Capital Region manufacturers share their tips for—and experiences in—outsourcing to China

(Photography by Brian Baiamonte: Edward Comeaux of Comeaux Caps) American shoppers want to buy American-made...

‘Teams build companies, not individuals,’ Harvard business professor tells LSU audience

Harvard Business School Professor Lynda Applegate hears plenty of business pitches that envision a...

LSU’s Dana Hart dishes on the importance of emotional intelligence

Having book smarts and a sharp intellect can give any business professional plenty of advantages. But once...

A proposal to raise the federal overtime threshold has some Baton Rouge business leaders worried

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to say that employees earning salaries below...

Employee handbooks: It’s time to revise

With recent changes to federal, state and local regulations, now is a good time...

Louisiana’s oldest law firm has survived nearly two centuries—and one notorious hurricane.

Tim Doody, administrator for law firm Chaffe McCall, sent an email to his colleagues...

Q&A: Superintendent Warren Drake on St. George, charter schools and whether EBR is a bad school system

(Photography by Don Kadair: Warren Drake) Warren Drake officially became the new superintendent of East...

Real estate agents share their strategies for marketing not-so-hot properties

(File photo: Perhaps the best known white-elephant-turned-success in Baton Rouge is the old unfinished...

What drove 20.2% growth in exports from Port of Greater Baton Rouge last year? It’s not what you might think.

(Photography by Tim Mueller: The Port of Greater Baton Rouge) The Port of Greater Baton...

How the region’s designation as the Louisiana Chemical Corridor came about and what it means for manufacturing

(Photography by Tim Mueller: The Louisiana Chemical Corridor extends from New Orleans to Lake...