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Jan 20, 2023
Wages Stagnate In Louisiana 2022 Report Finds
Wages in Louisiana grew more slowly in 2022 than they did in 2021, according to data from ADP Research, though the state’s workers have...
Jan 19, 2023
Shrimp & Oyster Prices Set to Rise Due to Major LA Coastal Restoration Project
Louisiana's largest-ever coastal restoration project may have a hidden cost Louisianans will pay when they order a round of oysters or...
Jan 19, 2023
LIV Golf Secures Multiyear Deal with Nexstar Media Group to Broadcast Tournaments on CW Network
LIV Golf, the Saudi-funded golf tour that launched last year, has signed a multiyear deal with Nexstar Media Group to broadcast the...
Jan 19, 2023
FTC Plan to Ban Noncompete Clauses Shifts Companies’ Focus
Businesses and lawyers are beginning to assess what the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed ban of noncompete clauses in employment...
Jan 18, 2023
Oil Prices Fall as Concerns of U.S. Recession Outweigh Optimism of China's Lifting of COVID-19 Curbs
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, with Brent futures dropping 1.1% to $84.98 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude falling...
Jan 18, 2023
"Dollar Touches Seven-Month Low Amid Weak US Economic Data and Lower Interest Rate Expectations"
The US dollar experienced a sharp decline on Wednesday, reaching its lowest point in seven months. This reversal of trend, which had...
Jan 18, 2023
Energy Startup pulls off first meaningful CO2 direct-air capture - plans to move into LA
Startup Climeworks AG achieved an important milestone recently by successfully pulling CO2 from the open air and storing it underground...
Jan 17, 2023
Buc-ee's Chooses Ruston, LA As Next Location!
Buc-ee's will open a $50 million travel center in Ruston, the Texas chain's first location in Louisiana. A minimum of 200 people will...
Jan 17, 2023
OPINION: Tik-Tok Is A Matter Of National Security
Any time you hear “ban” and “media” in the same sentence, it should raise your antennae or trigger your gag reflex, because any chilling...
Jan 17, 2023
More insurance companies pull out of Louisiana
Thousands of folks in the south no longer have home insurance because companies are leaving the area after years of devastating storms....
Jan 13, 2023
Former Shell Executive, State Sen. Sharon Hewitt Enters Race For Governor
Touting her experience alongside "roughnecks" and on the offshore oil rigs owned by the Royal Dutch Shell Corporation, Sen. Sharon Hewitt...
Jan 12, 2023
State money to lure property insurers to Louisiana won’t come until spring
Gov. John Bel Edwards and lawmakers intend to wait until April to fund an incentive program meant to attract more property insurance...
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