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After a series of lower-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job...

Louisiana lawmakers are considering a proposal that would prohibit companies from winning government contracts if they refuse to do business with firearm companies or...

To the House: Unrelated measures against using a hand-held phone while driving and illegal drag racing were approved by a Louisiana committee in the...

New Orleans was a political foil for Gov. Jeff Landry before he took office as Louisiana’s chief executive, so it’s no surprise that his...

Watching for the new New Orleans New Orleans was a political foil for Gov. Jeff Landry before he took office as Louisiana’s chief executive, so...

The Cortana Corridor Economic Development District and the Florida Corridor Plan Project Team are hosting their final open house tonight. During the event, the...

On Tuesday afternoon, the Federal Trade Commission will vote on a new rule that would ban employers from imposing noncompete clauses on their employees...

Student-athletes at Louisiana universities could work with marketing representatives if lawmakers agree to update the state’s name, image and likeness rules, Louisiana Illuminator reports.  Senate...

Travel protection: A California startup is providing travelers and vacationers protection against high heat and other disasters. The company sells “weather guarantees,” which are...

Origin Materials, a California-based company planning a large-scale manufacturing plant in Geismar, on Friday submitted an advance notification of its intent to apply for...

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport’s nonstop service to Washington’s Reagan International Airport is operating at an average 65% capacity as it nears its one-year anniversary,...

Pregnant employees have the right to a wide range of accommodations under new federal regulations for enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which supporters...

Supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons have agreed to sell over 160 additional stores in a divestiture package in a bid to appease competition regulators...

Millennials across the U.S. are moving to where the grass is greener: private golf communities, The Wall Street Journal reports. Millennials flocking to the golf...

Entergy Louisiana on Thursday filed two grant applications that would secure roughly $240 million to strengthen portions of the company’s electric grids in Baton...

Sun Coast Resources, a fuel and lubricant distribution company, sold the property housing its Baton Rouge location to a Delaware-registered company for just over...

Two bills that are part of Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple’s industry-friendly insurance reform agenda passed through their respective committees this week, Louisiana Illuminator reports.  The...

Legislation aiming to lessen regulatory burdens on Louisiana’s beer brewing industry was rejected in committee on Thursday, The Center Square reports.  House Bill 821, sponsored...

Sickened workers: Thousands of ordinary people who helped clean up after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they got...

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy took to the Senate floor Tuesday to call for keeping the National Flood Insurance Program as affordable as possible, following...