Business

The U.S. economy grew at a better-than-expected 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of economic contraction and overcoming punishingly high inflation and interest rates.

It cost an average of $22,463 to cover a family through employer-sponsored health insurance in 2022, according to an annual benefits survey from the Kaiser Family

Adjusted retail inventories for September were estimated at an end-of-month level of $744 billion, an increase of 0.4% from August 2022 and a 22.2% jump from September 2021

The former location of a popular Baton Rouge restaurant may soon be back in business with a familiar name.

From rooting up crops to destroying farm infrastructure, Louisiana’s growing population of feral hogs causes $91.1 million in damage to agricultural and timber lands...

The Nov. 8 midterm election could be a positive event for shareholders, who’ve seen major indexes drop into bear market territory this year—more than 20% below recent highs.

A new Ochsner urgent care clinic is under construction at the intersection of Lee and Burbank drives, near the LSU campus,

Louisiana could experience a boom in construction activity over the next five to six years, says Ken Naquin, CEO of Louisiana Associated General Contractors. 

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants managers to take a good, hard look at what they could do to improve mental health and well-being...

Many of Louisiana’s most prized and protected natural landscapes are dotted with the leaking, rusty remnants of the oil industry’s boom years, NOLA.com reports.

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to consider repealing the stormwater utility district they created a little more than a month ago.

For serial entrepreneur Dawn Dickson, brilliant business ideas can often come from anywhere, including an existing business.

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry today announced its 2022 Free Enterprise Award winners, with a few active in the Capital Region.

Global demand is pushing toward cleaner energy and Louisiana must follow, according to an oil and gas industry leader, reports Houma Today. “If we are...

In what’s become something of an annual tradition, the Tax Foundation once again doesn’t think much of Louisiana’s business tax climate, ranking it 39th on its 2023 State Business Tax Climate Index.

Both of downtown Baton Rouge’s river-adjacent casinos are preparing to move inland as part of major upgrades to the properties.

Polls open: Early voting for the Nov. 8 election in Louisiana begins today and continues through Nov. 1. Louisiana residents who want to vote...

For most of the past year there have been nearly two open jobs for each person looking for work in the U.S.

Rising shipping costs are primed to squeeze profits for businesses of all sizes this holiday season, The Wall Street Journal reports.  Entrepreneurs and executives say...

The industrial market is changing, and some Louisianans are finding opportunities in that change. Economic volatility, environmental mandates, geopolitics and a variety of other factors are prompting companies to innovate and adapt in order to survive.