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An LSU professor is working to create and commercialize smartphone technology that would enhance privacy and security by preventing phones from displaying personal information to users who aren’t the phone’s owner.

The Louisiana governor’s Climate Initiatives Task Force met Wednesday for the first time since unanimously passing a climate action plan in January, the first of its kind in the Gulf South.

In a world of popular partisan news outlets and social media algorithms that create echo chambers, it’s important for business leaders and entrepreneurs to employ critical thinking, says Don Monistere, CEO and president of General Informatics.

Now, almost two years after the program made its debut, the question is what taxpayers got for the $800 billion.

Guerilla Warfare Paintball, which closed in Walker this summer, plans to reopen in East Baton Rouge Parish, with an application for the park going in front of the planning commission in April.

The number of technology jobs in the Baton Rouge-area tech sector grew during the pandemic even as the overall number of jobs shrank, according to data the Baton Rouge Area Chamber compiled.

When Baton Rouge celebrity economist Loren Scott gave the keynote address at February’s annual...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed a new congressional redistricting plan for the state Wednesday night because it lacks a second majority-Black district.

A federal court recently halted implementation of a provision of the No Surprises Act, meant to protect consumers from steep unexpected bills from out-of-network providers. 

It is almost spring, yet many retailers are still waiting for deliveries of shorts,...