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News roundup: FDIC head warns bank insurance fund could dry up … LSU economics professor appointed to advisory board

More bad news: Sheila Bair, chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., said the...

New jobless claims unexpectedly drop to 639K

The number of new jobless claims and the total number of people receiving unemployment...

Report: More than 10% of Louisiana mortgages past due

Louisiana ranked seventh in a report on fourth-quarter mortgage delinquencies, a sign that the...

Local bankers seeing ‘flight to quality’

More people are asking about safe places to put their money because of heightened...

Energy sector still smarting over Obama’s budget

The chief of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association is voicing concern over the...

Donaldsonville fertilizer plant restarts

Terra Industries has restarted production at its Donaldsonville fertilizer plant, nearly three months after...
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Shaw gets $158 million in contracts for Alaska work

The Shaw Group’s environmental and infrastructure division has been awarded contracts worth $158 million...

GM auditors raise specter of bankruptcy

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp.'s auditors have raised "substantial doubt" about the troubled...

Atchafalaya Basin plan moves forward

The Atchafalaya Basin Program’s Research and Promotion Board approved a blueprint during its February...

Perkins traffic rerouted for bridge work

As work continues on the $30.9 million Perkins Road widening project, traffic is being...