2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (370+ words) USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect//September 10, 2026// Since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025, he has increased tariffs on U.S. imports from most global partners. Trump has enforced executive tariffs, which are directly imposed by the President or executive branch,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (770+ words) Reuters// September 4, 2026// Strong job gains signal Fed hike as Trump levels new rate-cut demand The decision, ahead of November elections in which Trump’s Republican party is defending slim majorities in Congress, will likely hinge on whether next week’s inflation reports…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (855+ words) Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square//August 18, 2026// The typical American has to save for at least a decade to afford a home in their state, despite the federal government spending nearly half a trillion dollars on housing programs since 2015, a new…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (649+ words) Lance Traweek, Editor// August 17, 2026// Lance Traweek, Editor//August 17, 2026// The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted a federal permit authorizing construction of the Louisiana International Terminal, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for Port NOLA’s planned container terminal on the Lower Mississippi…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (549+ words) Alton Wallace, The Center Square//August 17, 2026// The U.S. Department of the Interior has transferred jurisdiction of a historic 3-acre parcel located at the mouth of the Calcasieu River to accommodate expansion of the Venture Global LNG export facility in Cameron Parish,…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (597+ words) Alton Wallace, The Center Square//August 13, 2026// The federal government’s auction of offshore oil leases in the Gulf of America on Wednesday brought in $82.7 million in high bids, as participating companies showed strong interest in waters just off the south Texas…...

1+ mon, 16+ hour ago   (755+ words) CityBusiness staff reports// August 12, 2026// Energy executives, government officials and industry groups gathered in New Orleans this week to discuss the future of offshore energy development as the federal government opened bidding Wednesday on its third Gulf oil and gas lease…...

1+ mon, 22+ hour ago   (747+ words) Alton Wallace, The Center Square//August 12, 2026// U.S. President Donald Trump extended a temporary waiver of the Jones Act, a 106-year-old law that limits shipments of goods between American ports to domestically built vessels, but the middle-ground compromise dissatisfied both Gulf Coast…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (349+ words) USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect//August 10, 2026// Louisiana has closed its private recreational red snapper season early to make sure it doesn’t exceed the statewide quota taken from coastal state and federal waters. Wildlife and Fisheries Department Secretary Tyler Bosworth…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1768+ words) Cheree Franco, Verite News//August 10, 2026// Early last year, the Trump administration ended two Biden-era programs that gave state and tribal governments federal funding to purchase food for food banks and schools from local farmers. Farmers who had been relying on…...