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‘LaPolitics’: House passes budget package but debate isn’t over

The House of Representatives approved the state's budget package yesterday, paving the way for...

News alert: William Tate becomes LSU’s first Black president

The LSU Board of Supervisors has tapped University of South Carolina Provost William Tate IV to be LSU’s next president and the first Black leader in the university’s history.

Challenging times

Health care providers—and patients—were upended by COVID-19, but the crisis also provided opportunities to embrace new technologies.

Landlords to retail tenants: It’s time to pay your rent

After granting their struggling retail tenants leeway with rent payments for much of 2020, Baton Rouge landlords have largely decided it’s time to drop the hammer.

House committee votes to let industries do self-audits, keep records secret for 2 years  

The House and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced several bills this week that would weaken...

Tax Foundation: Louisiana’s tax structure favors new businesses, burdens mature firms

Louisiana’s corporate tax structure—characterized by high rates and partially offsetting incentives—generally favors new businesses, leaving all mature operations except labor-intensive manufacturers with above-average tax burdens.
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JR Ball: The Louisiana curse of resource abundance

If Louisiana hopes to actually compete in an economy powered by knowledge and innovation then it needs to end its resource curse.

PPP money runs out weeks before program’s scheduled end 

Four weeks before its scheduled end, the federal government’s signature aid effort for small...

Pennington unveils national advocacy campaign around obesity

The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is launching a national advocacy campaign today designed to...

The top five industries for business startups in 2021 

In periods of dramatic change, entrepreneurship thrives. When the COVID-19 pandemic altered so many...