‘inRegister’: Five hometown heroes forge a better future by giving themselves to the present

Ruthie Kean loves her volunteer role so much that she once broke into a...

La. among eight states feeling pain from cheaper oil

While motorists are enjoying the effect of tumbling oil prices every time they fill...

Feds say La. must repay $190M from LSU hospital deals

Federal Medicaid officials have approved financing plans for contracts that turn six LSU hospitals...

News roundup: Oil price crash sparks global war of words … Top-paid CEO in US to get $1 salary after backlash against $142M pay...

Theories abound: Since the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries decided Nov. 27 it...

‘Business Report’: How four local family businesses tailored their succession plans

Like many entrepreneurs, clothier Eugene Brown Sr. opened his shop with hopes of leaving...

‘225 Dine’: Local beer enthusiasts name Best Louisiana Beers of 2014

As microbrews continue to surge in popularity, 225 Dine recently asked a few local...

Government says 6.4 million signed up for 2015 HealthCare.gov plans

About 6.4 million Americans have selected a new individual health care plan or have...

Oil at $60 a barrel is the financial shocker of 2014

For the first half of 2014 the oil market looked just as it had...

News roundup: Stock rally is no Christmas fluke, economists say … US consumer sentiment rises to best since 2007 … Probe fails to link...

‘Fundamentally driven’: This week's stock rally, which sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to...

As lower prices extend into 2015, what’s next for global oil market?

The oil price decline of 2014 upended the geopolitical chessboard. And as Bloomberg reports,...