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Chris Meyer says he’s focused on helping the Baton Rouge Area Foundation reach the next level of impact in the Baton Rouge community.

Baton Rouge Republican Tim Temple will regulate the Louisiana insurance as its next commissioner...

The U.S. Small Business Administration and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau each issued new rules earlier this year that aim to expand funding access for small-business owners, especially those in underserved communities.

The U.S. labor market continues to flex its muscle as applications for jobless claims fell again last week and remain at healthy levels in the face of high interest rates and inflation.

The ongoing heatwave could lead to increased costs and a reduced yield in Louisiana's crop and livestock production, warns LSU AgCenter. Higher fertilizer prices, rising diesel fuel consumption, and the imperative for irrigation to combat the drought have all contributed to the anticipated hike in prices for this year's harvests, including soybeans, rice, cotton, and sugarcane. 

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome announced this afternoon an action plan to repave and restripe dozens of roads throughout the parish. 

Discount grocer Aldi, which has three Baton Rouge-area stores under construction, announced today it plans to buy 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys supermarkets in Louisiana, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. 

Most Federal Reserve officials last month still regarded high inflation as an ongoing threat that could require further interest rate increases, according to the minutes of their July 25-26 meeting released this afternoon.

Urban Daiquiris, originally established on Juban Road in Denham Springs about two years ago, has opened a second location on Airline Highway in Prairieville. 

Louisiana has the second-lowest gas tax rate in the nation, behind only Alaska, the Tax Foundation reports based on July data.