What We're Reading

No pardon for parole bill

The regular session hasn't even started yet, and Sen. Butch Gautreaux has already abandoned...

Oil stays below $50 as recovery hopes wane

VIENNA (AP) — Oil prices rose but stayed well below $50 a barrel today...

Stocks point higher on profit surprises

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are pointing to a higher open today after stronger-than-expected...

LSU must change its flag

(From The Baton Rouge Business Report) A bright spot of the worst of times...

Area bank earnings: Four post profits, but one has a loss

Banks with a significant Capital Region presence have been reporting earnings this week.—BancorpSouth reported...

Two days left for Women in Business nominations

The deadline to make nominations for the Business Report annual salute to Influential Women...
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TraceSecurity official appears on ‘Today’

Jim Stickley, chief technology officer for TraceSecurity, appeared on NBC's Today Show, the 10th...

Firms lobby to cut costs of TARP exit

The banking industry is aggressively lobbying the Treasury Department to make it easier for...

Venture capitalists jazzed about Greene legislation

Private investors are abuzz about a proposed program that would entice insurers to invest...

Entergy, Lake Charles Cogen still talking—or not

Lake Charles Cogeneration and Entergy are still talking about synthetic gas. Or not, depending...