Tax Foundation: Louisiana ranks third lowest in per capita income taxes

Louisiana’s state and local individual income taxes per capita are among the lowest in...

SUVs, trucks buoy auto industry

Rising sales of sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks—despite rising gas prices—helped buoy slowing car...

Newsmaker of the week: Blockparty

Beginning this fall, LSU football fans will have the option of purchasing premium tailgating...

Want a beach in your backyard? A Louisiana company can build you one

A Maurepas-based company is transforming backyards into tropical paradises, installing swimming pools that look...

How a new initiative is getting more female Louisiana Democrats to run for office

Even though Belinda Davis lost the election for an open school board seat last...

‘Best of 225 This Week’: Pop Shop Records grand opening, ‘RBG’ at the Manship Theater and more

Even if it’s hotter than Hades outside, you can find a wide variety of...

No. 1 on the list: Westaff  

Westaff is Baton Rouge’s largest woman-owned business with a staff of 1,663. The staffing...

East Baton Rouge prison is a portrait of mental health problems in jails

Thousands of jails across the country are sheltering a wave of inmates serving time...