The British sneaker giant will open next to Macy's, even as it closes 175 Hibbett stores elsewhere.

Louisiana regulators meet Thursday in Baton Rouge to weigh the Aug. 18 delay, as Buras dealers warn Texas is already selling.

Louisiana’s homeowners insurance market is showing signs of recovery, with new carriers, lower rates and fewer Citizens policyholders. But coastal homeowners remain exposed to the next major storm.

Mandeville’s Trader Joe’s opens next Wednesday with samples, giveaways and daily hours from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Tractor Supply says it will close about 75 Petsense stores nationwide — a move that leaves 11 Louisiana locations listed by local outlets waiting to learn whether they’ll be shuttered. The company recorded sizable restructuring charges and will slow expansion while it reallocates capital.

Ex-employees say they were blindsided after Dollar General shut neighborhood stores; workers want severance, transfers and legal help as organizers step in.

Louisiana casinos earned $246.2M in May, an 8% gain driven largely by a 591% surge at Bally’s Baton Rouge after its landside opening.

Tecovas is opening a Magazine Street store at 3901 Magazine St. later this year, bringing boots, in-store personalization and planned local events to the Garden District.

Sail 250 and Memorial Day crowds pushed New Orleans to a weekly hotel occupancy jump, with rooms up 10.9% to 56.1%.

BP has started marketing minority stakes in the Kaskida and Tiber Gulf projects, moves that could reshape which companies capture multi‑billion-dollar offshore work and spark legal fights.

Walmart and Wing named New Orleans among seven new markets to get drone deliveries as part of a coast‑to‑coast buildout aiming to reach 40 million shoppers by 2027.

Faith Technologies will invest $80.5M to build a 500,000‑sq‑ft plant in Monroe, promising hundreds of jobs and state workforce support. Construction is underway and operations are slated for spring 2027.

DOE selected two demonstration projects in Louisiana and Oklahoma for up to $134M to extract rare earths from industrial waste and bolster domestic supply chains. The awards name a Gramercy, LA plant and an Ardmore, OK demo with MIT.