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The nation’s employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding a robust 339,000 jobs, well above expectations and evidence of strength in an economy that the Federal Reserve is desperately trying to cool.

Amid intensifying budget discussions, there has been little progress on the regular session’s few...

Clothing retailer J.Crew is returning to Baton Rouge with a new store in the Towne Center.

A Louisiana Public Service Commission member wants to investigate whether the utilities under the PSC’s jurisdiction are using ratepayer funds for political spending. 

With one sip of Magpie Cafe‘s black coffee, Kyle Wilkinson had found his new favorite coffee shop.

Numerous elected officials descended upon New Orleans today to join a lawsuit against the...

More companies are carving out extra personal days for workers, not for a doctor’s appointment or to run errands.

Support for legal abortion in Louisiana is growing even as state lawmakers have moved to clamp down on abortion following the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, survey data shows. 

Work has begun to replace Baton Rouge-area traffic lights with ones that have flashing...

ExxonMobil has signed an agreement to capture, transport and store up to 800,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, or CO2, per year at an in-state carbon capture and storage facility.