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Riegel: Learning about LSU’s international community

The murder of LSU Ph.D. student Firoz-Ul-Amin got Stephanie Riegel to think about the aspiration's of the flagship institution's international community.

The Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge in 2019

The 50 companies on this year’s Best Places to Work list demonstrate what it means to care about employees, serving as a model for other businesses.

Gresham Smith: Engineering a successful workplace

A ‘relaxed’ environment where employees work and play hard is a key to the success of Gresham Smith, the 2019 large companies Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge winner.

Wymar Federal Credit Union: ‘Any excuse to have fun’

Focusing on one client enables Wymar Federal Credit Union—the 2019 small/medium-sized companies Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge winner—to create a more rewarding experience for its customers and employees.

Publisher: Ralph Abraham for governor

Publisher Rolfe McCollister announces his pick for governor—it's Ralph Abraham—as well as his recommendations for other races and constitutional amendments on the Oct. 12 ballot.

Alford: Welcome to the race for governor

Every gubernatorial election has a turning point when things get just weird enough to...

Baton Rouge metro to add 11,700 jobs over the next two years

A series of announced large-scale private and public construction projects should kickstart what’s been...

Medical marijuana brings an uncertain state to industry

Medical marijuana is bringing a radical new reality to Louisiana industrial plants and the various responses are rather hazy.

Top-ranked LSU landscape architecture program is thoughtful by design

Through science and art, students of the top-ranked LSU landscape architecture program are taught to think for themselves.

A rising Mississippi River is raising industrial sector worries

With billions of dollars of investments at risk, industry is adjusting to the reality that Mississippi River water levels are rising.