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The state’s top business lobby will push to allow families to divert a portion of the state dollars allocated for their children into savings accounts that could be used for private school tuition, tutoring or other services. 

The lobbying industry had a record year in 2021, taking in $3.7 billion in...

An in-house Louisiana State Police investigator says his recommendation to supervisors to have a trooper arrested following the in-custody death of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist, was ignored. 

Seattle is America's most desired post-graduation destination for college students, according to the new Axios-Generation Lab Next Cities Index

Nonpartisan Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch is highlighting the economic costs of excessive tort litigation in Louisiana as lawmakers prepare for the regular legislative session that begins today, The Center Square reports. 

In December, Visit Baton Rouge announced a partnership with visitation intelligence company Arivalist, and local business owners can now benefit from the data being generated.

According to interior designer Erin Mixson of Erin Mixson Interiors, you could likely be waiting an entire calendar year for some custom pieces—and it’s not your designer’s fault.

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome says the city-parish retire/rehire program that allows employees to continue working while also drawing retirement benefits helps to retain qualified workers in the current tight labor market. 

It's been two years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-10 a global pandemic, and since then nearly every facet of business has been upended. 

Members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation tried unsuccessfully to include more storm damage relief in the omnibus spending bill approved by Congress on Thursday, though they haven’t given up the fight, The Center Square reports.