Business News

Unemployment in Baton Rouge and across the state ticked up in January from December but was still lower than in January 2022.

Performance Contractors Inc. has been named Contractor of the Year by Associated Builders and Contractors.

A piece of the 2017 tax law that went into effect this year is leaving small, research-intensive businesses with IRS bills they can’t pay, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

BRAF membership reached a five-year high of nearly 500 last year, CEO and President Chris Meyer told donors and members at its annual meeting Thursday night. 

An Orleans Parish judge lifted an injunction in the Folgers Coffee Co. tax exemption...

ExxonMobil has partnered with the Louisiana Stormwater Coalition to fund three new anti-blight initiatives—including a new minigrant program—in north Baton Rouge, the organizations announced Thursday. 

Entergy Louisiana today announced it has filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission to add an additional 3 gigawatts of solar power generation to its capacity.

Republicans now have supermajority in both Louisiana’s House and Senate after iconic Rep. Francis...

Secretary of state: Public Service Commissioner Mike Francis, R-Jena, announced his candidacy this week....

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana’s pending sale to Elevance Health, if approved, will not lead to layoffs or office closures, says Dr. Steven Udvarhelyi, the local company’s president and CEO.