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Sporting events are a key piece of Baton Rouge’s tourism strategy. The city recently has hosted volleyball, gymnastics and wrestling tournaments, and a youth soccer tournament planned for June is expected to inject millions into the local economy. 

Work will soon begin on a new two-building office complex on Bluebonnet Boulevard. Podiatrists Kemp Tullier and Clif Richardson will move into one of the buildings.

A relatively strong job market, new tax breaks and state mandates have led more small businesses to offer employees a 401(k) plan, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

A new environmental advocacy group analysis released Thursday found Louisiana’s oil and gas industry...

"This is the last session of the term," Senate President Page Cortez said Monday, on opening day, before adding, "We hope.”

LSU has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Secret Service to better develop technology and talent in cybersecurity for state and national security. 

The Trichell Law Firm is relocating to an office on the corner of Napoleon and France streets in Beauregard Town.

Raising Cane’s is offering a new benefit in response to the tight U.S. labor market: The company is paying closing costs of up to $10,000 for general managers buying their first homes, Bloomberg reports. 

Public access: As public frustration over Louisiana’s violent crime grows, Republican gubernatorial candidate Attorney...

Louisiana's shrimpers fear that this year's season could mean bankruptcy for some and the end of a generations-long way of life.