Stephanie Riegel is the editor of Business Report.

Study: Medicaid expansion cut uncompensated care costs 33% in Louisiana hospitals

A new study by researchers at Tulane University finds that the state’s 2016 expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act has had a significant impact in reducing what hospitals spend caring for uninsured patients.

Riegel: Shotgun weddings are bad for economic development

The manner in which the LSU board handled the awarding of an energy services contract for the Baton Rouge campus is a black eye for Louisiana's economic development efforts.

A chilling decision

LSU’s handling of a massive energy services contract for its main campus has scared off potential bidders and damaged the state’s already tarnished image.

Complaint alleges Metro Council violated open meetings law in Alton Sterling settlement talks

Longtime neighborhood activist Mary Jane Marcantel has filed a complaint with East Baton Rouge...

Dardenne details plans for new broadband and connectivity initiative

When Veneeth Iyengar, the city’s departing assistant chief administrative officer, takes over the state’s...

Details of I-10 widening plans emerge in environmental report

A clearer picture is coming into focus of how the state plans to widen...

Restaurants, bars cheer Louisiana’s loosening of restrictions

The business community is welcoming Gov. John Bel Edwards’ announcement today that the state...

Mandate or not? The question vexing employers over COVID-19 vaccine

With three COVID-19 vaccines now approved, a growing number of employers are grappling with whether they should require their employees to get the shot.

Group studying Baton Rouge short-term rental issues set to reconvene

After the COVID-19 pandemic put its efforts on hold, a committee created to study...

CSRS administering emergency rental relief program for state

CSRS has signed a deal with the state to administer the federal Emergency Rental...