Cyber attacks on schools aren’t just happening in Louisiana  

Gov. John Bel Edwards last month declared a state of emergency after three Louisiana...

New home sales nosedive across the nation in July 

More tough news for a sluggish national housing market as sales of new single-family...

Roundup: Nonprofit fights ‘period poverty’ / Sandwich wars / State Farm dispute  

Periods: Baton Rouge-based nonprofit, Power Pump Girls is fighting what it called “period poverty”...

Gas prices are dropping as refineries add to stockpiles 

Pending a hurricane, it might get a lot cheaper to drive to LSU and...

Buyer beware: Amazon lists thousands of problematic or mislabeled products 

Many of the millions who shop on Amazon see it as if it were...

US has 500K less jobs than believed after labor market data revision

The labor market seemed to defy gravity last year, generating more than 200,000 jobs...

Roundup: Mosquito infestations / Parks and recreation / Avenue store closing  

Buzzing: Baton Rouge is 43rd on Terminix’s 2019 ranking of the country’s top 50...

Gallup: People buy almost everything online except groceries 

The internet has transformed the way people work, communicate and buy many of the...

Roundup: Blanco memorials / Oil reserve sale / Dealing with robotexts 

In her honor: Louisiana's first and only female governor, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, will return...

Concerns grow over Sasol’s troubled Lake Charles chemicals project  

Sasol Ltd. has been meeting with shareholders amid growing dissatisfaction with cost overruns at...