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Surging shipping costs, freight logjams and factory disruptions in China over the past few years have laid bare companies’—and their finance chiefs’—need to boost supply chain resilience and adaptability, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

In the 12 years since Jay Ducote stormed into the south Louisiana food scene, he’s had seemingly boundless energy for new projects. 

LSU Shreveport computer science professor Keyvan Shahrdar has developed a chatbot tool to help accountants improve efficiency and reduce errors, the university announced this morning.

Olivia Dunne, LSU’s most recognizable gymnast, can now add Sports Illustrated swimsuit model to her growing list of titles.

The number of businesses opening across East Baton Rouge Parish has trended down since 2010, but net business growth is up thanks to fewer businesses closing their doors, according to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber. 

Baton Rouge’s office utilization rate is hovering around 60%, higher than the 50% national average, as the pandemic-inspired hybrid work model continues to drive demand for office space. 

All seven of the candidates for Louisiana governor agree more public money should be...

Nearly two years ago, an errant spark inside a mill in north Louisiana caused an explosion so big it destroyed all the building’s equipment and blew a corrugated fiberglass wall 100 feet. 

Some of the nation's leading founders, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, didn’t think the new Constitution would last more than two decades, notes Patrick Butler, president and CEO of America’s Public Television Stations.

Legislation moving through the Louisiana House would amend the state constitution to mandate higher payments with surplus funds to address unfunded pension liabilities.