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Why Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana officials believe the proposed sale to Elevance Health is necessary to remain competitive.

Seven candidates to be Louisiana’s next governor promised to improve the climate for the state’s businesses if elected. 

Why Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana officials believe the proposed sale to Elevance Health is necessary to remain competitive.

An associate professor at LSU is using a Board of Regents grant to design a non-metal rechargeable battery that might one day replace lithium batteries on Earth and in space.

Baton Rouge's not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 3.1% in February, down 0.1 percentage point from January.

U.S. job openings slipped to 9.9 million in February, the fewest since May 2021 and a sign that the job market may be starting to cool

A Louisiana lawmaker has proposed a constitutional amendment to allow parish governments to keep a larger share of oil and gas taxes. 

Down in Terrebonne Parish, where oil rig supply ships are as much a part...

Food services vendor Morrison Healthcare is laying off 195 employees at its Our Lady of the Lake hospitals in Baton Rouge and Ascension Parish.

A former officer with the Louisiana and national associations for homebuilders says the state’s current building code is fine, but funding a program to help homeowners pay for retrofitting their roofs to better withstand storms would be a good idea.