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Stonepeak to Acquire 40% Stake in Woodside’s Louisiana LNG Project
Stonepeak, a prominent infrastructure investment firm, has agreed to purchase a 40% interest in Louisiana LNG Infrastructure LLC, a...
Apr 7


Life Insurance: A Quiet Engine of Louisiana’s Business Climate
In conversations about Louisiana’s economy, industries like energy, agriculture, and tourism often take center stage. But quietly and...
Apr 1


Insurance Market in Louisiana Appears to Soften
Insurance reforms enacted by the Louisiana legislature in 2024 are contributing to market stabilization, with 10 new homeowners insurers...
Mar 13


LSU Small Business Development Center Guides FarmSmart to Victory in Venture Challenge
Colin Raby and his teammates, Grant Muslow and Julius Pallotta, had a promising idea: FarmSmart, an AI-powered virtual assistant designed...
Mar 10


Louisiana Homeowners to Receive Refunds from Liberty Mutual Amidst Insurance Crisis
Thousands of Louisiana homeowners with Liberty Mutual policies will soon receive refunds after the company was found to have overcharged...
Mar 10


Hyundai Plans Multibillion-Dollar Steel Mill in Louisiana to Bolster U.S. Operations
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group is preparing to invest over $6 billion in a state-of-the-art steel mill in Louisiana, marking a pivotal...
Jan 13


SBA Approves Loans for Louisiana businesses impacted by Bourbon Street attack
Gov. Jeff Landry announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved an Economic Injury Disaster Declaration to assist...
Jan 6


Meta Selects Northeast Louisiana as Site of $10 Billion Artificial Intelligence Optimized Data Center; Governor Jeff Landry Calls Investment ‘A New Chapter’ for State
RICHLAND PARISH, La. – Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta announced it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data...
Dec 5, 2024


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,...
Nov 20, 2024


Sweeping tax overhaul in Louisiana hits snag on sales tax expansion
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers on Thursday postponed a vote on a key bill in Gov. Jeff Landry’s sweeping and complex tax...
Nov 16, 2024


‘This tax code is broken’: Gov. Landry pitches Louisiana tax overhaul to start special session
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry kicked off a two and a half week special session with a call for legislators to drastically overhaul the...
Nov 11, 2024


Louisiana's Tax Code Reform: A Path to Competitiveness and Growth
Louisiana's current tax code features several inefficient and uncompetitive policies, resulting in the state falling behind in tax...
Nov 4, 2024
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