Can Louisiana compete with Texas? Become a tech hub? LED's new leader sees a way to do it.
When Susan Bonnett Bourgeois became the secretary of Louisiana Economic Development in January , her new boss, Gov. Jeff Landry, charged...
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Politics & Government
Sep 24
FORBES:It’s Time For The Truth On The High Cost Of Drugs
Reposted from an opinion piece by Steve Forbes. Make no mistake , our medicines, like everything else these days, cost far more than they...
Aug 22
Sen. Sanders' Bluster Threatens Innovation in Medicine
The recent outcry over the pricing of weight loss drugs like Wegovy, fueled by advocacy groups like Public Citizen, highlights a growing...
Aug 6
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...
Jul 17
NYT: How a Network of Tech Billionaires Helped J.D. Vance Leap Into Power
Last month, J.D. Vance flew to San Francisco to hold a fund-raiser for Donald J. Trump and to host a private dinner afterward with two...
Jul 15
CNBC: Trump Media shares soar more than 30% after assassination attempt
Trump Media shares soared more than 30% Monday, two days after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the...
Jul 11
Louisiana Legislature Unanimously Opposes Government Credit Card Mandates – Louisiana’s Senators Should Too
If every member of the Louisiana state legislature agrees on something, you know it’s a clear-cut issue. Earlier this year both chambers...
Jun 26
FORBES: Louisiana Passes Bill To Defend Bitcoin Rights And Ban CBDCs
Bitcoin rights have become law in a second state as Louisiana passes a landmark pro-bitcoin bill to protect access to bitcoin and curb...
Jun 25
WSJ OP-ED: Governments push heavily subsidized renewables, but fossil-fuel use continues to increase even faster.
Globally, we spent almost $2 trillion in 2023 to try to force an energy transition. Over the past decade, solar and wind energy use has...
Jun 21
REAL CLEAR HEALTH: Congress Calls Out The FDA's Regulatory Failures And The Surge Of Illicit Chinese Vapes
As Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Califf faced bipartisan scrutiny from members of both the House Oversight and...
Jun 10
Super Bowl LIX Fever Hits New Orleans: Unveiling the 'Summer of Super Bowl' with Epic Infrastructure Upgrades and Cultural Celebrations!
Super Bowl season has officially begun in New Orleans, as Governor Jeff Landry, Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Lieutenant Governor Billy...
Jun 6
Louisiana lithium industry gets a sales tax rebate. A lawmaker says there's more to come.
Though lithium has not yet been publicly discovered in the north Louisiana Smackover formation, Louisiana is ready for it with a newly...
May 21
RANDOLPH: Leading from the front: Louisiana’s opportunity on carbon capture technology
The following guest column was originally submitted to the Alexandria Town Talk by Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Deborah...
May 16
Louisiana's environmental chief looks to ease permitting for businesses
"It's knowing that he wants to ensure that we are protecting our environment, that it's clean and it's healthy, while also at the same...
May 2
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Unveils Sweeping Reforms to Address Property Insurance Crisis
Louisiana's Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has unveiled a series of measures to tackle the state's property insurance crisis,...
Apr 11
Visa and Mastercard Strike $30 Billion Deal to Cut Credit Card Fees, Despite Durbin's Bill Opposition
Visa and Mastercard have reached a landmark agreement estimated at $30 billion, intended to alleviate credit and debit card fees...
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Lincoln Foodservice Equipment Sets Up National Operations Base in Shreveport, Creating Nearly 100 Direct New Jobs
Lincoln Foodservice Equipment, a Welbilt brand company that produces commercial-grade foodservice equipment, announced it is establishing...
ZERO HEDGE: Tesla Tumble Reignites After Disappointing Deliveries
Short-sellers in the world's largest EV maker continue to do well as 2023 starts with Tesla down 10% after missing expectations on new...
Energy sector 'could absolutely do well again' in 2023, says analyst
Energy is the best performing sector year-to-date. The S&P 500 Energy ETF (XLE) is up 62%, far outperforming any other equity group in...
Credit Suisse’s Investment Bank Spinoff Attracts Saudi Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is preparing to invest in Credit Suisse Group AG’s investment bank, the Wall Street...
Florida follows Louisiana - pulls $2B from BlackRock in largest anti-ESG divestment
Florida's chief financial officer said on Thursday his department would pull $2 billion worth of its assets managed by BlackRock Inc...
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