Natural gas prices have surged recently, but domestic producers haven’t yet ramped up production enough to meet the rising demand, an LSU expert says. 

Louisiana’s decision to opt out of enhanced federal unemployment benefits did not lead to significant employment growth, the Legislature’s top economist says. 

President Joe Biden’s executive order that companies with 100 or more employees must ensure their workers are vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested weekly for the illness seems legal under current interpretations of the law and the U.S. Constitution, but opponents have at least three legal arguments they can try, LSU law professor John Devlin says. 

Lawmakers using census data to redraw political districts will try to avoid pitting incumbents against each other, says state Sen. Sharon Hewitt, a Slidell Republican

About 80% of Louisiana policyholders who are insured through FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program would pay more under pending changes to how the program evaluates and prices risk, according to a new report. 

Demand for natural gas has risen in recent months while the supply has fallen, causing prices to spike domestically and especially overseas. 

Business interruption insurance might not cover every loss a business experiences after a disaster like Hurricane Ida, but it never hurts to file a claim, experts say.

LSU researchers have developed new methods of predicting how many hurricanes will pass through the Gulf of Mexico in a given hurricane season, the school says. 

Baton Rouge’s three casinos collectively took in 7% less revenue last month than in August 2020 and 30.5% less than in July, according to today’s report to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. 

LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward’s $1.233 million annual compensation is the fourth highest for that position among the Southeastern Conference’s public universities, according to AthleticDirectorU.