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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.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate inched down for the fifth straight week, positive...

The Baton Rouge area added about 2,300 jobs from January to February, including 1,600 new construction jobs, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber reports.