State Louisiana Financial News

A southeast Louisiana official allegedly committed perjury by failing to disclose information related to a controversial grain terminal, according to a motion filed as part of a federal lawsuit brought by a prominent local climate activist

Oracle, has quietly married for the fifth time. His new wife, Jolin, also known as Keren Zhu, has played a pivotal role in his recent investments in college football, particularly at the University of Michigan. Jolin, 33, is credited with helping Ellison secure top recruit Bryce Underwood, a highly-rated high school quarterback from Louisiana State University, to Michigan.

Facebook’s parent company Meta says it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana

Louisiana’s GOP-dominated House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed individual and corporate tax cuts, along with a constitutional amendment

A “difficult” economic environment took a bite out of Restaurant Brands International Inc.’s profit in its most recent quarter as sales fell across three of the company’s brands, but executives say they’ve already seen signs of improvement in October.

Will Donald Trump once again be elected president of the United States? Will Kamala Harris become the first woman president?

US Congress. In the United States, transgender rights have become a hot-button election issue — and the latest battle in America's culture wars. Manuel, who identifies as transgender and nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, serves as the director of operations for the Louisiana Abortion Fund, which helps provide access to abortion services.

A chemical manufacturing plant west of New Orleans has agreed to pay a $480,000 federal fine and install equipment to stop the release of a cancer-causing chemical from a storage tank and pipe

A genealogist spent years scouring historical records to trace the lives and establish the identities of enslaved people she believes are buried on the grounds of Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics Group's $9.4 billion facility in southeast Louisiana

US Senator Cynthia Lummis, the first US senator to own crypto, is now proposing that the United States should create a national Bitcoin reserve to secure the country’s financial future and leadership in global finance. In its boldness and potential to help the United States lead in the “next financial frontier, she likens it to the Louisiana Purchase.

Bradenton, Florida, Police Chief Melanie Bevan discusses the damage caused by Hurricane Milton on Cavuto: Coast to Coast.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is set to hear arguments in a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies that placed polluting industries in majority-Black communities

After strong consumer interest in its gold bars, Costco is polishing plans to offer another precious metal: platinum bars.

natural gas trading hub to help develop a competitive domestic gas market. The oil ministry officials recently held a meeting with gas industry executives to discuss the need for a hub, where prices reflect the domestic supply and demand fundamentals, according to people familiar with the matter. The government may soon set up a committee to suggest a roadmap to build a hub, they said. Henry Hub in the US offers the most referenced gas pricing in the world due to its large trading volume, liquidity and transparent pricing. Henry Hub is a gas pipeline in Louisiana connected to several gas markets in the US. It serves as the delivery point for futures contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). Britain's National Balancing Point (NBP) is a virtual hub, which reflects the gas price in the entire country without factoring in the transport costs, which are levied separately.

The 39-year-old singer, best known for hits like “Born To Die,” exchanged vows in a beautiful outdoor setting by the water, right at the bayou where Dufrene operates his popular airboat tours. Photos and videos shared by DailyMail.com show Del Rey radiant in a full-length white wedding gown, walking down the aisle alongside her father, Robert Grant. Dufrene, 49, looked dapper in a black suit paired with a white shirt and leather shoes, waiting for her at the altar.

The Biden administration is awarding $3 billion to U.S. companies to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and other materials used for electric vehicles, part of a continuing push to reduce China’s global dominance in battery production

Oil prices rose on Friday, extending a rally sparked by output disruptions in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, where Hurricane Francine forced producers to evacuate platforms before it hit the coast of Louisiana. Brent crude futures rose by 34 cents, or 0.5%, to $72.31 per barrel by 0016 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose by 38 cents, or 0.6%, to $69.35 a barrel.

Two planes have collided on a taxiway at Atlanta’s airport, with a larger plane knocking over the tail of a smaller regional jet

Oil prices rose about 1% on Monday on concerns that a hurricane forecast to hit Louisiana on Wednesday will disrupt production and refining along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Brent futures were up 78 cents, or 1.1%, to settle at $71.84 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained $1.04, or 1.5%, to settle at $68.71.

Although it has been nearly four years since hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated southwest Louisiana and caused an estimated $22 billion in damage nationwide, some residents say they are still far from recovery

New Jersey gambling regulators have levied a $33,000 fine on sports betting company bet365 for taking bets on games in which the outcome was already known, and on games that were not approved for betting