SCOTUS sides with oil companies over where Louisiana coastal lawsuits can be heard

The U.S. Supreme Court has handed a major win to oil and gas companies in a long-running legal fight over coastal damage in Louisiana,...

Roundup: Strait of Hormuz / Ford F-150 recall / Candidate forum

Open for business: Oil prices were falling by more than 10% on Friday, and Wall Street is rallying toward another record after Iran said...

BTR is adding flights for these LSU football matchups

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has announced the addition of nonstop Delta flights from Baton Rouge for two LSU games this season. The airport also...

How today’s AI trainers could be tomorrow’s displaced workers

A fast-growing AI startup is betting it can transform—and potentially replace—large swaths of white-collar work by turning professionals into trainers for the very systems...

Private school shortage in South Florida leads billionaires to build their own

A surge of wealthy families relocating to South Florida is reshaping the region’s education landscape, as a shortage of private school seats pushes billionaires...

Why Louisiana is suing the US Election Assistance Commission

Louisiana has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, escalating a dispute over voter registration requirements tied to a 2024 state...

‘LaPolitics’: A Q&A with Senate Ag chair Stewart Cathey

LaPolitics: How would you characterize the session so far? Senate Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development chair Stewart Cathey: I think that it has been...

Manuel Builders acquires 33 lots for Denham Springs community

Homebuilder Manuel Builders has purchased more than 30 lots as part of the first filing of its new Eagles Gate community in Livingston Parish. Manuel...

Roundup: Gatorade / Louisiana Medicaid / General Motors

Strategy pivot: Gatorade is shifting its focus 60 years after inventing sports drinks. PepsiCo., Gatorade’s parent company, announced on Thursday that the brand will...

Here’s how the Baton Rouge-area housing market performed in March

The Greater Baton Rouge housing market posted increases in pending sales, closed sales and new listings in March, a sign that the typically busy...

Louisiana House votes 104-0 to send $47B budget bill on to the Senate

The Louisiana House on Thursday unanimously approved a $47 billion state budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, advancing a plan that avoids...

How long is too long? Judicial retirement age heads to the ballot

Louisiana voters on May 16 will consider a constitutional amendment that would raise the mandatory retirement age for state court judges from 70 to...

Facing pressure from Anthropic, ChatGPT shifts focus to business users

The same ChatGPT chatbot that gave OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar a tilapia recipe for a recent Sunday night dinner at home is...

Roundup: Sid Edwards / Tort reform / US jobless claims

New grad: Mayor Sid Edwards has completed the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, a nine-month program launched in 2017 designed to equip mayors and...

PSC agrees to fast-track Entergy’s $20B plan to power Meta’s data center

The Louisiana Public Service Commission on Wednesday voted to fast-track Entergy’s proposal to power Meta’s data center in Richland Parish, advancing a controversial multibillion-dollar...

Nexus competition calls on students to turn education data into decisions

Nexus Louisiana has launched its fourth DevDays competition, the EdTech Challenge, in partnership with New Schools for Louisiana. The challenge invites computer science and engineering...

Live Nation acts as a monopoly, jury finds

A federal jury on Wednesday found that Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, has operated a monopoly in violation of federal and state...

The 61 North Logistics Center is complete

Construction is complete on the 61 North Logistics Center, a 240,000-square-foot Class A industrial facility on Tom Drive near Airline Highway, according to an...

From Waitr to QiMana: Chris Meaux talks startups and Louisiana’s tech future

Entrepreneur Chris Meaux says the difference between startup success and failure often comes down to one thing: execution—not the idea itself. In a recent appearance...

Roundup: Textron Systems / Blake Miguez’s cash advantage / A Louisiana hiring solution

Louisiana investment: Defense contractor Textron Systems Corp. on Wednesday announced plans for a $5.8 million multisite investment across Orleans and St. Tammany parishes to...