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LSU and Caesars Sportsbook announced their partnership late last week, just as sports betting is getting going in Louisiana, with licensed gaming options expected to be available as early as Oct. 1. 

Malapportionment data shows adjustments are needed in election boundaries for not only Congress and the Legislature, but also the Public Service Commission, Supreme Court and Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. 

Baton Rouge-based hospice and personal care company Amedisys Inc. on Monday announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire regulatory assets that will allow it to establish home health care centers in Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C.

​​The Southside Civic Association board is opposing a rezoning request that would clear the way for Churchill’s, a longtime cigar and spirits retailer with a smoking lounge and cocktail bar,

A new study found that about two-thirds of employees have clinically measurable symptoms of anxiety or depression, Fortune reports. 

A bipartisan panel of state legislators slammed AT&T for failing to appear Monday at a Joint Commerce Committee hearing at the Louisiana Capitol amid concerns over emergency communication failures during and after Hurricane Ida, The Center Square reports. 

Nexus Louisiana has been awarded $50,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, Nexus announced today.

Investar Bank Chief Accounting Officer Candace LeBlanc is a native Louisianan, but after graduating from Southeastern Louisiana University she moved to Washington, D.C. hoping to spend time with other young professionals from outside the state.  

East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes have reached an agreement to share the expenses of clearing and snagging Bayou Manchac, a key drainage basin for both parishes.

The typical U.S. employee’s workweek has gotten 10% longer during the pandemic, according to a new Microsoft study published in Nature Human Behavior.