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Tight supply, demand drive competition for prime spaces in area retail market
A lack of new retail construction in the Baton Rouge area has tightened supply even as demand remains strong, creating a highly competitive market...
Roundup: Coastal buffer zone / Smitty’s Supply / Christel Slaughter
Fight reignited: Louisiana wildlife regulators have advanced a proposal to shrink the coastal buffer zone for commercial menhaden harvesters—from a half-mile to a quarter-mile...
‘LaPolitics’: A closer look at the final elections of 2025
Early voting is currently underway for the Nov. 15 ballot, which is slated to be the last round of elections in Louisiana this calendar...
How 2025 became a big year for tech in Louisiana
The landmark announcement last November of Meta’s $10 billion investment to build a data center in Richland Parish, along with news two months later...
Roundup: Sports betting / Lowering GLP-1 costs / Ten Commandments law
ESPN partners with DraftKings: ESPN signed an exclusive sports-betting deal with DraftKings after dropping its PENN agreement, consolidating integrations across ESPN’s platforms ahead of...
A Houston company plans to open a second Capital Region location
Construction is set to begin on a new Christian Brothers Automotive location in Ascension Parish, part of the Houston-based company’s expansion in the Capital...
Why Energy Transfer is delaying its Lake Charles LNG project
Energy Transfer is tapping the brakes on Lake Charles LNG, saying it won’t give the Louisiana export project a final financial go-ahead until 80%...
These airports will see flights cut due to the government shutdown
Louisiana has missed the list for now, but airports in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are among the 40 across the U.S. that...
Roundup: UNO transition / Services activity growth / Mid City Civic Theatre
Private meetings: A First Amendment expert says LSU’s transition committee for UNO may be violating Louisiana’s Open Meetings Law by directing 11 work groups...
US companies have laid off more than 1 million workers this year
U.S. companies announced more than 153,000 job cuts in October—the worst October for layoffs since 2003—as artificial intelligence adoption, cost-cutting and weakening spending reshape...
Despite incentives, inventory of unsold new homes climbs to 2009 levels
America’s biggest homebuilders are discovering that even steep incentives—including 4% mortgages and five-figure discounts—aren’t enough to move newly built homes in today’s cooling housing...
DSLD acquires 83 more lots in Denham Springs development
Homebuilder DSLD Homes has acquired land to expand one of its communities in Livingston Parish.
The company purchased 83 lots from Livingston Parc LLC for...
Travelers wait to see which airports will face flight cutbacks due to shutdown
Travelers through some of the busiest U.S. airports can expect to learn Thursday whether they’ll see fewer flights as the government shutdown drags into...
Louisiana Energy Awards honor Roland Toups, Meta, Entergy and other energy leaders
Turner Industries Chairman Emeritus Roland Toups, Port Fourchon’s Chett Chiasson, Meta, Entergy, and Danos were among the top names in Louisiana’s energy industry honored...
How the Ascension Parish commercial real estate market is trending
The Ascension Parish commercial real estate market ended the third quarter of 2025 with declines in both sales volume and deal activity, according to...
Roundup: Southern University Law Center / Evolving Baton Rouge / TJ Ribs
Expansion: The Southern University Law Center is breaking ground Wednesday afternoon on a new law clinic on Roosevelt Steptoe Drive. The new clinic will...
Entergy signs a natural gas deal to support Meta’s data center project
Entergy Louisiana on Tuesday announced that it has signed a 20-year natural gas transportation agreement with Energy Transfer, a leading North American energy firm.
The...
Report: First-time homebuyers are older than ever
The median age of first-time homebuyers in the U.S. has reached a record high of 40 years old, NewsNation reports.
That’s according to a new...
Rolfe McCollister: Why I’m voting ‘no’ on the Thrive EBR tax increase
In his latest column, Rolfe McCollister highlights the critical Nov. 15 vote on Mayor Sid Edwards’ Thrive EBR tax plan, which will shape parish...
