Economic Development

4+ hour, 32+ min ago   (314+ words) The numbers driving Williams' objection are striking. HGI recommended a combined $17 million in assessment reductions this year, and Williams is disputing nearly $11 million of that total, per the same report. About two-thirds of the disputed properties are commercial, not residential....

13+ hour, 44+ min ago   (672+ words) Keynote speaker Terry Watson This article is brought to you by the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors (NOMAR). As billions of dollars in new investments reshape Louisiana’s economic landscape, local leaders said Greater New Orleans is well-positioned to build…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (605+ words) Graduates stand during the May 16, 2025, commencement ceremony at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, held at the Cajundome. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) Some Louisianians could see their tax bills triple — the biggest increase in the country — following the expiration of…...

5+ day, 14+ min ago   (568+ words) Louisiana is expected to add 55,000 jobs over the next two years, driven by a boom in industrial construction projects across the state including data centers, liquefied natural gas plants and SpaceX’s massive launch facility, according to an economic forecast released…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1893+ words) | RSS.com The hallway is where the e-scrap deals get done. Resource Live sits down with the people running the 2026 E-Scrap Conference in New Orleans and asks why this is still the show the industry notices if you skip. Maite…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (201+ words) (The Center Square) – Louisiana’s initial unemployment insurance claims remained nearly 19% below last year’s level despite a weekly increase, according to figures Louisiana Works released Friday. Initial claims totaled 1,204 for the week ending Sept. 19, up 55 from the previous week’s 1,149. That was…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (425+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency, allowing Louisiana farmers and timber harvesters to use dyed diesel currently in their possession. Dyed diesel is regular diesel fuel dyed red to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (419+ words) President Trump has joined Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry in supporting a temporary ban on diesel exports as way to lower all-time high prices, though oil and gas industry officials say the policy could make prices for the fuel even more…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (100+ words) New Orleans founders will meet potential backers today as StartupNOLA and Startup Noir NOLA host Access to Capital: Meet the VCs at NOLA Brewing. The 4-to-6 p.m. event is designed to give entrepreneurs a direct introduction to 15 Louisiana venture capital firms…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (725+ words) K16 Solutions Inc. and the University of Louisiana System today announced a significant expansion of Scaffold DataX, extending the automated data warehouse and reporting platform to the remaining five UL System campuses: McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University,…...