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‘LaPolitics’: Will the debate over workers’ comp be different this session?
Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Chair Alan Seabaugh said he was happy to address the decades-old impasse over workers’ compensation during last year's regular...
ELIFIN’s Commercial Property of the Week: The New Four Seasons—development ready lot on Burbank
Sponsored by ELIFIN
Now available for sale, ±21 acres of land along Burbank Drive offer a shovel-ready development opportunity approved for 324 apartment units. The...
Company Insights: LeBlanc & Fresina Builders prioritizes transparency and customer lifestyle
Sponsored by LeBlanc & Fresina Builders
The team at LeBlanc & Fresina Builders never backs down from a challenge. They view each seemingly impossible task...
As legal pressures mount, DEI gets a strategic reset
After more than 100 lawsuits challenged corporate diversity initiatives in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 affirmative action ruling, many organizations have...
Louisiana LNG terminal projects are caught in US-Korea trade crossfire
A U.S. request for South Korea to invest in Louisiana’s liquefied natural gas industry has emerged as a flashpoint in trade negotiations, with President...
The hidden cost of a frozen housing market
A frozen housing market is rippling through U.S. manufacturing, squeezing companies that rely on home sales and remodeling for higher-margin products, The Wall Street...
Roundup: St. George Comp Plan / Mortgage rates / More layoffs
Public meeting: The city of St. George will host its second Stakeholder Dialogue on March 1 as part of its Comprehensive Plan 2050 process....
Why Louisiana’s budget stability may be short-lived
Louisiana is heading toward a structural deficit driven by tax changes, rising incarceration costs and shifting federal obligations, according to Jan Moller, executive director...
From access to impact: School choice debate pivots to results
School choice programs are expanding rapidly nationwide, with at least 17 states expected to offer universal access by next year, but the growth comes...
Amazon is investing $12B to build new data centers in north Louisiana
Amazon is investing $12 billion to build a web of data centers in northwest Louisiana, state officials announced at a press conference in Shreveport...
Roundup: Luncheon speaker / Nor’easter / Disruption at work
Invest in Louisiana director: Jan Moller, executive director of Invest in Louisiana (formerly Louisiana Budget Project), will be the guest speaker at the Press...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Here is a look at the latest issued construction permits and property transactions in East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes.
East Baton Rouge Parish
Campus...
SCOTUS case involving ExxonMobil could redefine climate risk for oil industry
The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on a high-stakes fight that could reshape climate litigation—and the financial exposure of the energy industry, Bloomberg...
Meta leader addresses Louisiana data center water usage concerns
Meta expects its massive Richland Parish data center to consume roughly the same amount of water as the farmland it replaced.
That’s according to Henry...
AI is rattling the commercial brokerage model
Investors are beginning to ask a hard question about commercial real estate: What happens to brokerage fees when artificial intelligence can do in hours...
Renovation to start at site that will house BLDG 5’s second restaurant
Construction is set to begin on a second location of restaurant BLDG 5 after the company announced plans that it would be opening a...
Louisiana sees dip in initial unemployment claims
Initial unemployment claims 02/14/26
Continued unemployment claims 02/14/26
Roundup: New global tariff / Hurricane season / AI-powered cyberattacks
Second life: President Donald Trump will impose a 10% global tariff under a different authority to replace those thrown out by the Supreme Court...
Tariff pain may persist for some furniture retailers despite court ruling
The Supreme Court may have struck down President Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal tariffs,” but for many small furniture retailers, the pressure isn’t easing, CNBC...
$133B in refunds? Trump’s tariff haul is at risk following SCOTUS decision
The Supreme Court has thrown roughly $133 billion in tariff revenue into uncertainty, striking down a key legal basis for President Donald Trump’s sweeping...
