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Rate hike: House Democrats unveiled a sweeping proposal today for tax hikes on big corporations and the wealthy to fund President Joe Biden’s $3.5...

Baton Rouge-based software company Paperless Environments today announced it has acquired California-based Greenlight Compliance Solutions, a construction software company specializing in risk management and safety compliance. 

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has secured $1 million in commitments for Hurricane Ida relief, a BRAF spokesperson says. 

​​Is Louisiana’s increasing vulnerability to major weather events having a chilling effect on commercial real estate investment?

COVID-19 hospitalizations have been trending downward in the Baton Rouge area for the past couple of weeks, possibly indicating that the fourth wave and spread of the Delta variant may be diminishing.

Storms are becoming more severe, meaning Louisiana may need to harden road shoulders and embankments more than it has in response to prior hurricanes, a state Department of Transportation and Development spokesperson says. 

Staring down a pandemic, labor challenges, food supply shortages and a flood was more than enough drama to test the patience of Mestizo’s Jim Urdiales. 

LSU’s Sept. 4 season opener against UCLA might have been a disappointment for Tiger fans. But United Airlines’ nonstop service from the Baton Rouge Metro Airport to LAX was a winner.

President Joe Biden’s declaration that companies with more than 100 employees must ensure their workers are vaccinated against, or test negative for, COVID-19 could relieve employers of the burden of deciding whether to impose that mandate themselves. 

Plans to build Shoot Point Blank, a firearms retail store and shooting range with locations in several states, are going forward after a Kentucky-based company bought property at the Greens at Millerville for $800,000. 

The Conservative Louisiana political action committee, which supports Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, returned a $25,000 donation from nursing homes owner Bob Dean last...

Several hard-hit industries including restaurants, live-events businesses and gyms are renewing calls for Congress to provide additional financial aid, as the fourth surge in...

The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge is pitching in to make life a little brighter for the displaced victims of Hurricane Ida sheltering...

President Joe Biden’s administration lacks the legal authority to require large companies to ensure their employees are vaccinated against COVID-19 or have them tested for the coronavirus that causes the illness, Louisiana’s largest business lobby argues. 

Some prospective employees will appreciate it if your company has a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but others may not. And if your company is in...

At Wednesday’s Metro Council meeting, officials from Republic Services, which has the $90 million annual contract to pick up garbage, recycling and woody waste around the parish, tried to explain to the council what they’re up against.

North Louisiana-based Commerce Community Bank is changing its name to Currency Bank and opening a full-service branch on Jefferson Highway near Bocage, the bank...

An LSU mechanical engineering professor has been awarded a $432,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study ways to better preserve organs...

Local restaurants have been paying higher prices for meat all summer, and it doesn’t appear prices will fall any time soon. As a result, many restaurants are having to increase menu prices and risk the loss of some customers. 

Millions of workers aren't satisfied with their jobs, so companies are taking advantage of new tools to find and keep talent.  Just 7% of workers...