LSU researchers developed a breakthrough flood forecasting tool

A new flood forecasting tool developed by a team of LSU researchers has the potential to reshape how Louisiana—and perhaps the world—prepares for and...

D’s Garden Center announces closure

D’s Garden Center, a plant nursery on Pecue Lane, is going out of business. The garden center announced the closure on social media on Tuesday,...

Roundup: OMV / Architecture business / Disaster aid for restaurants

Tech upgrades: Louisiana is upgrading its software for the Office of Motor Vehicles, allowing the state to move on from the system it’s used...

Great River Industries rebrands with new name as part of growth strategy

Great River Industries is changing its name and rebranding to TankWorx + Construction Services effective immediately, according to its parent company, HBH Holdings Inc.  The...

How Louisiana is narrowing its global investment strategy amid tariff turmoil

Louisiana is retooling its international investment strategy, narrowing its focus to Japan, Australia and Central Europe—even as shifting U.S. trade policies under President Donald...

US economic growth in Q2 exceeds projections

The U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3% annual pace from April through June, bouncing back at least temporarily from a first-quarter drop that...

Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Infertility – you’re not...

If you’ve been trying to conceive for a year without success (or six months if you’re over 35), you’re not alone. About 1 in...

This national company warns that consumers are tightening spending

Procter & Gamble, a consumer spending bellwether, says American shoppers are tightening their belts, The Wall Street Journal writes.  The maker of household staples like...

Venture Global signs off on a $15B LNG project in Louisiana

Venture Global has greenlit construction of its massive CP2 LNG export terminal in Louisiana, following a $15.1 billion financing deal—the largest such announcement in...

FranU will complete a $2M renovation of its health building this fall

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University has announced a $2 million renovation of its School of Health Professions building, a project aimed at enhancing...

This new conference will bring national thought leaders to Baton Rouge

The newly formed Leaders for a Better Louisiana is bringing a new statewide conference to Baton Rouge. The two-day affair, called the Future Louisiana Conference,...

Roundup: Developing apartments / Transcontinental railroad / Consumer confidence

Opportunity for profits: Housing developers have said it’s too expensive to build quality, low-income apartments, citing rising costs for land, materials and labor, as...

Are greenhouse gases really dangerous? The EPA is reconsidering

President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse...

AI is shrinking the job market for recent college graduates

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the entry-level job market, pushing companies to hire fewer recent college graduates and automate tasks once seen as essential stepping...

How the state is preparing for stricter Medicaid rules

As Louisiana braces for tighter Medicaid rules under federal legislation, Rep. Stephanie Berault, R-Slidell, says the state is better prepared than most to handle...

Local holding company acquires 70 lots in Ascension development

A Baton Rouge holding company has purchased 70 lots in the Delaune Estates community in Ascension Parish. Pavo Capital Inc., represented by Lee Foster, bought...

Almost there: Main Street Market shares reopening details

After months of delays, Main Street Market says it’s finally reopening this fall. The 8,000-square-foot downtown marketplace closed for a major renovation in September 2023....

Roundup: Global economic outlook / Shrimp season / Starbucks

Upgraded: The International Monetary Fund is upgrading the global economic outlook for this year and next because President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies have...

‘LaPolitics’: Gov. Landry is rethinking and reshaping state government 

Less than two years into his first term, and with legislative assistance from a GOP supermajority, Gov. Jeff Landry is steering a sophisticated, multilayered...

Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: 37,000 SF warehouse in Ascension

Construction will soon be underway on this planned ±37,000 SF Class A warehouse in the heart of Ascension Parish’s industrial corridor. Located on Lot...