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Brown & Root Industrial Services shifts engineering hub to Metairie
Brown & Root Industrial Services has relocated its engineering and construction operations in St. Rose to Three Lakeway Place in Metairie, marking a strategic...
Gonzales company expands footprint with new facility
Gonzales-based ESP Valve is nearing completion of a 41,000-square-foot, purpose-built industrial facility designed to support large-scale valve repair, control valve automation and turnaround planning...
Roundup: State Rep. Dixon McMakin / Trump Accounts / Safari Park owner
Running for Congress: State Rep. Dixon McMakin, R-Baton Rouge, has entered the race to replace Julia Letlow as U.S. representative for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional...
Home energy bills surge as relentless cold grips the country
A wave of winter storms sweeping across the U.S. is colliding with the highest energy costs in years, forcing households to make tough financial...
The Fed holds steady as progress on inflation remains elusive
The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts Wednesday, leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% after lowering it...
This Perkins Road tapas restaurant is closing
Solera Bar & Tasting Room, the Perkins Road restaurant known for its Spanish tapas, is closing—sort of.
While Solera will be closing its doors on...
Roundup: More Amazon layoffs / SNAP changes / Spending on AI
Second round: Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the e-commerce company in three months. The...
Developer buys 90 acres for planned subdivision in Baker
A Carencro-based developer has purchased roughly 90 acres for the planned Stillwater subdivision along Comite Drive in Baker.
J. Breaux Enterprises acquired the property through...
Why IRS help may be harder to find this tax season
The national taxpayer advocate is cautioning that the 2026 tax season is likely to present challenges for taxpayers who encounter problems filing given the...
ExxonMobil expanding its Gulf Coast carbon storage operations
ExxonMobil has begun transporting and permanently storing carbon dioxide from the CF Industries ammonia plant in Donaldsonville, marking a major expansion of its carbon...
This Louisiana think tank is calling for sweeping energy sector reforms
The Pelican Institute for Public Policy on Tuesday issued a report outlining the reforms it believes would make Louisiana the “most energy-dominant state in...
Baton Rouge General Health Tip of the Week: The hidden risks behind meat stick...
Sponsored by Baton Rouge General
Protein is important, but where it comes from matters. Meat sticks may be convenient and trendy, but they’re heavily processed...
Roundup: Luxury slowdown / Consumer confidence / Meta-Corning deal
Demand cools: Some of the most coveted luxury items are losing a bit of mystique. Falling resale prices for Hermès Birkin bags and Rolex...
Long Farm continues expansion with new retail development
Long Farm Village has announced a new retail development along Airline Highway, marking the next phase of growth within the 237-acre traditional neighborhood development.
The...
Arctic blast briefly disrupts Gulf Coast oil, LNG flows
A massive winter storm brought U.S. Gulf Coast energy exports to a standstill, with crude oil and liquefied natural gas shipments falling to zero...
Louisiana corrections spending balloons amid longer sentences
Louisiana’s tough-on-crime sentencing changes are driving a sharp rise in state prison costs, putting new pressure on the budget just two years after Gov....
Gov. Landry proposes a major funding boost for the M.J. Foster Promise Program
Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposed spending plan for the 2026-2027 budget year would more than double funding for Louisiana’s M.J. Foster Promise Program.
The program is...
US-style fracking goes global as nations chase energy security
Hydraulic fracturing, long dominated by the U.S. shale industry, is rapidly becoming a global export as countries seek to unlock hard-to-reach oil and gas...
Roundup: Winter weather / Yale University / UPS layoffs
More on the way: A brutal cold snap has caused up to six deaths in Louisiana, knocked out power to more than 125,000 customers...
Fed expected to hold rates steady with no clear timeline for next cut
Federal Reserve officials are expected to pause interest rate cuts this week after three consecutive reductions since September, signaling growing uncertainty over when—or if—borrowing...
