a compensation package that could top $2 million a year thanks to...
Roundup: Southwest Airlines / LSU football tickets / Jay Grymes
Forecast revised: Southwest Airlines cut its 2025 earnings forecast Friday, citing a demand dip during the federal government shutdown. The carrier said it expects...
Louisiana’s energy economy remains strong, but also unpredictable
Louisiana’s energy economy is vast, deeply influential—and as unpredictable as ever, 10/12 magazine writes.
After generations of dependence on oil and gas revenues, the state...
See what new project Gordon McKernan and Windy Gladney are behind
Baton Rouge attorney Gordon McKernan and local developer Windy Gladney are planning a multifamily development along Burbank Drive, according to a recent filing with...
A look back at the top 10 Capital Region business stories of 2025
From political shake-ups to billion-dollar industrial bets, the Capital Region’s biggest business headlines this year delivered plenty of suspense, as Business Report highlights in...
What the Fed’s favored gauge shows ahead of next week’s rate decision
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation changed little in September, likely easing the way to a widely expected interest rate cut by the...
Louisiana initial jobless claims drop 36% from the previous week
Initial unemployment claims 11/29
Continued unemployment claims 11/29
Here’s how much the shift to closed-party primaries could cost Louisiana
Louisiana’s shift away from its signature “jungle” primary system is about to come with a serious price tag, The Center Square writes.
Beginning in 2026,...
Roundup: Netflix to buy WB / Insurance fraud law / Consumer sentiment
$72B deal: Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, the legacy Hollywood giant behind Harry Potter and Friends, to buy its studio...
Tariffs on cranes are causing some US ports to rethink modernization plans
American ports caught in the crosshairs of U.S.-China trade tensions are scrambling to rethink modernization plans as steep tariffs threaten to derail upgrades to...
This Northshore-based bank is planning to expand into Ascension Parish
Covington-based Resource Bank is expanding its footprint in the Capital Region with plans for a full-service branch in Ascension Parish, subject to regulatory approval.
Last month,...
Critics challenge the lack of transparency in Louisiana’s industrial deals
Louisiana’s economic development push is moving at “lightning speed”—but not everyone is celebrating, Louisiana Illuminator writes.
At a rarely attended state agency rules hearing this...
‘LaPolitics’: Sen. Kennedy wants to trim spending in energy and water bill
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy is calling for spending cuts in the energy and water bill his subcommittee released last week. He says he rejected...
Roundup: Mortgage rates dip / Boudreaux’s Jewelers / Bally’s Baton Rouge Casino
Near lowest level of the year: The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell again this week, slipping close to its low point...
Why Chevron is pulling back from what it had planned to spend in 2026
Chevron is dialing back capital spending in 2026 as it leans into profitability during a stretch of lower oil prices, Bloomberg reports.
The company expects...
How regional teams can use social selling strategies to top larger competitors
Regional sales teams face an inherent challenge: competing against larger organizations with bigger budgets, broader resources and national brand recognition.
Yet the most successful local...
