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Entergy completes sale of its natural gas distribution business to Delta Utilities

Entergy completes sale of its natural gas distribution business to Delta Utilities

Sale supports the company's focus on its growing electric utility business Company thanks its gas customers and dedicated employees NEW ORLEANS, July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy today announced the successful completion of the previously...

Bernhard Capital-Backed Delta Utilities Completes Acquisition of Entergy's Natural Gas Distribution Businesses in New Orleans and East Baton Rouge Parish

Bernhard Capital-Backed Delta Utilities Completes Acquisition of Entergy's Natural Gas Distribution Businesses in New Orleans and East Baton Rouge Parish

BATON ROUGE, La., July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Utilities, a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company, today announced it has acquired Entergy's two regulated natural gas utilities serving communities throughout New Orleans and East Baton...

Mississippi looks to reverse brain drain with jobs, education

Mississippi looks to reverse brain drain with jobs, education

BAY ST. LOUIS — For Stephanie Rodriguez, Mississippi offers safety, affordability and a quieter lifestyle. But for Gunnar Hamm, it was a place he couldn’t wait to leave. Their stories reflect the growing divide in how young adults view life in the...

Report: Mississippi has some of the lowest child care costs in the US

Report: Mississippi has some of the lowest child care costs in the US

A new report from personal finance website WalletHub ranks Mississippi among the most affordable states for child care, highlighting a growing divide in how families across the country manage the rising cost of early education.According to...

Mississippi Wins Three National Awards for Economic Development Accomplishments

Mississippi Wins Three National Awards for Economic Development Accomplishments

The Gazebo Gazette JACKSON (GG) — The state of Mississippi has been honored with a Gold Shovel Award by Area Development magazine. The national award honors Mississippi’s historic accomplishments in economic development throughout 2024....

Council reviews plan for 450-home, amenity-rich neighborhood on Ila Road

Council reviews plan for 450-home, amenity-rich neighborhood on Ila Road

Commerce leaders on Monday reviewed a rezoning request that could pave the way for a major planned unit development (PUD) on more than 160 acres along Ila Road. The Commerce City Council discussed a request from Carter Engineering Consultants to...

On the Market: St. Cloud industrial sites listed with cash flow potential

On the Market: St. Cloud industrial sites listed with cash flow potential

The Blueprint Sauk Rapids HVAC facility leased to Pinnacle Climate 20-acre site includes solar lease, expansion potential to 115K square feet Hennen Furniture‘s 218,000-square-foot showroom/warehouse listed for $7.5M Both properties offer...

Mississippi Businesses Adjust to Seafood Labeling Law Taking Effect July 1

Mississippi Businesses Adjust to Seafood Labeling Law Taking Effect July 1

BILOXI, Miss.—With Mississippi’s new seafood labeling law set to take effect July 1, restaurant owners and seafood sellers are trying to understand how to comply—and what could happen if they don’t. House Bill 602 requires all seafood and crawfish...

Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for June 29, 2025

Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for June 29, 2025

The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at June 29, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from June 29 drawing 06-07-13-19-21 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fountainhead Residence Just Hit the Market in Mississippi for $2.5M

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fountainhead Residence Just Hit the Market in Mississippi for $2.5M

Location: 306 Glenway Drive, Woodland Hills, Jackson, Mississippi Price: $2,500,000 Year Built: 1951 Footprint: 3,558 square feet (3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths) Lot Size: 0.97 acres From the Agent: "The Fountainhead is a Usonian...

Reps Set to Resuscitate Baro Inland Port, Eye Economic Rebirth

Reps Set to Resuscitate Baro Inland Port, Eye Economic Rebirth

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Rehabilitation and Operationalisation of the Baro Inland Port has officially begun its work, with Chairman Hon. Saidu Abdullahi unveiling an ambitious roadmap to revive the long-neglected...

Howard Industries Expands Mississippi Manufacturing Operations

Howard Industries Expands Mississippi Manufacturing Operations

Related Research Electrical distribution transformer and technology products manufacturer Howard Industries plans to expand its operations in Clarke County, Jones County, and Simpson County, Mississippi. The $236.95 million project is expected to...

Did Anthony Kiedis Just Make the World’s Best Canned Coffee?

Did Anthony Kiedis Just Make the World’s Best Canned Coffee?

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Anthony Kiedis is sitting on top of a camper in Napa Valley. It’s a sunny afternoon in May at the annual...

CC's Coffee wants to grow in Lafayette market, will open a Scott location

CC's Coffee wants to grow in Lafayette market, will open a Scott location

Already with multiple locations in the Lafayette area, CC’s Coffee House is looking to open more and is planning a location in Scott. CC’s, which marks 30 years in business this year, will open a location just north of Interstate 10 in the...

VA issues more Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Mississippi in Q1 2025 vs. Q4 2024

VA issues more Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Mississippi in Q1 2025 vs. Q4 2024

The VA issued 468 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Mississippi during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, compared to 227 loans the previous quarter, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.Loans issued...

‘Outfit at the bottom of the river’: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Meets the Mississippi in Rodney Landing Mishap

‘Outfit at the bottom of the river’: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Meets the Mississippi in Rodney Landing Mishap

‘Outfit at the bottom of the river’: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Meets the Mississippi in Rodney Landing Mishap Published 1:23 pm Wednesday, July 2, 2025 Editors’ Note: This article was written by James Holloway, Special to The Post. Buffalo Bill’s...

Delta Utilities completes its acquisition of Entergy’s natural gas business

Delta Utilities completes its acquisition of Entergy’s natural gas business

Delta Utilities on Tuesday announced that it has completed its acquisition of Entergy’s New Orleans and Baton Rouge natural gas distribution networks. Entergy’s natural gas business serves about 108,000 homes and businesses in New Orleans and some...

Days after CCID boundaries expanded, Capitol Police still not getting most 9-1-1 calls

Days after CCID boundaries expanded, Capitol Police still not getting most 9-1-1 calls

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Days after a law expanding its territory to include a large part of Northeast Jackson, Capitol Police is still not set up to receive most of its 9-1-1 calls directly from residents. On July 1, the Capitol Complex...

Emily Cochran joins Guaranty Bank

Hue Townsend, CEO of Guaranty Bank, last week announced the hiring of Emily Cochran as a member of the loan support team at the Batesville branch. Cochran recently joined Guaranty Bank and brings a strong background in administrative and financial...

Find places to fly from Hattiesburg that won't break the bank

Find places to fly from Hattiesburg that won't break the bank

Budget-friendly summer flights are available from Hattiesburg, Gulfport, and New Orleans. Destinations include major cities like Houston, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Chicago and Miami. Prices vary depending on the departure city and destination, with...

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