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HVAC supplier expanding local operations with Mid City building purchase
12+ hour, 7+ min ago (49+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Friday, September 4, 2026 CIS Industries is expanding its Baton Rouge operations with the acquisition of the former Letterman's building on Government Street in Mid City, according to Alex Ruch of Elifin. The company purcha…...
State selects two primary contractors for $30M orphan well cleanup program
12+ hour, 11+ min ago (276+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Friday, September 4, 2026 Louisiana’s Department of Conservation and Energy has selected Houston-based Garner Environmental Services and Lafayette-based Lemoine Disaster Recovery to lead the first phase of a major effort to plug and clean up orphaned oil and…...
Louisiana poised to cash in on Venezuela’s oil comeback
17+ hour, 21+ min ago (254+ words) Louisiana could become one of the biggest U.S. beneficiaries of a major expansion of Venezuela’s oil industry, with the state already having the infrastructure needed to process and transport the crude, The Center Square reports. Much of Venezuela’s oil is heavy…...
‘The cliff is coming’: LSU AD calls for Congress to act on college sports
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (66+ words) New LSU Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin poses for a photo with LSU President Wade Rousse and LSU Athletic Director Verge Ausberry. (Jonathan Mailhes/Cal Sport Media via The Associated Press) LSU... Wednesday, September 2, 2026 LSU Athletic Director Verge Ausberry says…...
Employers prepare for a double-digit surge in healthcare costs
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (223+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Wednesday, September 2, 2026 U.S. employers are preparing for the sharpest increase in healthcare costs in more than two decades, The New York Times reports. According to a Marsh survey of 1,800 employers, healthcare costs per employee are expected to…...
Supporters, critics sound off during marathon Hyundai air permit hearing
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (40+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report A 4½-hour public hearing over Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel's proposed air permit drew sharply divided testimony Tuesday night in Donaldsonville, with supporters touting the project's economic benefi…...
What’s driving this local credit union’s ‘rapid growth’
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (38+ words) businessreport.com Pelican Credit Union has nearly tripled in size since 2017. Its president, Melissa Ott, attributes that swell primarily to “organic growth” rather than to mergers. The Baton Rouge-based credit …...
SpaceX’s $100B Louisiana deal comes with $27.5B in tax incentives
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (188+ words) Louisiana officials have offered SpaceX an estimated $27.5 billion tax incentive package to secure the company’s planned $100 billion Starbase Louisiana facility in coastal Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Illuminator reports. The largest portion, about $23.8 billion, comes from a 25-year property-tax exemption. A completed…...
BREC overhauls its operations as it confronts costs, maintenance and public trust
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (223+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report Wednesday, September 2, 2026 BREC, East Baton Rouge Parish’s parks and recreation agency, is undergoing a major transformation after years of financial, operational and governance problems, as Business Report writes in its latest issue. Under its new superintendent,…...
Baton Rouge General's Health Tip of the Week: Could melatonin do more than help you sleep?
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (152+ words) Sponsored by Baton Rouge General Melatonin is best known for helping regulate your sleep-wake cycle, but researchers are studying other potential benefits, too. Early research suggests melatonin may help reduce the frequency and duration of migraines, while there’s stronger evidence…...