Minimum wage tip jobs, energy heavy economy said to be factors in Louisiana’s nation-leading gender pay gap

Imagine making $23,000 less per year than your counterpart. As The News-Star reports, that's...

‘Daily Report’ Week in Review: Business groups disappointed with session outcome, tax code changes give corporate taxpayers and tax preparers headaches, and much more

The 2015 legislative session may not go down in history as the single-worst session...

Jindal OK’s $24.5B budget, rejects calls to veto bill capping film tax credits

Gov. Bobby Jindal signed Louisiana’s $24.5 billion budget bill for the coming fiscal year...

News roundup: Louisiana initial unemployment claims fall … Louisiana rig count falls by two on the week … New Orleans port, Canadian National Railway...

Help wanted: First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending June...

Louisiana jobless rate flat at 6.6% in May even as more find work

Louisiana's unemployment rate stayed flat in May, even as more people found jobs. The state's...

Baton Rouge boasts lesser-known adventures ranging from hot air ballooning to drag racing  

There’s a saying that you should do one thing every day that scares you....

Top Jindal aides join presidential campaign-in-waiting

Gov. Bobby Jindal's chief-of-staff and a second aide are leaving the governor's office to...

The US shale industry could be swallowed by its own debt

The debt that fueled the U.S. shale boom now threatens to be its undoing. As...

News roundup: Canadian firm looking to build $200M plant in St. John the Baptist Parish … ExxonMobil and Venezuelan partner selling Chalmette refinery for...

On the drawing board: First Bauxite Corp. of Canada is planning to invest $200...

‘225 Dine’: Baton Rouge chef wins Texas taco cook-off

During the recent Wine & Food Week in The Woodlands, Texas, Baton Rouge chef...
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