Business News

Oct 30

DuPont Plant in Louisiana Fined $480,000 for Benzene Releases

DuPont’s chemical manufacturing facility in LaPlace, Louisiana, has agreed to pay a $480,000 fine and implement new equipment to prevent...

Oct 7

Dr. Loren Scott: Signs pointing to a stronger north Louisiana economy

Dr. Loren Scott brought his traveling “Louisiana Economic Forecast” presentation to a full house at the Port of Caddo-Bossier recently,...

Oct 2

Near Tiger Stadium, there's a plan to dig into Louisiana's energy future.

Within walking distance of Tiger Stadium, LSU researchers are about to dig a very deep hole that they believe will help lead to...

Oct 1

Louisiana Shrimp: A Beloved Local Industry Facing Foreign Competition

Shrimp is a staple of Louisiana cuisine, from Delcambre to Holly Beach, Grand Isle to Delacroix. Whether fried, boiled, or served in a...

Sep 27

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana ordered to pay $420 million

It took a New Orleans civil jury only two hours to unanimously decide, that the state's largest health insurance provider, Blue Cross...

Sep 27

Can Louisiana compete with Texas? Become a tech hub? LED's new leader sees a way to do it.

When Susan Bonnett Bourgeois became the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development in January , her new boss, Gov. Jeff Landry, charged...

Aug 23

Offshore natural gas pipeline explosion in Louisiana

An offshore natural gas pipeline that exploded near Venice, Louisiana, on Saturday (17 August, 2024) night, killing one person, was owned...

Aug 22

Louisiana has lagged behind other states in terms of job growth. Here are the plans to improve

Over the past eight years, Louisiana’s economic development performance lagged behind that of other most other Southern states and...

Aug 22

META is turning to this Louisiana solar farm for some of its power needs

Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other worldwide social media platforms, will be filling some of its expansive...

Aug 21

Certain execs from insolvent insurers barred from serving as MGAs in Louisiana

Certain officers, directors, and other executives from insurance companies that have gone insolvent will now be barred from acting as...

Aug 14

LSU helps grow Louisiana’s $12 billion agriculture business

Agriculture is a $12 billion enterprise in Louisiana and supporting it is about $100 million a year in research conducted by the LSU...

Aug 8

Growing Louisiana business: Communications firm expanding across the Southeast

REV, a Gonzales-based communication company, is expanding its footprint across the southeast. The company recently announced it acquired...