Banking & Finance

Roundup: First 2021 Atlantic hurricane / Airline fees / LWCC 

Storm tracking: Tropical Storm Elsa was upgraded to a hurricane, the first Atlantic hurricane...

A 40-year mortgage? Ginnie Mae is giving it a shot 

Some homeowners with federally backed mortgages may soon be able to pay off the...

La Capitol grows with SAIF Federal Credit Union Merger

Baton Rouge-based La Capitol Federal Credit Union will expand its services to industrial employee...

‘Pink’ sales tax break in Louisiana will go into effect beginning July 2022

Louisiana residents will begin getting an $11 million annual tax break in July 2022...

‘LaPolitics’: Fall ballot may be swayed by local influencers

Voter opinions on proposed constitutional amendments may turn on local influencers this fall, many...

Meet the hedge-fund manager who went to battle with ExxonMobil

Christopher James’ decision to do battle with one of the world’s biggest oil companies...
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Louisiana tax bills signed, but need voter approval in fall

Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed key pieces of a complicated tax swap plan...

LWC issued unemployment payments to people after their deaths

The Louisiana Workforce Commission issued more than $1 million in unemployment insurance payments to...

Edwards agrees to July 31 end to federal unemployment aid

Gov. John Bel Edwards has agreed to turn off federal pandemic unemployment payments at...

Bank of St. Francisville expanding into Baton Rouge

West Feliciana Parish-based Bank of St. Francisville is opening a standalone branch in Baton Rouge, the bank recently announced.