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A Louisiana Senate committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would require municipalities to pay higher attorney’s fees when civil service boards reverse the terminations of police officers and firefighters.

Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s cutting-edge bariatric and metabolic surgery center opened its new facilities on the Pennington campus today.  The newly renamed Metamor Institute, first...

Inflation has many companies deciding whether to raise prices or take smaller profit margins, and local car washes are no exception.

The Capital Area Transit System board took no action this week after a closed-door executive session to assess “the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health” of CEO Bill Deville.

The roaring stock market and crypto gains created more than a million new millionaires in the U.S. last year, according to a new report. 

The U.S. Department of Energy has given a liquefied natural gas exporter operating in Louisiana and Texas permission for additional sales to every country entirely in Europe as they seek to move away from Russian oil and gas because of that country’s war against Ukraine.

Louisiana collected more than $2.2 million in taxes in February—the first full month of mobile sports betting—over a half-million dollars higher than retail sports betting through four months, The Center Square reports. 

Louisiana typically ranks at or near the bottom for public health in the U.S., which typically ranks low among rich countries. Providers and payers say increased use of big data can improve health outcomes. 

After months of anticipation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for the first time since 2018 in hopes of tempering persistent inflation. 

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs continue to fall amid a strong job market rebound. Jobless claims fell by 15,000 to...

Two new restaurants, an Arby’s and McAlister’s Deli, will open near Arlington Creek Center by early summer. 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its new five-year strategic plan, Bring It! Baton Rouge, which focuses on growing the region’s talent pipeline, diversifying the economy, increasing inclusivity and enhancing the area’s livability to help attract and retain people. 

Greater density and building smaller homes on smaller lots can make home ownership more affordable and accessible, says Karen Zito, president and CEO of the Home Builders Association of Greater Baton Rouge. 

One Baton Rouge company, MatchPoint Connection, finds itself perfectly positioned to serve as matchmaker.

Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is at its lowest point since June 2019, the Louisiana Workforce Commission announced today.  According to the latest data from...

LSU today announced a new initiative to accelerate cybersecurity and defense studies, grow its ROTC program and build a cyber military corridor on campus. 

Baton Rouge-based technology infrastructure and managed services company Transformyx today announced it has been acquired by Atlanta-based Lockstep Technology Group. 

There’s never been a better time to start your own company, Axios reports, which partially explains why America just witnessed the biggest business startup boom of our lifetimes, according to the U.S. census.

While many employers are ready to return to “normal” as the risk posed by COVID-19 seems to dissipate, insisting that everyone return to the office full time is risky. 

Americans went on a buying spree for life insurance in 2021, driven by concerns of death from the continuing coronavirus pandemic, The Wall Street...