Banking & Finance

Why it’s more difficult now to get startup funding

After several years of easily being able to get business funding, thanks to low...

How the Inflation Reduction Act will affect business taxes  

With the Democrats' $437 billion climate and tax package now headed to President Joe...

Fed official: Rate increases need to continue until inflation levels at 2%

Despite positive inflation data this week, Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin told CNBC today

NIL collectives are latest game changer for college sports

University of Tennessee football players Hendon Hooker and Cedric Tillman were whisked around New...

What Louisiana leaders are saying about the Inflation Reduction Act

The U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday, a measure that could...

Roundup: LA Wallet / Public pensions / Battle of the bands 

Identification debate: If you are one of the 1.5 million Louisiana residents who uses...
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Capital Region’s ‘seriously underwater’ mortgage rate well above national average

More than 11% of the homes with mortgages in the Baton Rouge area are seriously underwater, compared to a national average of just under 3%, a new report shows.

Insurers paid $9.8B to Louisiana victims of Hurricane Ida, with $3.3B still to be paid

Insurers paid $9.8 billion to Louisiana victims of Hurricane Ida in the last 10...

Credit card debt surges as inflation spurs uptick in borrowing 

Credit card debt soared in the U.S. from April through June as Americans borrowed...

Boykin Brothers acquired by GKB Management 

Baton Rouge-based precast concrete company Boykin Brothers has been acquired by Louisiana investment firm GKB Management,