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Louisiana has failed to provide adequate public information about taxpayer money received through the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund, a new report from think tank Good Jobs First asserts.

Supply delays and shortages have plagued retailers and their suppliers since this summer, but those issues could be easing a bit for some local stores, and could get even better after the holidays.

The Federal Reserve will pick up the pace at which it's pulling back its support for the economy as inflation surges, and it expects to raise interest rates three times next year.

A federal appeals court panel today lifted a nationwide ban against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for health care workers, instead blocking the requirement in only certain states and creating the potential for patchwork enforcement across the country. The mandate is still blocked in Louisiana. 

The Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge features a class of 23 Capital Region high school students who will generate business ideas, write business plans, pitch to investors for seed funding and launch their own startups.

Like the rest of the U.S., Louisiana has dealt with labor shortages and higher prices for supplies across the construction sector in recent months....

The Louisiana Craft Brewers Guild has put up more than 30 billboards in Lake Charles to urge lawmakers in town for the annual LegisGator event to take a hard look at how the state regulates the craft beer industry, Executive Director Cary Koch says. 

Baton Rouge nonprofit Provident Resources Group is looking to raise up to $125 million to restore the Balsams Resort in New Hampshire, which has been shuttered for 10 years, The Boston Globe reports.  

An increasing number of people, often dubbed boomerangs, are returning to companies they once worked for, according to The Wall Street Journal.  Some left and...

Providers of commercial truck driving training are seeing more applicants seeking to fill what industry leaders say is a driver shortage.

Many restaurateurs and chefs across the country are facing higher food prices and labor shortages, forcing them to eliminate menu items and focus on cost-effective meals. But it doesn’t seem to be a problem in Baton Rouge just yet.

The Vintage-Violet, Baton Rouge’s newest vintage boutique, will have you feeling like you’re walking through a time capsule of nostalgic goodies.

The omicron COVID-19 variant first detected in southern Africa about a month ago now comprised about 3% of cases sequenced in the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A helicopter crash on Interstate 10 at the Bonnet Carre Spillway bridge has blocked eastbound traffic into New Orleans, WAFB-TV reports.

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has paused its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees as litigation over the policy plays out. 

Canadian Pacific Railway recently committed to a Baton Rouge-to-New Orleans passenger rail service, something BRAF and its executive vice president, John Spain, have been working on for over a decade.

As part of Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week, Nexus Louisiana will host a high-stakes pitch competition that will culminate with a live pitch event March 10 in which the winner will receive a $100,000 investment prize.

The League of American Bicyclists named Baton Rouge as one of 55 communities to receive a Bicycle Friendly Community Award for fall 2021, the league announced last week.

Over the past two years, Louisiana nonprofits that rely on charitable giving have faced the proverbial perfect storm. A global pandemic and major hurricanes...

Some Louisiana legislators are hoping to alleviate the ongoing shortage of truck drivers by lowering the legal driving age for big rigs from 21 to 18, WAFB-TV reports.