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Louisiana workers who didn’t leave their jobs saw pay gains over the past year 

Louisiana workers who remained in their jobs over the past year experienced the highest...

Business is booming with the federal government, but not for smaller firms

When it comes to doing business with the federal government, the past fiscal year was one for the record books. But one problem persists: the number of small businesses contracting with the government continues to dwindle, Inc. reports. 

Louisiana experiencing manufacturing job increase

Louisiana is one of several states in the South and Mountain West to experience an increase in manufacturing over the past year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. 

Opinion | Can college admissions be race-neutral?

Lucas Spielfogel is executive director of the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, a free program...

New ExxonMobil plant manager focused on long-term success at site

Laura Eiklor, the new manager at ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge plastics and resin finishing plant,...

Capital Region adds 400 jobs in June, 18,900 since last year

Louisiana set a record last month for the most state residents ever employed in June, according to federal data released today. 

Louisiana’s first Earth-to-space call will come from Lake Charles students 

No one from Louisiana has ever made a call to space. That will change Tuesday when earthbound students ring up NASA astronauts orbiting above.

Pay satisfaction has more to do with independence than income, survey finds 

It’s easy to assume that the key to pay satisfaction is a fatter paycheck, but a recent survey of 2,500 American workers found that it’s a little more complicated, The Wall Street Journal reports.  

Sazon Latin Grill brings Colombian and Cuban cuisine to Baton Rouge 

Tucked in the corner of an O’Neal Lane shopping center, Sazon Latin Grill is bringing fresh flavors to Baton Rouge. 

Prices of old and new houses converge amid supply shortage

Baton Rouge may be an outlier in the latest housing trend as the national median price for an existing single-family home converges with the price of a newly built home.