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

PPP expected to run out of initial $350B funding later today

Louisiana’s congressional delegation, bankers and small business owners are expecting the federal government’s $350...

Additional PPP guidance creates more confusion for partnerships, sole proprietorships

A new set of guidelines released Tuesday by the federal government was intended to...

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...
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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...

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...