Economic Development

The unemployment rate for December 2021 dropped in 42 states and the District of Columbia, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today. 

We talk about burnout a lot, but it's not the biggest reason workers have...

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine could impede natural gas supplies for Europe, which in turn could increase demand for liquefied natural gas.

Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux is opening an Atlanta office in the first quarter of this year to support rapid growth and hiring, the company announced today. Its headquarters will remain in Baton Rouge.

Scott Gaudin, chief lending officer with Currency Bank, suggests business owners ask themselves: If I can afford this expense at 4% interest, can I also afford it at 5%? If the answer is “maybe not,” the next question is whether the expense is a need or merely a want, he says.

Gov. John Bel Edwards released his budget priorities for the next fiscal year, which include new, recurring investments in education and infrastructure across Louisiana.

Our Cousin Vinny’s, a locally owned brand of red gravy pasta sauce, began bottling its sauce at the LSU FOODii bottling facility this fall.

Emerging anecdotal evidence shows just how hard the recent rise in COVID-19 cases hit...

The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council on Wednesday will get an update on a $255 million Army Corps of Engineers flood risk reduction project. 

A lawsuit that challenged Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision to end additional unemployment benefits early was dismissed Wednesday by a state judge in Baton Rouge.