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UnitedHealth closes deal for Lafayette-based LHC Group

UnitedHealth Group has closed on its $5.4 billion deal to acquire Lafayette-based LHC Group, according to regulatory filings. 

Add one more indicator to the list showing economy surged in January 

Seemingly every data point has shown the economy surging ahead in January, after slumping...

Bond Commission keeps banking options open despite Jeff Landry’s wishes 

Members of the State Bond Commission met Friday and opted against placing any restrictions...

Back-to-back hurricanes? Scientists say get used to it 

What used to be a rare one-two punch of consecutive hurricanes hitting about the same place in the U.S. weeks apart seems to be happening more often

Career event will connect local students with businesses

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber, LSU and East Baton Rouge Parish Schools are partnering for a Career Immersive Event this week, connecting students with companies to show high-wage, high-demand jobs available in the Capital Region. 

How the candidates are polling in Louisiana governor’s race 

A recent poll paid for by Jeff Landry’s campaign shows the attorney general as...
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Louisiana’s hotel tax revenue expected to top pre-pandemic levels this year 

Projected state and local tax revenues from hotels are expected to eclipse pre-pandemic levels this year to bring more than $1 billion to Louisiana.

Gov. Edwards wants to raise the minimum wage for state workers, but by how much? 

After years of failing to convince lawmakers to raise the minimum wage for all Louisiana residents, Gov. John Bel Edwards may have to settle for raising it for just state government employees.

Business economists are pushing back their recession forecasts  

A majority of the nation’s business economists expect a U.S. recession to begin later this year than they had previously forecast, after a series of reports have pointed to a surprisingly resilient economy despite steadily higher interest rates.

Lafayette developers buy land to build a hotel near Essen and I-10 

Two side-by-side properties on One Calais Avenue have been purchased for the sum of $1.31 million, according to documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.