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Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is backing a new effort to raise the federal minimum wage even as the Louisiana Legislature back home has rejected attempts to increase hourly pay on a state level year after year, USA Today Network reports. 

Something hot is coming to Burbank Drive courtesy of the Moreaux Restaurant Group, which...

After a decade of sitting vacant, local developers are looking to bring new life to the former Earl K. Long Hospital site.

The Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation has partnered with the Aspen Institute to expand access to recreational activities for children in East Baton Rouge Parish. 

If you read this column last week, you already know U.S. Sen. John Kennedy has a new affiliated political action committee called Common Sense for America that will engage in a handful of Louisiana elections this fall.

States have engaged in decades of underfunding of land-grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities, leading to a more than $12 billion disparity with comparable non-HBCU institutions, leaders of the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday. 

Helm Paint and Decorating, a New Orleans-based paint store, has taken its first steps into the Capital Region as it opens four locations in Baton Rouge. 

Louisiana spent $274.6 million in federal dollars over five years on workforce development programs that often left participants making less money than they had been earning two-to-three quarters before getting the training, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office reports. 

Many companies have instituted hiring freezes this year and several sectors from tech to...