News roundup: As major retailers halt Confederate flag merchandise sales, some buyers stock up … How renting has become the new homeownership … How...

Defenders of the flag: As many of the nation’s largest retailers—including Walmart, Sears/Kmart, eBay,...

Jindal not pushing to remove Confederate flag from Louisiana license plates

Gov. Bobby Jindal isn't seeking to have the Confederate battle flag stripped from a...

Gulf Coast staffing firms agree to pay nearly $3.5M in back wages to 3K workers

Six Gulf Coast staffing agencies have agreed to pay thousands of workers nearly $3.5...

Monsanto considering $1B investment in St. Charles Parish operations

Early next year, the board of directors for St. Louis-based agrochemical giant Monsanto will...

Baton Rouge massage therapists want regulators, law enforcement to crack down on growing number of late-night parlors

When veteran massage therapist Kathie Lea first hung out her shingle in the mid-1980s,...

Baton Rouge builders benefiting from residential boom

If you feel like considerably more new homes are going up in and around...

News roundup: New home sales rose to seven-year high in May … Study says home efficiency upgrades fall short, don’t pay off … Interest-only...

Springing up: Sales of new homes rose 2.2% in May from the month before...

Jindal agrees to legislative review of consulting contracts

Lawmakers now will have approval authority over consulting contracts signed across state agencies, in...

Louisiana home to highest average insurance costs in the nation, researcher says

A new study by a Dallas-based researcher suggests that Louisianians pay a greater percentage...

News roundup: Fewer poor uninsured after Affordable Care Act, study finds … College divestment pledges said to be mostly empty gestures … Walmart, Sears...

By the numbers: The share of poor Americans who were uninsured declined substantially in...
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