Business

About three-quarters (73%) of small business owners have increased their average selling prices due to supply chain disruptions and/or increased compensation due to staffing...

Health care provider burnout, a problem even before the pandemic, has been exacerbated by COVID-19.

High gas prices have driven up demand for electric vehicles across the country, but not so much locally.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in 52 years as the U.S. job market continues to show strength amid rising costs and the ongoing pandemic.

Capital Area United Way will distribute $1.5 million for 21 programs related to education, healthy living and income stability, the organization’s leaders announced today. 

The idea was that giving consumers additional information would help curb rising obesity rates. But does it actually change how much people eat?  

The Public Service Commission will decide at its March 30 meeting whether to hire engineering consultants to review Louisiana’s power grid and its operations, maintenance and resiliency.

Whether you’re in the office full time or still working remotely, one thing is certain: There are too many meetings.   However, many business leaders are...

Residents in the New Orleans area were digging out and assessing damage today after tornadoes lashed the region, flipping vehicles, ripping off rooftops and...

The Metro Council today will consider a proposal to add a prohibition against “loud and raucous noise” to the ordinance regulating alcohol sales. 

Rising fuel prices are taking a toll on small businesses, prompting owners of everything from furniture retailers to swimming-pool service companies to trim services...

That was the idea behind the renovations to the River Center Performing Arts Theatre, which is now open for a new spring season of music, drama and more after COVID-related setbacks and Hurricane Ida. 

Opponents of the state’s plans to widen Interstate 10 from La. 415 to Essen Lane aren’t giving up without a fight.

As of March 15, drought has expanded across the majority, or 61% of the country, and the dry conditions are being felt in Louisiana.

Baton Rouge Court Reporters, one of the leading court reporting firms in Louisiana, has been acquired by Houston-based U.S. Legal Support Inc. 

The second-in-command at Louisiana State Police declined to answer any questions from state lawmakers today about why his state-issued cell phone was turned in and later wiped clean amid the ongoing investigation into the death of motorist Ronald Greene

Consumers started tipping more during the pandemic, but that generosity may be slowing. 

If you want to enjoy crawfish without getting your hands dirty, Baton Rouge restaurants have you covered.

President Joe Biden is urging companies to “harden your cyber defenses immediately” if they have not already done so because of the increased threat of Russian cyberattacks. 

Drivers in Louisiana may soon be prohibited from holding their cellphones when they drive.