Businesses impacted by flooding have options for financing their recovery, but they need to do some homework

Stephen Barnes, who directs the Economics and Policy Research Group at LSU’s E. J....

Small and independent homebuilders are being forced to adapt as national tract developers increasingly buy out entire subdivision filings

Dwayne Gafford has gotten creative to compete with larger builders by partnering with other builders...

For the first time in history, local officials are getting a say in whether or not general tax breaks for industrial expansions and investments...

Supporters of changes to the Industrial Tax Exemption Program say they’ll help ensure tax...

New taxes on hospitals are spurring legal challenges and could lead to higher prices for patients

Though hospitals have no way to pass along the cost of higher state taxes...

Historically low inventory levels in the Capital Region mean prospective homebuyers must act quickly and be willing to pay more

Donna Wolff, a Realtor with RE/MAX Louisiana and former president of the Greater Baton...

How a group of aspiring young black men from north Baton Rouge are joining together to support one another and improve their community

The members of New Generation Pioneers, including Aaron Franklin (from foreground to back), Braylon...

An LSU Innovation Park joint venture is working to capitalize on corrosion problems plaguing the U.S. Department of Defense

Courtney Carter, left, and Joe Hill pull out a roll of polyurethane for cutting...

The Interview: Tulane Energy Institute’s Eric Smith says the oil market is still oversupplied, but ‘the bottom has passed’

(Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano, Tulane University) Trying to predict what’s going to happen in the...