Business

Despite the departure of Sasha Thackaberry, university officials say the plan remains to keep LSU logged in to online education.

More people are remaining single or staying single longer than previous generations of workers, yet many workplaces still treat the nuclear family as the default, Quartz reports.

Whether more coffee shops want to control the quality of their coffee by self-roasting or just like the trendy look of an in-house roasting machine, the practice is becoming more common for local coffee shops. Places like Brew Ha-Ha!, Cedar House Roasting Co., City Roots Coffee Bar, French Truck Coffee and Reve Coffee Lab all roast beans for their drinks.

The soon-to-be latest addition to the Baton Rouge food truck scene is Posh Pop, a family-run popcorn business from Zachary that is also a part of the LSU Ag Center’s food business incubator, FOODii.

Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, in many cases for more money elsewhere as companies...

Woman’s Hospital has selected Spok Go, a cloud-native platform of Virginia-based Spok Inc., to assist with communication challenges and improve patient care at the hospital, Spok Inc. announced today.

Texas Tech Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt was trying to balance the needs of the program with the needs of its current players. When considering...

Collaboration in the workplace has skyrocketed over the past two decades, but inefficiencies in communication abound and problems have been heightened as employees work...

In the six months since Pennington Biomedical Research Center launched its Obecity, USA campaign, the program’s ads and PSAs have reached millions nationally. 

During the 2019-2020 academic year, LSU’s football program spent twice as much on coaching compensation as it did on athletic student aid, according to a new database from sports industry trade publication Sportico.  

These 10 local specialty meat markets are great spots for sourcing boudin, smoked sausage, stuffed pork chops, cracklins and more for Saturday’s tailgate parties.

The Louisiana insurance commissioner is seeking a government takeover of two regional insurance companies that are facing insolvency due to losses from Hurricane Ida to ensure the company’s policyholders are paid what they are owed, officials say.

Higher shipping costs and shortages in labor and goods have driven up prices for almost everything, including perhaps that next slice of pizza or cake.

Military spending accounts for $9.64 billion in economic activity across Louisiana—from Barksdale to Belle Chasse and Fort Polk to the Marine Forces Reserve in New Orleans, according to a study released by Louisiana Economic Development in time for Veterans Day.

Inflation is starting to look like that unexpected—and unwanted—houseguest who just won’t leave.

It wasn’t that long ago that vegan businesses were unheard of in Baton Rouge. While they’re still modest in number, vegan and vegetarian offerings...

The Baton Rouge metro area is at its lowest unemployment rate, 4.2%, since February 2020, and the region has enjoyed four consecutive months of job growth. 

Rural Sourcing, a software development firm based in Atlanta, plans to open a development center in downtown Baton Rouge, officials announced today. 

Agave Blue Tequila and Taco Bar is opening its second location, this one in the Americana development in Zachary, Elifin Realty announced Wednesday.

Stephen Moret, former head of Louisiana Economic Development and the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, has been named president and CEO of Strada Education Network,...