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Aug 22, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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 12, 2024
Starbucks names new CEO
Brian Niccol will take over as the chief executive officer of Starbucks Corp. on Sept. 9. He will replace Laxman Narasimhan, who is...
Aug 8, 2024
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...
Aug 5, 2024
Evaluating Security in Credit Card Networks: Lessons from the Recent CrowdStrike Incident
On Friday morning, a massive outage linked to a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike rippled across multiple...
Aug 5, 2024
Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Slide Amid Global Selloff
A stock-market selloff extended around the world, with U.S. indexes sliding and volatility spiking. In early trading, the Nasdaq...
Aug 5, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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 24, 2024
What would Kamala Harris mean for the economy?
Just last week, it looked like a near foregone conclusion that Donald Trump would return to the White House after the November election....
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