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The U.S. House moved urgently Wednesday to head off the looming nationwide rail strike, passing a bill that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September but rejected by some of the 12 unions involved.

In a significant shake-up of her administration, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome today announced that former Louisiana National Guard leader Maj. Gen. Glenn Curtis will replace Darryl Gissel as the city’s chief administrative officer.  

Private hiring slowed sharply during November in a sign that the historically tight labor...

Despite high interest rates and chronic inflation, the U.S. economy grew at a 2.9%...

DIY Disco, a new arts and entertainment spot, today announced plans to open Dec. 10 on Government Street near Radio Bar. 

A state panel has three weeks left to wrap up work on draft legislation...

Louisiana has the lowest number of EV chargers per capita, with just 8.3 chargers per 100,000 residents, according to a new report from software firm CoPilot.   

Plans are in the works for the Foot Clinic of Baton Rouge to move from its current location on Bluebonnet Boulevard to a new one to be built about 50 yards away. 

Plans are underway for a 73-unit townhome and garden home project near the intersection of Millerville Road and Interstate 12.

For nearly three hours on Monday afternoon, a group of more than 60 area leaders in business, local government and education met in a training center at Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation’s office off Acadian Thruway to discuss the future of Baton Rouge.