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Louisiana has nation’s highest combined state and local sales tax rate

Louisiana now has the highest sales tax rate in the nation, which is concerning to policy experts due to the regressive nature of the tax.

Aire of the Tiger

How a biotech engineer in Virginia and an LSU football team in search of a pandemic solution came together to create Tigeraire, a helmet air circulation system for a sport in which cooler heads often prevail.

Captivating carbon stuggles

Momentum is building for carbon capture, utilization and storage projects in Louisiana, but numerous obstacles and objections remain.

Brian Solis: How customers are evolving, and how your company must adapt to keep them

The late, great Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige is known for the quote,...

North Baton Rouge getting new economic development district 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber, Baton Rouge North Economic Development District, Build Baton Rouge,...

Pair of lawmakers pressuring DOTD to ramp up pace of megaprojects 

Now that the Legislature has established a dedicated source of construction money for major transportation infrastructure projects, two state lawmakers are putting pressure on the administration to bond out the money and start doing work on long-overdue highway and bridge improvements.
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Online venture

Baton Rouge-area restaurants are investing in online ordering systems as a way to control costs and better serve customers.

Get a sneak peek at Baton Rouge General’s Regional Burn Center expansion

Baton Rouge General’s expansion and renovation of its Regional Burn Center, which began in...

Registration opens Thursday for 225 GIVES  

Registration opens tomorrow for Capital Region 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to participate in the second...

Shale drillers holding back production despite rising oil prices 

Shale companies pumped as much as they could whenever oil prices rose sharply over...