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Japan’s JERA bets big on Louisiana natural gas with $1.5B Haynesville deal
Japanese energy giant JERA is deepening its U.S. foothold with a $1.5 billion deal to acquire natural gas assets in Louisiana’s Haynesville Shale, The...
Roundup: Woodside Energy / Target layoffs / Social Security
Selling stakes: Woodside Energy is further trimming its stake in the massive $17.5 billion Louisiana LNG project, selling a 10% interest to U.S. pipeline...
Industrial supply company to expand Gonzales operations with a $2M facility
Gonzales-based Red Stick Industrial Supply plans to expand its operations with the construction of a new office and warehouse facility.
The company filed a construction...
What the latest inflation report shows and what it means for rate cuts
U.S. inflation remained elevated last month as gas prices jumped while the cost of rents and some services cooled, painting a mixed picture of...
‘LaPolitics’: More uncertainty is sure to follow the special session
With debate already underway for an ambitious and unprecedented plan to delay the 2026 election calendar by a month, legislative leaders see only more...
Tulane’s annual startup survey to expand statewide
Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business has released its seventh Greater New Orleans Startup Report—and announced the survey will expand statewide next year through...
Foxdog Studios set to unveil its new Baton Rouge production facility
A new full-service film production hub has opened in Baton Rouge.
Foxdog Studios, founded by Adam Hensgens, John Melancon and Doug Domingue, will officially debut...
Roundup: Rivian layoffs / Port of NOLA / Legislative special session
Eliminating 600 jobs: Rivian will cut about 4% of its workforce—roughly 600 jobs—in its second round of layoffs in a month as it races...
Despite economic uncertainty, consumers ‘just keep spending’
Despite dour consumer sentiment and economic uncertainty, Americans are still spending freely with their credit cards, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Major issuers, including JPMorgan...
US home sales starting to pick up thanks to a dip in mortgage rates
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes accelerated in September as declining mortgage rates and a pickup in available properties on the market encouraged home...
Venture Global gets a green light to export LNG from new Louisiana terminal
Venture Global’s $10 billion CP2 liquefied natural gas terminal in Louisiana just cleared its final federal hurdle, Reuters reports.
The project earned U.S. Energy Secretary...
How AI can turn every customer interaction into a growth opportunity
Neighbors Federal Credit Union is proving that AI isn’t just for Silicon Valley.
As Business Report writes in its latest issue, the Baton Rouge-based institution...
Gen Zers are pushing back and redefining workplace productivity
Many Gen Z workers are redefining what counts as a workplace “emergency,” The Washington Post writes.
After entering the job market amid the pandemic, they’ve...
Roundup: Child poverty / Oil prices / Single-family rents
Worst in nation: Louisiana’s child poverty rate is the highest in the nation over the past three years, according to a new Annie E....
Baton Rouge lands ZenaTech’s new AI and quantum drone research hub
Canada-based ZenaTech Inc., a business technology solutions provider specializing in artificial intelligence drones, drone-as-a-service, enterprise software and quantum computing, has selected Baton Rouge as...
What Americans think about the environmental effects of AI
As the U.S. rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence, many Americans are concerned about the environmental impact.
Worries about how...
How to run a small office with the power of a big office
Running a small office doesn’t mean thinking small.
While Baton Rouge architect Kevin Harris’ residential design practice has just six employees, it has established itself...
Roundup: Oil inventories / General Motors / Drew Brees
Dropping: U.S. crude inventories fell by 961,000 barrels last week to 422.8 million, the first decline in four weeks, the Energy Information Administration reports....
Weak crude prices dry up oil and gas M&As in the third quarter
U.S. oil and gas dealmaking plunged nearly 30% in the third quarter as weak crude prices kept buyers on the sidelines, Reuters writes.
The slowdown...
How NIL and the transfer portal are leveling the college football playing field
Quarterback Diego Pavia ran for a first down only to stop at the LSU 1, sacrificing a chance to pad his stats so as...
