Business News

Aug 5

Lack of Broadband May Be Stifling Rural Louisiana Business

The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe hosted its third annual Louisiana Rural Economic Development conference in Marksville. Speakers ranged from the...

Jul 30

LA Based Hospital Launches $10M Louisiana Investment Fund

Ochsner Health’s venture arm has launched the Ochsner Louisiana Innovation Fund, a $10 million fund for investments in Louisiana-based,...

Jul 29

Baton Rouge software company Kologik acquired after filing for bankruptcy

Kologik, a Baton Rouge-based software company born out of the ashes of the once-prominent tech firm Thinkstream, has been acquired by...

Jul 11

Louisiana Legislature Unanimously Opposes Government Credit Card Mandates – Louisiana’s Senators Should Too

If every member of the Louisiana state legislature agrees on something, you know it’s a clear-cut issue. Earlier this year both chambers...

Jul 8

NOLA.COM: The insurance crisis is impacting the housing market in Louisiana.

A spiraling insurance crisis has hammered Louisianans with high premiums, less coverage and fewer options, heaping intense financial...

Jul 1

NFIB: Is Your Business Ready for Hurricane Season?

The federal government is warning that La Niña and warmer-than-average ocean temperatures could result in an above-average Atlantic...

Jun 27

Amazon's New Fulfillment Center in Baton Rouge Brings 1,000 Jobs and Economic Boost

After months of anticipation, Amazon's new fulfillment center at the former Cortana Mall site in Baton Rouge is now open for business....

Jun 26

FORBES: Louisiana Passes Bill To Defend Bitcoin Rights And Ban CBDCs

Bitcoin rights have become law in a second state as Louisiana passes a landmark pro-bitcoin bill to protect access to bitcoin and curb...

Jun 25

How robots zooming at 20 mph and new technology are key at Louisiana's Imperial Trading Co

At the dead end of Viking Drive in Bossier City is a 140,000 square foot distribution facility that exists to make sure 1,000 convenience...

Jun 25

LED: The company is expected to create 81 direct new jobs at the Port of Caddo-Bossier

SHREVEPORT, La. – Heirloom Carbon Technologies, Inc. announced it is moving forward with the first phase of a decarbonization project...

Jun 18

The company behind some of Louisiana's biggest brands is moving from New Orleans to Elmwood

Reily Foods Co., a 123-year-old New Orleans company best known for brands that include Blue Plate Mayonnaise, French Market Coffee and...

Jun 15

FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL: Inside the daughter-dad distillery turning Louisiana sugar cane into rum

Step inside the Noel Distillery in Donaldsonville and you’ll smell the sweet, funky scent of cane juice fermenting and see Natalie Noel,...