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Its private employer vaccine mandate on hold, the Biden administration wants the multiple challenges to its workplace rule—including Louisiana Secretary of State Jeff Landry’s—consolidated in a single federal court and has asked for a decision by early next week.

Even though the U.S. has a record number of job openings and companies complain they can’t find enough workers, some job seekers remain frustrated that they have not been able to get a job despite filling out dozens of applications daily on popular job sites like ZipRecruiter, Indeed, LinkedIn and Craigslist. 

Jovin Webb brought Louisiana soul to American Idol.

Capital Area United Way is ramping up its workplace giving campaigns after Louisiana’s fourth surge of COVID-19 and Hurricane Ida caused delays. 

President Joe Biden this weekend signed the $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law—paving the way for the single largest public works deal since the...

Insurance companies are on track to pay at least $10.6 billion to cover Louisiana claims for damage caused by Hurricanes Laura, Delta and Zeta, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon.

Companies that violate President Joe Biden’s call to ensure their employees are either vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested weekly could face fines of $13,600 per employee and another $136,000 for “willful violations.”

Holiday shopping coupled with Baton Rouge traffic can be a nightmare, but a new delivery service aims to make things easier.

Insurance agents and policyholders are finding it difficult to get answers to their questions about Risk Rating 2.0, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new approach to pricing flood insurance. 

Six Baton Rouge-area business leaders received awards from Louisiana Economic Development at its 2021 Louisiana Small Business Awards ceremony Thursday. The awards program recognizes top...

Through the Toast app and site, diners can now order take-out from a slew of local restaurants, including The Chimes, Elsie’s Plate & Pie and Hannah Q Smokehouse. Toast and similar services integrate seamlessly with Google and Google Maps, so when a customer searches for a restaurant, they will be prompted to “Order Online.”

Construction is one of the fastest growing job sectors in the Baton Rouge area as building and maintenance projects pick up across the Capitol Region following the COVID-19 slowdown seen across all sectors.

An LSU AgCenter researcher at the center of a Title IX scandal has applied for promotion to full professor, university officials confirm.

The owners of Circa 1857, the popular Mid City purveyor of art and antiques, are planning a new retail spot downtown.

Solicitor General Elizabeth Murrill has signed off on a campaign committee for a potential run for attorney general. The committee was created a few...

Few agencies in Baton Rouge are more vital to the people than the Capital Area Transit System.  In a city where nearly 25% of residents...

America’s employers stepped up their hiring in October, adding a solid 531,000 jobs, the most since July and a sign that the recovery from the pandemic recession is overcoming a virus-induced slowdown.

There’s no telling, but LSU Foundation officials acknowledge the long-term deal could be “very significant,” potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Ochsner Health has made a $4 million gift to LSU’s College of Human Sciences & Education, establishing the Ochsner Wellness Center inside the Huey P. Long Field House. 

White Light Night, the Mid City art festival planned for Nov. 19, will be many Baton Rouge residents’ first look at the newly redesigned...