Low oil prices, pressure from OPEC may force some shale drillers to abandon abundant oil fields

In 2015, the fracking companies dotting America’s oil-rich plains threw everything they had at...

Riegel: Lessons learned at Howell Place

With efforts by state Rep. Regina Barrow and Metro Council members John Delgado and...

Publisher: Gov.-elect Edwards’ transition committees are discussing public education and other big issues behind closed doors

Noting that Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards’ 53-member education transition panel has reportedly met at...

Local chefs dish on their special holiday recipes and what they cook for their families

Baton Rouge chefs cook nonstop during the year to feed their hungry customers, but...

Behind the scenes at the Baton Rouge Arts Market

Artist Thomas Lorio hasn’t missed a downtown Baton Rouge Arts Market in nearly 10...

Extreme oil bears bet on $25, $20 and even $15 a barrel in 2016

Oil speculators are buying options contracts that will only pay out if crude drops...

Promoting based on tenure is a leadership mistake, Gallup says

For U.S. Department of Defense employees, new hiring and promotion policies may be on...

LSU report suggests end of crude export ban could make Louisiana an energy trade epicenter

The end to the U.S. ban on crude oil exports will lower petroleum imports,...