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LED FastStart will host a virtual career fair to connect job seekers with manufacturing opportunities in Louisiana on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2...

The American Tort Reform Association has once again labeled Louisiana as a “Judicial Hellhole,” this year ranking the state at No. 6.

LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey is at the ultimate career crossroads.

The number of murders and other violent crimes committed with firearms rose nationally and locally during the pandemic, while the rate of property crime came down, East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore says. 

Ships stuck at sea, warehouses overflowing, trucks without drivers: The highly intricate and interconnected global supply chain is in upheaval, with little end in sight.

IV drips used as a spa treatment have become popular in recent years, and some wellness centers in Baton Rouge are capitalizing on the trend.

LSU is doubling the capacity of its BRBytes program, which aims to boost computer science in K-12 schools.

A new law passed this year that would have waived unemployment taxes and penalties for employers who misclassify their workers as independent contractors will...

Fewer than half of the American workers who lost their jobs during the pandemic are actively looking for work, a bad sign for businesses...

Baton Rouge Music Studios is taking over a century-old building at Government Street and Steele Boulevard starting Jan. 1, building owner Jak Kunstler says. 

Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder cosigned a letter with 15 other state treasurers and chief financial officers warning large banks to back off an “ongoing and growing boycott” of traditional energy companies.

Paul Arrigo, the longtime head of Visit Baton Rouge, announced this week that he will retire in September, meaning the leadership positions at three high-profile local organizations are either empty or soon will be. 

Retailers across the country have seen an increase in organized retail crime over the course of the pandemic, and especially over the past few weeks.

Unemployment claims in Louisiana fell once again last week, right before the holidays and announcement of the recently discovered Omicron variant. 

Sports Illustrated talked to more than a dozen people within college athletics in various capacities about what the coaches’ hiring and salary decisions say about the broader context of college sports

The federal government’s recently passed bipartisan infrastructure bill ended a payroll tax credit program that was scheduled to expire at the end of this year three months early.

Baton Rouge-based facility maintenance and construction firm Genesis 360 LLC was recently awarded a $16 million, five-year contract from the U.S. Naval Academy.

Baton Rouge attracts 11.3 million business and leisure travelers a year, but there are few spots downtown to shop for Capital City keepsakes to...

The cost of individual health insurance plans in Louisiana will rise about 3% in 2022 to an average $8,736 for the year, fifth-highest in the nation and almost 35% higher than the national average, according to a report compiled from federal data. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded climate researchers $5.4 million over five years as part of the Southern Climate Impact Planning Program, or SCIPP, which LSU is a part of, the school announced Wednesday.