Markdowns: As the nation’s homebuilders continue to see weakening demand from potential buyers concerned about the broader economy, they are cutting prices at the highest rate in three years. Some 38% ...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a reorganization of the agency Thursday, including the consolidation of its finance and administrative offices into a single entity, Politico reports. The ...

A retail center on La. 3089 near the Walmart in Donaldsonville has changed hands.  Daniel Jong-Mun Park and his wife, Mi Suk Kim Park, bought the Eagle Plaza Shopping Center property from ...

City-parish officials have launched resources and personnel ahead of the approaching storm to help residents prepare for the forecast inclement weather.  Department of Public Works crews have been ...

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage rose for the second week in a row, another setback for the U.S. housing market, which is mired in a sales slump as affordability constraints shut out pr… ...

The U.S. Department of Energy has approved an emergency release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ExxonMobil, aiming to ease “logistical challenges” affecting crude oil deliveries to its Baton ...

A New York-based privately held real estate operator and investment management firm has purchased the Park Place student housing complex property outside of LSU’s South Gates. Timberline Real Estate ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, pointing to steady job growth in July, though some laid off workers are experiencing long spells of unemployment ...

Republicans are revamping the Opportunity Zones program with a rural focus, betting that bigger tax breaks will spur investment in America’s overlooked small towns, The Wall Street Journal writes. ...

After an earlier pullback, consumers picked up their spending in June despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of the U.S. economy. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.6% in June after ...

Plan Baton Rouge III is downtown’s new master plan, currently under development by international planning and design firm ...

Can Louisiana lead the next tech revolution? Nexus CEO and Skilltype founder Tony Zanders says yes and he’s building toward ...