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Lawmakers approved a public-private partnership last week to build a $2.1 billion toll bridge over the Calcasieu River near Lake Charles after officials renegotiated an initial deal rejected in October, reports New Orleans City Business.

It goes without saying that AI is all the rage in business. But how can companies hope to find the best possible uses for...

Baton Rouge-based Chris’s Specialty Foods is moving into the former Maxwell’s Market space off of Highland Road and will begin serving home-cooked meals.  Owner Tressy...

The Baton Rouge Area gained nearly 12,000 jobs year-over-year between December 2022 and December 2023, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber announced today.

In recent years, buzzwords like “AR” and “VR” have come to dominate discussions related to immersive learning in the workplace. But according to Sarah...

Researchers behind the WFH Research group, co-founded by Stanford economist Nick Bloom, recently asked more than 4,000 U.S. workers how many work-from-home days each week is the best for their mental and physical health. 

While the carbon capture debate continues in Louisiana and other parts of the world, ship operators have a radical idea for industrial companies that are searching for ways to dispose of carbon emissions: Take the captured CO2 out to sea and bury it deep under the ocean floor.

Among all U.S. institutions—including the military, religious organizations, K-12 schools, and colleges— Americans have the most positive view of small businesses, and the vote...

A year and a half after its previous CEO stepped down, Nexus Louisiana has started the process to find a new leader. 

LSU has been named one of the top 50 universities in the country for its online degree programs by college ranking and reviews site College Consensus. 

East Baton Rouge Parish General 2% Sales and Use Tax by Deanna B. Narveson

Nine years after ranking among the best-performing large cities in the U.S., according to the Milken Institute, the Baton Rouge metro now ranks 155th out of 200 on the latest such list.

Employers are hesitant to offer workers a new perk that would help many of them pay down student loans while saving for retirement, despite a law that makes it easier for companies to do so, USA Today reports. 

The Baton Rouge African American Museum moved from its longtime location in a former shotgun house on South Boulevard to a new nearly 8,000-square-foot...

The team working on the master plan to boost economic development along the Florida Boulevard corridor has selected the areas most ripe for redevelopment and investment. 

The Louisiana Housing Corporation is looking to launch a nonprofit arm to provide housing to people in need across the state, WAFB-TV reports.  “There is...

Banks have once again reported tighter lending standards and weaker demand for business loans, according to the fourth quarter Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey...

LSU leaders said they would provide paid family leave for all employees starting Jan. 1, but some employees who have requested it have been told the policy hasn’t been approved. 

In a keynote speech at the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association’s annual meeting today, Gov. Jeff Landry announced that $83 million in bond allocation funds will be awarded to Chevron to support the renewable diesel expansion project at its Geismar facility.

The Committee of 100 for Economic Development launched a new monthly Louisiana economic intelligence dashboard last week that measures job growth and other economic...