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New Dollar General opens in Pineville

PINEVILLE, La. (KALB) - A Dollar General store is now open at 8311 U.S. 71 in Pineville, with a grand opening celebration planned for 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. The first 50 adult customers will receive $10 gift cards, and the first 100 customers will receive Dollar General tote bags.

Pineville, LA · 1d

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Texas man wins new house in 2026 Rhodes Properties and Development Demon Dream Home giveaway

NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) - David Morgan of Austin, Texas is the new owner of the Rhodes Property and Development Demon Dream Home!. Morgan’s name was drawn last Friday on KSLA. The 1,450-square foot three-bedroom, two-bath home sits in the Hidden Oak subdivision in Natchitoches. The home was built by...

Natchitoches, LA · 13h

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Two Central Louisiana Industrial Sites Earn National Gold Designations for Development Readiness

ALEXANDRIA, LA – Two Central Louisiana industrial properties have earned national recognition for their development readiness, strengthening the region’s competitive position in attracting new business investment and job creation. The Neame Site in Rosepine, Vernon Parish, and Whitehall Industrial Site in Vidalia, Concordia Parish, were among 26 newly...

Concordia Parish, LA · 16h

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5 Requirements Louisiana Homeowners Need for the Special Assessment Level Freeze at 65

Louisiana’s Special Assessment Level can freeze your home’s assessed value at 65, but your income has to be under a limit when you apply. The age date and income figure can differ by parish, so it’s easy to miss a step. Here are the Special Assessment Level...

Louisiana · 1d

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Hyundai Steel Preparing Louisiana for What Comes Next

In Donaldsonville, generations of industrial expertise are being carried into Louisiana’s next generation of industry. Hyundai Steel is developing its first North American manufacturing facility. The $5.8 billion investment is expected to create 1,300 direct new jobs when commercial production begins in 2029. At Donaldsonville High School, Patrick Lawless...

Donaldsonville, LA · 1d

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11 Best Places To Live On The Gulf Coast Year-Round, According To Real Estate Experts

Reasons to move to the Gulf Coast are numerous, from a lower cost of living than other major coastal markets to the legendary warm weather, golf courses, and generally slower pace. Spanning more than 1,200 miles along the Gulf of Mexico, the region comprises five states— Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas—offering a little something different depending on where you choose to live.

Louisiana · 1d

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This Sprawling Louisiana Antique Mall Packs Over 100 Vendors Into 30,000 Square Feet Of Vintage Treasures

Your purse gets its own locker here, and you wear the key while you shop. That one rule tells you how seriously this place takes its breakables. The building stretches past 30,000 square feet. More than 100 independent vendors fill it with furniture, stained glass, musical instruments, and metal art. There’s even a whole architectural warehouse out back.

Opelousas, LA · 1d

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Six Acadiana sites earn national REDI readiness awards

Louisiana · 15h

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These 7 shopping centers started Louisiana's suburban mall era. In 2026 only some of them are still enclosed malls.

Ground was broken for Shreve City Shopping Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, in November 1958, and the center held its first opening in June 1959. It was suburban shopping of the postwar kind: a large cluster of stores on Shreveport-Barksdale Highway, laid out for people who arrived by car. Shreve City kept building after it opened.

Shreveport, LA · 1d

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A Louisiana builder’s huge donations could transform LSU’s construction school. See how.

LSU is poised to transform its School of Construction with a major endowment and a state-of-the art new building, thanks to massive donations from an LSU alum and Louisiana construction tycoon, the school announced Tuesday. “Construction is no longer a low-tech industry,” Vicki Colvin, dean of the College of Engineering,...

Baton Rouge, LA · 11h

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Founder brings Buc-ee’s to his Louisiana roots in Acadiana

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Buc-ee’s founder Arch “Beaver” Aplin is expanding the travel center chain to Acadiana, bringing the brand to the state where his family history and business inspiration originated. The inspiration for Buc-ee’s dates back to Aplin’s grandfather, who ran a general store in...

Lafayette, LA · 1d

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Subcontractors sue LA contractors board member and son alleging unpaid construction work

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A member of the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors and his son are facing two lawsuits from subcontractors who say they are owed money for construction work. One subcontractor claims he is owed nearly $350,000. Harvey Honore Jr., a gubernatorial appointee, sits on the...

