Banking & Finance

The Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge slowed sharply last month, an encouraging sign in the central bank’s yearlong effort to cool price pressures through steadily higher interest rates.

A Louisiana lawmaker is proposing a flat tax that he says would actually benefit poor residents while maintaining conservative principles. 

Several Baton Rouge-area legislators filed business-related bills for the upcoming legislative session before prefiling closed Wednesday. 

A Minnesota-registered company purchased The Sterling Student Living on Highland Road for $15 million, according to documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

News that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana had made a deal to be acquired by Elevance Health may have been surprising, but not necessarily shocking for area insurance professionals.

U.S. small business owners' outlook on the economy weakened during the first quarter of the year with inflation cited as a top concern

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon wants state lawmakers to fund a grant program that helps homeowners reinforce their roofs to withstand Category 4 hurricanes.

A class of 900 people who did business with the Louisiana-based Stanford Trust before it collapsed are seeking up to $500 million from state government.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen affirmed America’s commitment to enhancing corporate transparency along with 20 other countries at this week's Summit for Democracy in Washington, D.C. 

The collapse of both Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, as well as the...