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GOP senators reject wider mail-in vote for Louisiana primary

Republican state senators today blocked an emergency plan to expand early voting and mail-in...

Virus roundup … 

• The search for a permanent dean of the LSU E.J. Ourso College of...

US Sen. John Kennedy: Gov. Edwards will decide how to split $1.8B in federal aid

While Louisiana is set to receive $1.8 billion in federal coronavirus aid, President Donald...

Banks report service problems as Americans check balances for stimulus checks

Several banks were reporting service “issues” Wednesday, as Americans checked their balances for the...

Roundup: Work-from-home photos / GBRAR stats / School dance without school 

Call for submissions: While the Business Report team is hard at work preparing the...

Loren Scott: Louisiana economy will recover, but at slower pace than US

How quickly Louisiana’s economy overcomes the coronavirus pandemic depends on two key factors: how...
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City, state budgets bracing for hit from coronavirus crisis

More than 2,400 U.S. cities, large and small, anticipate major budget shortfalls this year...

Watch the Daily Mental Snack from ‘Business Report’

The recent outbreak of the COVID-19 virus has brought unprecedented levels of disruption and...

PETA buys shares in Lamar Advertising in latest move over anti-SeaWorld ad dispute

Animal advocacy group PETA has bought shares of Baton Rouge-based Lamar Advertising in what...

US Chamber to award grants to eligible small businesses in economically distressed areas

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching a grant-making initiative today designed to help...