Westlake Chemical spending $110M to cut air pollution as part of settlement

Three subsidiaries of Westlake Chemical on Thursday settled allegations that they violated federal and state pollution control laws. 

Summer 2022: Pent-up demand meets rising inflation

Small businesses that depend on outdoor crowds and free-spending tourists aren’t sure what to expect this summer.

Justice Department opens probe into Louisiana State Police

The U.S. Justice Department is opening a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police amid mounting evidence that the agency has a pattern of looking the other way in the face of beatings of mostly Black men,

U.S. initial unemployment claims rise by 27,000 

More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of those collecting unemployment remains at a five-decade low.

Companies shrinking product sizes to deal with inflation 

It’s the inflation you’re not supposed to see. From toilet paper to corn chips,...

‘No excuse’ to withhold deadly arrest video, governor says 

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says there was “no excuse” for a video he watched of the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene failing to reach prosecutors for another six months.

US adds 390,000 jobs in May as hiring remains robust 

U.S. employers added 390,000 jobs in May, extending a streak of solid hiring that...

Red-hot summer job market awaits teens as employers sweat

Mary Jane Riva, CEO of the Pizza Factory, has a cautionary message for her customers this summer: Prepare to wait longer for your Hawaiian pie or calzone.

US initial jobless claims fall by 11,000 from previous week

Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week with the number of Americans collecting unemployment at historically low levels.

Lawmakers ask Gov. Edwards to testify in Ronald Greene probe

As reported in a Daily Report news alert earlier today, Louisiana lawmakers have asked...