Anthony Mcauley

1 week ago | nola.com | Anthony Mcauley |Tony McAuley

Tim Johnson has been in the persuasion business since he left LSU in the late 1980s with a degree in political science and history. As a 26-year-old, he founded The TJC Group, the consultancy firm that he's been running ever since and represents many of the largest oil, gas and chemicals companies operating in the state.

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Anthony Mcauley |Tony McAuley

The threat of sweeping cuts to federal spending on science and technology programs by President Donald Trump's administration has sent a chill through Louisiana's research community, where leaders have warned of potential broader harm to the state's economic development efforts. The billions of dollars in proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation have been the main focus of concern for researchers in recent weeks.

3 weeks ago | nola.com | Anthony Mcauley |Tony McAuley

New Orleans' housing market, which has been in a slump since the end of the pandemic-era buying frenzy of the early 2020s, is showing little signs of improvement, and fresh fears about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and tariff policy are adding to anxiety over the economy, industry experts said at a University of New Orleans real estate conference on Tuesday.

4 weeks ago | nola.com | Anthony Mcauley |Tony McAuley

The operators of Louisiana's five deepwater ports on the lower Mississippi River have known for years that the region needed investment to stop bleeding container shipping market share to Gulf rivals. A new report underlines what a monumental task is ahead to win that business back.

1 month ago | nola.com | Anthony Mcauley |Tony McAuley

Plaquemines Port has enlisted former U.S. Senator David Vitter as a lobbyist to help make its case to the Landry administration and other policymakers that a new downriver container terminal on the West Bank is a better option than the $1.8 billion Port of New Orleans project in St. Bernard Parish.