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Five Pennington Biomedical Research Center faculty members and one adjunct professor rank among the most cited researchers in the world, according to the Google Scholar Citations database.

Small business optimism declined again in September, according to the latest Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business.  

ExxonMobil is buying Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock deal valued at $59.5 billion―its largest buyout since acquiring Mobil two decades ago―creating a colossal fracking operator in West Texas.

Boudreaux & Thibodeaux’s, a bar, live music venue and event space in downtown Baton Rouge, plans to move across the road and about a block south on Third Street, though the owner has unfinished business with his current landlord.

The co-founders of Twistlock, a Silicon Valley startup, announced Tuesday that they had raised...

At 12.4 million employees, employment levels in food services and bars have finally crept past February 2020 levels, according to the latest jobs report.

U.S. energy company Tellurian Inc. has asked federal energy regulators for more time to build its Driftwood liquefied natural gas export plant near Lake Charles, Reuters reports.

The South Central Louisiana chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association held its annual...

Michael Johnson was an executive with Blue Shield of California for 12 years. At...

The development team behind the controversial Aztek Cove business park off of Highland Road has started clearing trees off the property and expects the multi-use facilities to be completed by mid-2025.