Business News

Mar 28

Stricken by freeze and record drought, Louisiana honey producers saw yields slashed in 2023

The beginning of 2023 started strong for Steve Bernard, owner of a Henderson-based bee farm and producer of Bernard's Acadiana Honey. A...

Mar 28

Workers at 5th Louisiana Starbucks vote to join union

Employees at a Starbucks in Sulphur voted unanimously to join a union, the fifth location in the state where a union election was...

Mar 26

LSU to Drill Carbon Capture Research Well on Campus

BATON ROUGE (Louisiana Illuminator) — LSU’s College of Engineering will soon drill a new well on campus to research carbon capture,...

Mar 26

Louisiana oil tax cut passes state House

In an attempt to revitalize the state’s oil industry, the state House has passed a bill to cut the oil severance tax rate by 4 percentage...

Mar 25

Low-Interest Federal Loans Now Available for Louisiana Drought Victims

The U.S. Small Business Administration is providing low-interest federal disaster loans to small businesses that have suffered economic...

Mar 21

US Has Its First Large Offshore Wind Farm, with More to Come

NEW YORK (AP) — America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for...

Mar 21

End to Government spending fight could come to a close soon

Congressional leaders presented the highly anticipated government funding package early on Thursday, which includes six bills and spans...

Mar 19

WSJ: Patients Lose Access to Weight-Loss Drugs as Employers Stop Coverage

Employers that embraced paying for weight-loss drugs are now reckoning with the high costs, forcing growing numbers to dial back or cut...

Mar 14

Louisiana Lawmakers propose bill to resolve Haynesville pipeline crossing disputes

Two Louisiana state lawmakers have proposed bills to simplify rules around pipeline crossings in the state in a move that could alleviate...

Mar 12

Louisiana Records Seventh Consecutive Year of Capital Investment Growth

Louisiana continues its streak of economic prosperity as it marks the seventh consecutive year of "year-over-year capital investment...

Mar 6

America's Small Business Owners Optimistic About the Economy

Small business owners are reporting feeling better about the U.S. economy as inflation and recession fears subside, according to a new...

Mar 5

The Louisiana trucking industry in dire need of young workers

The Louisiana Motor Transport Association Foundation bought two downtown Baton Rouge buildings for $1.2 million with plans to move its...