News roundup: Oil-related layoffs mount with two new WARNs … Skrmetta decides against US Senate run … Tiger Band inks deal with firm founded...

More layoffs: Two Louisiana employers recently issued Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications, or WARNs,...

Several consultants submit proposals for Diabetes and Obesity Center in health district 

More than half a dozen out-of-state and local consultants have submitted proposals to craft...

World’s top oil trader says prices won’t rise much further

Oil prices won’t rise much further over the next year and a half as...

Baton Rouge strategist partners with Washington D.C.-based firm to launch SSG Sports

Editor's note: This story has been changed since its original publication. An earlier version of this...

US factory orders fall, but rising backlogs hint at stabilization

New orders for U.S. factory goods fell in May on weak demand for transportation...

Alford: Legislative divides are here to stay

For the last 12 years, political watchers at the Louisiana State Capitol have lamented...

Symposium aims to help organizations deal with workplace violence

To help employers deal with potential acts of aggression at the workplace, including active...

‘225’: Best of 225 winners named

The Chimes, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Chef John Folse and The...