Business News

As U.S. gasoline prices approach a record average of $5 a gallon, fuel costs are rippling through almost every corner of business,

Mortgage lending in the Capital Region fell 16.5% in the first quarter of this year compared to the previous three months

The U.S. Justice Department is opening a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police amid mounting evidence that the agency has a pattern of looking the other way in the face of beatings of mostly Black men,

Republican Louisiana State Rep. Scott McKnight today announced his candidacy for state treasurer. McKnight has represented District 68 since 2020. 

Automobile sales are down nationally and in Louisiana, as supply chain issues continue to limit the number of new vehicles available for sale. 

Honeywell and EnLink Midstream today announced a partnership to expand their carbon capture services in the Mississippi River corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

The Capital Region is just 9,000 jobs shy of pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest economic indicator report from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber. 

Check, an early-stage tech company founded by Matthew Armstrong and Jacob Jolibois, recently completed an $850,000.

ExxonMobil shares were on track this afternoon for their first record close since 2014,...

LSU is expanding its FIREStarter cybersecurity training initiative with a new, roughly $350,000 grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents and a future $100,000 match from an industry partner.