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Local mortgage brokers do record volume in March, April

While some businesses have been struggling to hang on during the coronavirus crisis, mortgage...

Work after COVID-19: ‘Every job is a technology job’

The emergence of the novel coronavirus has reshaped work as employers and workers once...

Virus roundup … 

• About 28,800 Louisiana residents filed for unemployment last week—more than 12 times as...

BTR seeing slightly more passengers, but flights haven’t topped 50% capacity

The Baton Rouge Metro Airport is beginning to see an increase in air travel,...

How do you enforce social distancing? Restaurant owners say it’s not easy

Nearly one week into the phased reopening that has allowed restaurants to resume limited...

Census snapshot: More than half of state’s households see income losses

As of May 12, about 1.9 million Louisiana residents—or 55.7% of adults statewide responding...
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Virus roundup …  

• More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week in...

Dismukes: Oil price recovery has begun, but crude could remain below $50/barrel until 2028

Oil prices have inched back up in recent weeks, after plummeting to historic lows...

Alcohol sales still flowing for Baton Rouge grocers

With the bars still closed and many people continuing to practice social distancing measures,...

Virus roundup … 

• Louisiana coronavirus hospitalizations fell below 1,000 for the first time since late March,...