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In case you missed it, a proposal to eliminate the state income tax in Louisiana was pulled aside Monday after lawmakers questioned its impact on public education, health care and the poor.   

Women are contributing an ever-greater share of married couples’ combined income, reports Pew Research Center. 

Georgia-Pacific is investing $50 million to upgrade its Port Hudson paper mill in Zachary, the company announced today. 

The East Baton Rouge Planning and Zoning Commission today will consider two requests for a proposed mixed-use community for Highland Road, outside the Magnolia Woods neighborhood. 

Regulators knew they were facing a political hornet’s nest when they launched a plan that would force businesses to disclose their carbon emissions and other climate data. 

Requiring front-line retail employees to police customers’ bad behavior can increase workers' feelings of unfairness and their desire to find new jobs, according to a study from LSU.

Louisiana’s film industry subsidies have broad support among state residents, according to the results of a new poll. 

The Louisiana Republican State Central Committee unanimously passed a resolution Saturday asking the Legislature to ban diversity, equity and inclusion departments and offices within all colleges and universities in the state.

Norwegian startup Freyr will first build batteries to power electric vehicles and store clean energy in a remote town near the Arctic Circle. Up next? An Atlanta suburb.

More pathways to secure a government-guaranteed small business loan are about to come online, according to Inc. magazine.