News roundup: Medical marijuana expansion bill falls short in Louisiana Senate … Hancock Holding Co. first quarter earnings beat Wall Street expectations … US...

Coming up short: An effort to expand Louisiana's medical marijuana law to cover more...

In an era of dwindling print media, some Capital Region publishers are succeeding by sharply focusing on specific markets

Twenty-six years ago, Amy Plaisance was a stay-at-home mom who had a tough time...

LNG exports shaved 35B cubic feet from the US gas glut

The first exports of U.S. shale gas are already helping to prevent prices for...

News roundup: Business First Bank announces quarterly net earnings increase … Kennedy challenges Edwards on need for second special session … Nation’s largest health...

Rising profits: Business First Bancshares Inc., the Baton Rouge-based parent company of Business First...

Gulf Island LLC, CARBO Ceramics become latest companies to lay off oil and gas sector workers

In another hit to Louisiana’s struggling oil and gas industry, Houma-based Gulf Island LLC...

East Baton Rouge sales tax collections up 1.3% in February

Total sales tax collections inside and outside of Baton Rouge city limits inched upward...

Edwards expects support to build for second special session

Facing resistance to another round of tax increases, Gov. John Bel Edwards says he...

News roundup: Baton Rouge riverboat casino winnings drop in March … Senate backs bill allowing raw milk sales in Louisiana … OPEC to resume...

The take: Each of Baton Rouge’s three riverboat casinos posted declines in their winnings...

Alford: Questions about state spending on local government projects surface during budget crunch

Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne recently equated local government requests for state tax dollars...

‘Business Report’ planner: Livingston Board of Realtors to meet … Executive director of Louisiana Sea Grant College Program to speak at Rotary luncheon …...

Tuesday-Thursday: The LSU AgCenter LaHouse Resource Center will offer a class to address new...
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