Louisiana · 12h

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3 Louisiana Companies Named Among Forbes' America's Dream Employers

Three Louisiana companies made Forbes' 2027 America's Dream Employers list, including one business ranked among the nation's top 20.

Louisiana · 6d

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Entergy wants their land for Meta’s power lines. They’re suing the regulators approving them

Dustin McAnn figured the wooden survey stake he found in front of his barn in early August marked a water leak. They’re common on his cattle farm in LaSalle Parish, so he didn’t think much of it. A few days later, neighbors started calling. Entergy, they told him,...

Louisiana · 1d

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SBA disaster loan deadline approaching for businesses, nonprofits affected by 2025 drought

BATON ROUGE — The Small Business Administration disaster loan deadline is approaching next month for Louisiana. Eligible small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in Louisiana that were impacted by the drought that occurred Dec. 30, 2025 can apply for low-interest federal economic injury disaster loans by Dec. 10. Eligible...

Louisiana · 1d

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Louisiana signs $6.8 million contract for SpaceX transportation planning

(The Center Square) – Louisiana has signed a contract allowing up to $6.8 million in state-funded payments to a New Orleans engineering firm for transportation work supporting SpaceX’s planned development in Vermilion Parish. The contract calls for Royal to help assess, design and oversee transportation improvements associated with SpaceX’s development. Services include evaluating roads and bridges, studying traffic, obtaining permits, coordinating utilities, assisting with property acquisition and overseeing construction. Louisiana Economic Development has said DOTD is evaluating transportation routes, road and bridge conditions, traffic impacts and potential improvements to Louisiana Highway 82. State officials have not established how the overall transportation costs will be divided between taxpayers and SpaceX. The agreement contains no requirement for SpaceX to reimburse the state. It does not identify specific roads or bridges to be improved or establish a total infrastructure budget. DOTD must approve a budget and issue a written notice to proceed before Royal can incur compensable costs. The contract packet does not establish whether that authorization has been issued or how much the firm has been paid. The agreement anticipates work on multiple transportation projects, with supplemental agreements required for additional projects. DOTD previously told The Center Square that Royal’s Louisiana resources

Vermilion Parish, LA · 13h

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Economic development officials in Ottumwa are dealing with the recent announcement that John Deere will close its factory there and consolidate its operations in Des Moines and Louisiana

Economic development officials in Ottumwa are dealing with the recent announcement that John Deere will close its factory there and consolidate its operations in Des Moines and Louisiana. Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress executive director Marc Roe says within hours of last Tuesday’s announcement, he began collaborating with Iowa Workforce Development and Indian Hills Community College to brainstorm how to retrain and retain those workers. “Ottumwa, any community isn’t about one business. It’s going to change our landscape for sure, but, you know, it doesn’t have to determine the future of the community. That’s up to us to do,” Roe says. John Deere will leave about 400 people out of jobs, in addition to an abandoned industrial complex in the middle of Ottumwa. Roe hopes to attract new manufacturing, retrain local employees through workforce development or the local community college, and find new ways to retain families who are building businesses or going to school in Ottumwa.

Ottumwa, IA · 1d

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Buc-ee’s Construction Is ‘Finally Happening’ in This State as a Massive New Store Takes Shape

The chain is marking the start of construction with a ceremony.

Lafayette, LA · 1d

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Imminent Federal THC Ban Threatens Local Businesses

NEW ORLEANS — After being named Greater New Orleans’ fastest-growing company earlier this year and recently selling its 20 millionth can, Crescent Canna faces a federal restriction that could make its popular Crescent 9 THC Seltzer illegal to sell beginning Dec. 11. The New Orleans-based beverage manufacturer has already laid off approximately 20 employees as the deadline approaches, threatening the future of a business that has expanded into more than 8,500 retail locations across 20 states.

New Orleans, LA · 1d

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Rising Power Demand Drives Plans for 175 Factory Jobs in Louisiana

Growing demand for electricity is bringing another expansion to a Louisiana transformer factory, where GE Vernova plans to invest $34.5 million and add 175 jobs. The company announced the Shreveport project Nov. 10. It expects the upgraded operation to reach full production capacity in 2028, supplying more transformers for industrial and renewable energy customers.

Shreveport, LA · 10h