Three LSU student businesses have been selected to present in a live pitch competition for a share of $35,000 in the 14th annual J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge to be held on Wednesday, April 16, at the LSU Business Education Complex.

The LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business proudly announces the 2025 honorees for its Ourso Outstanding Eight undergraduate award program.The 2025 Ourso Outstanding Eight are Michal Daszkiewicz of Oświęcim, Poland; Reya Machen of Cedar Hill, Texas; Wesley Powell of Atlanta; Karly Robledo of St. Charles, Illinois; Eli Shortess of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Paige Snyder of Laytonsville, Maryland; Abigail Soudelier of Sugar Land, Texas and Mary Caroline Wilcox of Sammamish, Washington.

Read the latest issue of Ourso on the Geaux, the official e-newsletter of the E. J. Ourso College of Business. This month, we celebrated 20 years of success in the student-run LSU Tiger Fund, announced author James Rhee's visit to LSU, and more.

The E. J. Ourso College of Business Rucks Department of Management recognizes 10 students as Rucks Fellows each year. These students are selected by faculty and represent the highest level of academic achievement among senior management majors. The students selected for the 2024-2025 Rucks Fellows class are Emily Demps of Symrna, Georgia; Sierra Duncan of Thibodaux, Louisiana; Soriah Henry of New Orleans; John Huber of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania; Molly Inman of Lake Charles, Louisiana; Amelia Morgan of Lafayette, Louisiana; Megan Murphey of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Paige Snyder of Gaithersburg, Maryland; Landon Ulrich of Pineville, Louisiana and Jeane Wong of Bogalusa, Louisiana.

Twenty years ago, the LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business and LSU Foundation teamed up to transform the learning experience for students seeking careers in asset management. In February 2005, $500,000 from the university's general endowment was designated for creating a student-managed investment fund aptly named the Tiger Fund. The fund's goals are simple: outperform the benchmark and create an environment where students can learn about portfolio management, stock selection and equity research.

Baton Rouge is a city brimming with potential, and the Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs initiative is designed to unlock it by empowering residents to start and grow their own businesses. This dynamic program, a collaborative effort between the Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute, Southern University, the University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs, and the City of Baton Rouge, is held each summer and welcomes all adult entrepreneurs in the Baton Rouge community.

Read the latest issue of Ourso on the Geaux, the official e-newsletter of the E. J. Ourso College of Business. This month, we look back at our AI In Action Symposium, CEBPR hit the Superdome for the biggest sporting event of the year, and more.

The LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business recently hosted "AI in Action: Leading in Louisiana Industries," a symposium exploring the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) across key sectors of the Louisiana economy. This event brought together industry leaders, policymakers, academics, and entrepreneurs to discuss the opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations of integrating AI into Louisiana's future.

The Louisiana Economy Forecasting Model, maintained by the Department of Economics, provides economic forecasts for Louisiana and the state’s nine metropolitan areas for the current quarter and three quarters ahead. The forecasts for the first quarter of 2025 through the fourth quarter of 2025 suggest continuing slow growth in state economic activity and slow employment growth in all but four metro areas.

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