Banking & Finance

Woman’s Hospital names new CEO

Woman’s Hospital today announced it has chosen Rene Ragas as its next president and chief executive officer.

‘LaPolitics’: First week offers answers into where session is headed

There was a whole lot more politics than policies during the first week of...

More than a million new millionaires were created in US last year 

The roaring stock market and crypto gains created more than a million new millionaires in the U.S. last year, according to a new report. 

Mobile sports betting in Louisiana generates $2.2M in taxes for February

Louisiana collected more than $2.2 million in taxes in February—the first full month of mobile sports betting—over a half-million dollars higher than retail sports betting through four months, The Center Square reports. 

How the Fed’s interest rate hike could affect you 

After months of anticipation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for the first time since 2018 in hopes of tempering persistent inflation. 

State looks to reallocate $8M in unused COVID relief money

Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder discussed a variety of considerations Tuesday for the current legislative...
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COVID drives largest life insurance sales gain since 1980s 

Americans went on a buying spree for life insurance in 2021, driven by concerns...

Wholesale prices skyrocket in February

Wholesale inflation in the U.S. shot up 10% last month from a year earlier—another sign that inflationary pressures remain intense at all levels of the economy.

SEC plans to force public companies to disclose emissions

The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to require all publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions.

Cadence Bank, after BancorpSouth merger, opening branch on Corporate

Cadence Bank will open its first Baton Rouge branch after purchasing a 3.5-acre lot on Corporate Boulevard at the end of last year.