Banking & Finance

Despite the challenges LSU has weathered over the past 18 months—a pandemic, a Title IX scandal, a federal investigation into alleged NCAA violations, and a leadership change—its Fierce for the Future campaign is doing well, all things considered.

Banks this year are completing acquisitions and mergers at a pace not seen since the 2008 financial crisis, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The fund Louisiana uses to pay benefits to unemployed workers falls short of federal standards for solvency, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation.

Partisan budget disagreements on Capitol Hill will likely impact the implementation of new flood insurance rates scheduled to take effect Oct. 1, according to U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge.

The Courtyard Marriott at 2421 S. Acadian Thruway was sold to a New York-based real estate investment trust for $2 million on Wednesday.

If you've received an Economic Injury Disaster Loan from the Small Business Administration you might be eligible for more money. SBA lifted the cap on EIDL loans up to $2 million, from $500,000, on Sept. 8. 

But what does softening in the housing market mean for home price growth? The consensus among the industry's forecast models is that we're headed for slower, but still positive growth.

About 80% of Louisiana policyholders who are insured through FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program would pay more under pending changes to how the program evaluates and prices risk, according to a new report. 

Investar Bank Chief Accounting Officer Candace LeBlanc is a native Louisianan, but after graduating from Southeastern Louisiana University she moved to Washington, D.C. hoping to spend time with other young professionals from outside the state.  

Baton Rouge-based Tigeraire today announced that General Catalyst, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm behind Venmo, Stripe, Airbnb, and TikTok, has signed as their lead investor.