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3 days ago

In sharply changing energy world, Louisiana, Gulf Coast expected to see big investment

With rising global demand, Louisiana's growing energy sector is expected to try to balance continuing fossil fuel-based production and...

Dec 2

Drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic would be covered by Medicare, Medicaid under Biden proposal

Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular drugs used for weight loss like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by...

Dec 2

Rising LNG Prices and Louisiana's Critical Role in the Global Market

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices are set to rise sharply as demand outpaces supply heading into 2025. After record-low prices in 2023...

Dec 2

Addressing Louisiana’s Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells: A Call for Reform

Louisiana’s oil fields, long a cornerstone of its economy, now bear the scars of regulatory neglect. Abandoned wells, rusty tanks, and...

Nov 20

Comcast Greenlights $7 Billion Spinoff of NBCUniversal Cable Channels

The company, which last month said it was studying the idea , will separate off entertainment and news channels including MSNBC, CNBC,...

Oct 12

Employers must get off the sidelines in the obesity fight

Coverage of obesity treatments will become a recruitment and retention tool for workers in a competitive hiring market. Obesity is a...

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,...

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...

Sep 24

FORBES:It’s Time For The Truth On The High Cost Of Drugs

Reposted from an opinion piece by Steve Forbes. Make no mistake , our medicines, like everything else these days, cost far more than they...

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 15

Mortgage rates are way below their peak. Americans are swooping in

The standard, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.49% this week, up slightly from the prior week’s level, Freddie Mac reported...

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...