Business News

The Louisiana Economic Development agency is proposing to change a state incentive that gives companies an annual rebate on a portion of their payroll and sales taxes, and two prominent business groups think it’s a bad idea.

With digital attacks on the rise, Baton Rouge area banks are ramping up cybersecurity investments.

Audubon Engineering Co., with offices in Lafayette, announced last week that it has been...

Amazon has selected LSU as an education partner of its Career Choice program, LSU announced today.

Mid City’s former Pop Shop Records location is now home to an arcade bar,...

Visa says it will lower its credit card “swipe” fees for online and in-store transactions by 10% for small businesses starting in April.

Louisiana House Speaker Pro Tem Tanner Magee is calling for a limited constitutional convention...

In just 16 years, what began as a homegrown community bank supporting entrepreneurs and...

Andrey Kunatbaev made his fortune in the television business in his native Russia. He says he cashed out of his Russian holdings to do business abroad because he didn’t like his country’s direction under Vladimir Putin, though he still lives in Russia part of the year.

Plans are still being finalized, but Visit Baton Rouge is planning to spend around $200,000 to sponsor the Garth Brooks concert in Tiger Stadium on April 30.