Nonprofits

As the warm weather encourages bountiful seafood harvests across south Louisiana, the Public Affairs Research Council for Louisiana is touting the seafood industry’s $2.4 billion annual impact on the state’s economy. 

Albert Fraenkel II, founder of Fraenkel Wholesale Furniture Co., an upholstery and mattress manufacturer and furniture distributor, died late last month. He was 94.

The $3 billion Accelerate Louisiana nonprofit, if done right, has the potential to significantly address Louisiana's foundational problems.

Baton Rouge is littered with abandoned signs and it's a blight and an embarrassment for out city. We need to show some pride and clean up our act.

Honoring four Baton Rouge business leaders and two homegrown companies who all embraced risk while overcoming challenges on the road to success.

It wasn’t easy, but Executive of the Year Tina Holland used her vision and leadership skills to reimagine FranU as a university, not simply a workforce training center.

Downtown’s next strategic plan is likely to include a “clean and safe” program, Downtown Development District Executive Director Whitney Hoffman Sayal says. 

Enrollment for welding programs and other in-demand trades has fallen in Louisiana over the last five years even as demand for skilled workers for the industrial sector grows. 

At this early stage in the governor’s race, the four announced Republican gubernatorial candidates...

The state’s business community need to be more specific and intentional in its efforts to become more competitive.