Louisiana
NOAA Predicts Fewer Storms in 2017, Still 6.9M Homes at Risk, Rebuilding Could Exceed $1.5 Trillion
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts the 2017 hurricane season will see fewer storms than both 2016 and… Read more
What Were April’s Largest CMBS Delinquencies?
The Trepp CMBS Delinquency Rate pushed higher in April, as a large number of loans reached balloon dates and failed… Read more
Netflix Commits to California Despite Tax Incentives Elsewhere
Neflix is chillin’ in California. While many studios are chasing tax incentives outside of California, Netflix, who recently expanded its… Read more
Exco Selling Eagle Ford Assets for $300M
Exco Resources, headquartered in Dallas, announced it would be selling its oil and gas properties in South Texas’ Eagle Ford… Read more
NYC Ferry Launches Early
April 11, 2017 A whole month early, the NYC Ferry will launch May 1, 2017, with two routes: the brand… Read more
States With the Largest and Smallest Gender Wage Gap
Payscale’s 2016 Gender Pay Gap Report found that the Northeast is the most equal region in the United States when… Read more
Modular Homes Coming to Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA, like many areas, is undergoing a housing crisis. More demand from people moving to the city, combined… Read more
$100M Apartment Tower on Tap for NOLA
The Domain Cos. are moving forward with the Odeon, a 29-story, $100 million apartment tower on a parking lot at… Read more
Monsanto Launches $1B Expansion of Louisiana Ops
Monsanto has begun expanding its Luling, LA operations. The agri-business is making a $975 million investment at the site at… Read more
Entergy Breaks Ground on $869M Power Station
Entergy Corp. launched construction on its new 980-megawatt power station in St. Charles Parish, LA. Entergy Louisiana is making an… Read more
Canadian Developer Ready for Spring Delivery
Rothner Highgates Group is close to completion on its 166-unit Willard at Preston Crossing apartment complex in Louisville, KY. The… Read more
Drew Brees’ Second Job: Selling Donuts
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and partner Vik Patel of Bourbon Street Donuts LLC struck an agreement with Dunkin’… Read more
Chemical Industry Cautiously Optimistic
The slowly increasing cost of oil has given the chemical industry of Louisiana some hope that 2017 will be a… Read more
New Growth for Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar
Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar will open new restaurants in five states, thanks to a partnership announced on December 12. The… Read more
Energy Transfer Tries Again – in Louisiana
Less than 24 hours after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit for a controversial pipeline project to… Read more
BP to Invest $9B in Deep-Water Platform
BP, with U.S. headquarters in Houston, approved plans to spend $9 billion on a new oil-production platform at its Mad… Read more
Dirt Work Begins on 100K-SF MXU in Baton Rouge
Site work has begun on the $30 million City Square, a 100,000-square-foot, mixed-use development at Bluebonnet Boulevard and Highland Road… Read more
NewQuest Readies for 203K-SF Camp Forbing
NewQuest Properties, headquartered in Houston, is readying for its 203,868-square-foot Camp Forbing Marketplace in Shreveport, LA. The developer will officially… Read more
Dallas Fed: Moderate Economic Expansion
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reported moderate expansion in economic activity throughout the Eleventh District since the first week… Read more