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From Microsoft to Levi’s, here’s a look at companies that are cutting jobs

It’s not even February, and 2024 has already proved to be a difficult year for layoffs. A handful of companies have been making job cuts in recent weeks, bringing uncertainty for workers across industries.

b1Bank partnering with Virginia-based data analytics company

Baton Rouge-based b1Bank has partnered with a Virginia-based data analytics company that specializes in community banking and finance. 

What happened to the saltwater wedge in the Mississippi River?

The intrusion of salt water upstream into the Mississippi River is no longer a...

Prime Video greenlights ‘The Money Game’ about LSU and NIL 

Amazon’s Prime Video greenlit The Money Game, a docuseries from Campfire Studios, Axios Entertainment and Shaquille O’Neal’s Jersey Legends. 

Further slowing of inflation seen as supporting Fed’s ‘soft landing’ goal 

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled further last month even as the economy...

Large-scale changes in federal flood insurance program urged 

Congress has spent more than six years avoiding its responsibility to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, using a series of stopgap bills to extend the life of the program that has issued nearly 5 million policies.

‘LaPolitics’: What to know about the new Senate Finance Committee chair

Some might tell you Sen. Glen Womack, a businessman from Catahoula Parish, earned a...

Cornerstone Flooring buys building on Oak Villa to serve as its headquarters

In a deal that closed Thursday, Cornerstone Flooring Companies, a commercial flooring contractor, purchased...

Why a new independent contractor regulation is drawing a backlash 

The Labor Department's new independent contractor rule goes into effect March 11, but it's already causing a stir, Inc. reports. 

Is it time for Louisiana to expand school choice? 

Louisiana’s school voucher program, which was first signed into law under former Gov. Bobby...