Business News

Nov 20, 2023

Why is Louisiana's $113M Stimulus Money for Small Businesses Stuck in Red Tape?

Louisiana's economic development agency is mired in red tape and falling behind its peers in distributing a $113 million pot of federal...

Nov 15, 2023

EV Company, Fisker, Faced with Difficult Season

In 2008, Tesla released its first electric car under investor and now CEO Elon Musk. By 2020, the vehicle company was not only...

Nov 14, 2023

NIL Revolution: How Louisiana's Athletes Thrive in the New Era of College Sports Profits

Name, Image, & Likeness, also known as NIL, has been legal for college athletes to profit off of for over two years. The NCAA previously...

Nov 8, 2023

Louisiana High School Students Explore Lucrative Opportunities in Construction Industry

In a bid to address a growing demand for skilled workers in Louisiana's construction and industrial sectors, hundreds of high school...

Nov 7, 2023

Louisiana Launches Grant Program for Small Businesses

LED has launched a new program that encourages research-focused start-ups to keep their businesses rooted in Louisiana by making...

Nov 7, 2023

LABI To Jeff Landry: Promote A Business Friendly Agenda!

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI), one of the state's most influential lobbying groups, has announced its...

Nov 7, 2023

Is ExxonMobil's Acquisition of Denbury Inc. a Game-Changer for Louisiana Low Carbon Energy Growth?

Exxon Mobil announced it has closed the acquisition of Denbury Inc. in a transaction valued at $4.8 billion, or $89.45 per share. The...

Nov 2, 2023

WeWork: Shares plunge after reports say firm is filing for bankruptcy

Shares in the troubled office-sharing firm WeWork plunged on Wednesday, following reports it could file for bankruptcy as early as next...

Nov 2, 2023

Spirit Halloween lives on, even when the holiday ends and stores close

Halloween is over, and your local Spirit Halloween is about to become a ghost town. It’s open Wednesday for clearance sales. On Thursday,...

Nov 1, 2023

Apple to post fourth consecutive quarterly sales decline Thursday

Apple is expected to post its fourth consecutive quarterly revenue decline when it reports earnings after the bell Thursday. Wall Street...

Nov 1, 2023

NOLA.com: Talking Business: How Mike Sherman became the go-to guy on controversial land-use deals

If there is a complex or controversial real estate development in the New Orleans area, chances are Mike Sherman is in the middle of it....

Oct 24, 2023

Opinion: Senator Cassidy Rightly Challenges DOE's Hydrogen Funding Decision

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy's recent challenge to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regarding its allocation of funds for regional...