GOP’s 2016 slate may be its most racially diverse ever, but don’t expect the candidates to talk much about it

Gov. Bobby Jindal is Indian-American, but as Politico reports in a feature on the...

Oil rises to $60 per barrel on Libya supply concerns

Brent crude oil rose to around $60 per barrel this morning, supported by concerns...

La. has nation’s third-lowest life expectancy rate, report says

Across the United States, life expectancies routinely fail to meet the standards set by...

Oil jobs squeezed as prices plummet

U.S. oil and gas companies have served as an engine of growth through much...

La. is the new Hollywood, with more feature films shot here than in Calif.

With 18 feature films released into theaters last year—three more than each of the...

Publisher: TOPS remains a good thing for La.

In his latest column, Business Report Publisher Rolfe McCollister says Dillard University President Walter...

La. average public employee earnings rank No. 32 in US, report says

A new Census Bureau report shows a total of 289,360 Louisianans were working for...

News roundup: Oil drillers are under pressure to scrap rigs to cope with downturn … Jobless claims fall 9,000 to 7-week low … Wall...

The game has changed: Offshore oil-drilling contractors, who last year were able to charge...

US holiday hiring could be at its highest since 2000

Even in the depths of the recession, retailers hired several hundred thousand extra workers...