Fishers fear ramifications of Bonnet Carre Spillway opening—again

With the Army Corps of Engineers expected to open the Bonnet Carre Spillway for...

Roundup: Rice production /  Services sector / Amazon walkout 

More woes: An invasive species of snails has wiped out a 50-acre field of...

Virus roundup …

• The national unemployment rate is probably around 13%, its highest level since the...

Roundup: Spillway opening / Hurricane season / High school seniors 

Flood prevention: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open 20 bays of the...

FranU fast tracks seniors to help treat COVID-19 patients 

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University announced it is fast-tracking course completion and graduating...

Virus roundup …  

• The U.S. Treasury announced in a reversal Wednesday that Social Security beneficiaries who...

Roundup: E-cigarette deal / Amazon video games / Zantac recall 

Monopoly: U.S. business regulators are suing to break up the multibillion-dollar deal between tobacco...

Confusion persists on unemployment benefits for gig, freelance workers 

The recently passed CARES Act provides assistance for many groups, including corporations, hospitals, households,...

Virus roundup …

• The Baton Rouge General Foundation has established a COVID-19 Operations Fund in response...

Roundup: Takeover by T-Mobile  / FDA sanitizer rules / US construction spending 

Merger: Mobile carrier T-Mobile has completed the takeover of smaller Sprint, creating a new...