New AEDC head likes regional approach

J. Michael Eades is the new president/CEO of the Ascension Economic Development Corporation, after...

Dispatches

BATON ROUGEBaker Sales Inc. , a wholesale steel pipe and fence supply distributor, has...

Exxon Mobil shatters record for annual profit

HOUSTON (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. on Friday reported a profit of $45.2 billion...

Economy shrank at fastest clip since ’82

WASHINGTON (AP) —The economy shrank at a 3.8 percent pace at the end of...

Smart Marketing in a Recession Webinar

Keating Magee, a 28-year-old communications firm based in New Orleans, hosts the webinar Smart...

St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce President’s Roundtable

Louisiana Department of Education Superintendent Paul Pastorek is the featured speaker at the St....

Melancon stands alone on stimulus vote

The only member of Louisiana’s House delegation who voted with President Barack Obama’s proposed...

Sports roundup: LSU adds to Tennessee’s home woes … Felton fired as Georgia basketball coach … NFL mock drafts split on Saints, Tigers …...

Homeland insecurity: Thompson-Boling Arena is no longer the impregnable fortress of Tennessee basketball. Knoxville...

Tenants to start moving into II City Plaza

Regions Bank and Phelps Dunbar will start moving into the II City Plaza office...

Tickets on sale for Golden Chef Challenge on the terrace

It’s an eating extravaganza as amateur chefs compete Iron Chef-style for the title of...