News roundup: US factory orders rise in March for first time in 8 months … US stocks gain, pushing market back to record levels...

Smokestack lightning: Orders to U.S. factories rose in March for the first time since...

Effect on Baton Rouge of Dow Chemical’s plan to layoff 3% of global workforce unknown

Dow Chemical will cut about 3% of its global workforce as it prepares to...

Immigrants to US from China and India top those from Mexico

Move over, Mexico. When it comes to sending immigrants to the U.S., China and...

Will Louisiana have enough energy to power its industrial boom?

On Jan. 26, Entergy Louisiana held a grand opening for Ninemile 6, a $655...

Riegel: IBM follows its conscience on marriage bill

There’s little doubt that IBM got a pretty sweet deal from Louisiana when it...

Louisiana construction budget changes proposed by House lawmakers

Year after year, lawmakers pack so many projects into Louisiana's construction budget that it...

Federal judge rules US government liable for some Katrina flooding

A judge in Washington has ruled that federal authorities are liable for some of...

Louisiana to offer up $335M in bonds next week as issuances spike across US

Issuance of U.S. municipal bonds fell slightly in April, but sales for the first...

Louisiana Common Core testing contracts steered to closed-door review

Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration is scrutinizing the state education department's testing contract plans, giving...