Banking & Finance

Banks, credit unions, lenders, and the financial institutions serving businesses and consumers across the region.

It might be time to prepare your business for a recession 

While this isn't set in stone, it's likely enough that businesses need to start preparing as soon as possible, says Jorge A. Guzman, associate professor of business management at Columbia Business School.  

Tax Foundation ranks Louisiana 48th for business sales taxes

The influential Tax Foundation ranks Louisiana 48th for the sales tax component of its State Business Tax Climate Index. 

Insurers paid out more than $15B to state’s property owners for 2020, 2021 hurricanes

Insurers paid out almost $15.1 billion to Louisiana property owners in response to hurricanes...

Why shale drillers aren’t pumping out more oil and gas

Though shale drillers have been hampered by pipeline constraints, rising prices for oil-field supplies...

Roundup: Arts Council / McDonald’s / Bear market

$75K award: The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge will receive a $75,000 Grants...

How homeowners can lock in steep rise in their home’s value

Housing prices continue to increase, providing fatter payouts for homeowners ready to sell. But...
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Roundup: Mortgage rates / Lane closures / US home sales

Slight dip: Mortgage rates ticked downward this week, rocked by an undercurrent of economic...

Thanks inflation: Student loan interest rates rising

The U.S. Department of Treasury recently announced that student loan interest rates will rise...

US recession risks ‘uncomfortably high’

The U.S. economy could be heading for a recession in the next year, according...

Signs your crypto investment may be a Ponzi scheme

Investors by the thousands are being duped into investing in cryptocurrency-related fraud schemes, The...
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