Banking & Finance

Self-employed would get a bigger slice of remaining PPP under new bill

With just over $50 billion still available in the Paycheck Protection Program, Senate lawmakers...

Survey: 74% of Louisiana small business owners expect to exhaust PPP by summer

Nearly three-quarters of Louisiana small business owners expect to exhaust their second round of...

State sales tax collection overhaul advances to House floor

Another Louisiana House committee has endorsed changing the state constitution to centralize sales tax...

Federal government now allows PPP loans to borrowers in bankruptcy

The federal government has quietly reversed course on a policy that had kept thousands...

SBA releases details for $28.6B Restaurant Revitalization Fund

Over the weekend, the Small Business Administration got one step closer to launching the...

How GMFS Mortgage is quietly making an impact on Baton Rouge

The parking lot was littered with people, worn and haggard, sleep deprived and most...
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Fed estimates fewer businesses failed during pandemic than feared

The economic toll from the COVID-19 pandemic has been tough to measure, but new...

Louisiana lawmakers weigh expansion, taxation of medical marijuana

A House Republican leader's bid to expand Louisiana's medical marijuana program and allow smokable...

What to do when selling the business is a family affair

As many baby boomer business owners make plans to retire in the near future,...

Louisiana tax rewrite drawing business resistance

Republican state lawmakers trying to muscle through a wide-ranging rewrite of Louisiana’s tax laws...