Roundup: July job gains / Car seat laws go into effect / Canadian prescriptions 

Jobs boost: U.S. companies added a healthy 156,000 jobs in July with larger firms...

Federal judge tosses NFL suit filed by upset Saints fans 

A federal judge threw out a lawsuit Tuesday against the NFL and its referees...

Investar to acquire Alabama-based Bank of York 

Investar Holding Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Investar Bank, has entered into a definitive...

Bill Cassidy makes pitch for paid family leave 

A proposal from Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy would allow new parents to access up...

BRAC releases 2019 election platform, calls for new Mississippi River bridge 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its 2019 legislative and gubernatorial election platform,...

Making diversity matter in your workplace 

When millennials took the baton from the baby boomers last year as the largest...

Roundup: 401(k) rule change / Economic Development Summit / Pelican Institute paper 

Small business win: The Labor Department released a final rule to make it easier...

Amazon wants to be the high tech supermarket of the future   

Amazon’s blockbuster $13.4 billion deal to buy Whole Foods catapulted the online giant near...

Alford: Silly season has arrived in the governor’s race  

Things are getting weird in the governor’s race, writes Jeremy Alford in his latest...

Federal regulators green light commercial service at Cameron LNG

The Federal Energy Regulation Commission has approved a request to officially start the first...