Is Louisiana Medicaid drug spending inflated?

Louisiana appears to be shelling out millions of dollars more for Medicaid patients’ prescription...

US economy grew by 3% in third quarter

The U.S. economy, bolstered by business investment, grew at a solid annual rate of...

Nation’s opioid epidemic declared a public health crisis

In ringing terms, President Donald Trump today declared the opioid crisis a nationwide public...

Flying to the US is about to be more of a hassle

Flying to the United States is about to get more inconvenient, all in the...

White House lauds Senate vote making it harder for consumers to sue banks

In a major win for Wall Street, the White House is welcoming a congressional...

Interior Department to offer largest oil and gas lease sale in US

The Interior Department says it will propose the largest oil and gas lease sale...

Bank rebranding branches to merge two historic names, Hancock and Whitney

A Gulf Coast bank is rebranding to combine two historic names. Mississippi-based Hancock Holding Co....

More oil spilled off Louisiana coast than initially reported

The amount of oil discharged into the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana’s coast last...

John Bel Edwards joins governors calling for Congress to back health subsidies

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has joined a bipartisan group of governors in urging...

The big question for US cities: Is Amazon’s HQ2 worth the price?

Dozens of cities are working frantically to land Amazon’s second headquarters, raising a weighty...