Roundup: Historic beignet shop closes / Federal E-verify team back / US homes sales drop

Sugar dust: Morning Call, the New Orleans City Park cafe that has been in...

Restaurants crowded by strong Baton Rouge scene in 2019

2018 was a particularly dynamic year for the Baton Rouge restaurant scene, with several...

Alford: House continues to buck tradition

In terms of legislative lines of demarcation, there’s before Barras and after Barras, writes...

IRS releases rules on 20% tax break

The Internal Revenue Service has provided the long-anticipated final word on how business owners...

Roundup: Super boycott / Baton Rouge Clinic acquisition / First school behavior summit

Blackout: Nearly 500 people have RSVP’d to a Facebook event titled “Boycott Bowl,” with...

People trust their bosses more than the government

Employers are emerging as a powerful source of trust as people turn to more...

JR Ball: The curious case of Lea Anne Batson

The why remains a mystery, but it’s obvious that Metro Councilman LaMont Cole and...

Roundup: J.C. Penney struggles / FDA calls back furloughed staff / Small business optimism slips

Unlucky penny: J.C. Penney sales are falling, its stores are stuck in malls and...

Baton Rouge metro closes year with fewer home sales, higher prices

High demand and limited housing inventory sent Baton Rouge metro home prices higher in...

Riegel: A new road map for funding infrastructure?

Why would the latest effort by the business community to get state lawmakers behind...