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Medicaid changes expected to have ripple effect on Capital Region health care
With the official end of the COVID-19 health emergency, Louisiana is expected to begin dropping hundreds of thousands of people from Medicaid rolls later this year.
Median wages rising for Louisiana workers who stay in their jobs
Louisiana's median annual salary for workers who've stayed in their role for the past 12 months was $54,300 in March, a year-over-year gain of...
Roundup: Bluebonnet closure / Fewer Louisiana children / Election bills
Fuel spill: A reported fuel spill forced first responders to shut down part of Bluebonnet Boulevard late this morning. Officials with the Baton Rouge...
How Mid City home decor seller Shop House lets customers visualize purchases
Claire Marron put in plenty of work to renovate a small blue house on Acadian Thruway, but she’s not planning on living there
Companies use subtle wording in job ads to keep older people from applying
The government says that by 2031 there will be an estimated 4.8 million more men and women who are at least 65 years old in the U.S. workforce.
Does your company provide space for breastfeeding? It’ll soon be the law
If you haven't set aside a space for employees to breastfeed at your workplace, you'll most likely need to do so soon, according to Inc. magazine.
Taxes take center stage at business-hosted governor candidate forum
Seven candidates to be Louisiana’s next governor promised to improve the climate for the state’s businesses if elected.
LSU professor working to develop lithium battery alternative
An associate professor at LSU is using a Board of Regents grant to design a non-metal rechargeable battery that might one day replace lithium batteries on Earth and in space.
Baton Rouge unemployment fell to 3.1% in February
Baton Rouge's not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 3.1% in February, down 0.1 percentage point from January.
Roundup: Lady Tigers at Cane’s / Banking regulations / Goldman Sachs
Caniac Combos: Following their national championship win, the LSU women’s basketball team and coach Kim Mulkey will pick up a shift at the original...
February job openings dip seen as sign of a cooling economy
U.S. job openings slipped to 9.9 million in February, the fewest since May 2021 and a sign that the job market may be starting to cool
Will Louisiana parishes get to keep larger share of oil and gas taxes?
A Louisiana lawmaker has proposed a constitutional amendment to allow parish governments to keep a larger share of oil and gas taxes.
Ship to house offshore wind technicians being built in Louisiana’s oil country
Down in Terrebonne Parish, where oil rig supply ships are as much a part of the waterside scenery as shrimp boats, a new kind...
Revised Highland Road mixed-use community plan submitted for approval
Plans for a mixed-use development for Highland Road outside of the Magnolia Woods neighborhood have been resubmitted to the Planning Commission for approval.
Increasing number of tech jobs widening pay gap between large and smaller cities
Jobs using technology are more common in some parts of the country than others, reports Route Fifty.
State has $1B in unclaimed property; does some belong to you or your business?
Louisiana’s unclaimed property program currently has about $1 billion in abandoned financial assets, State Treasurer John Schroder says.
Roundup: Don Briggs dies / US manufacturing / Medicaid review
LOGA founder: Don Briggs, founder and president-emeritus of Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, died at his Lafayette home today at age 82. LOGA President...
U.S. Reps. Graves and Scalise stump for energy bill heading to Senate
Passage of a comprehensive energy bill rolling back environmental and other policy changes made by the Biden administration could be a revenue windfall for...
Why the US leads the world in extreme weather events
The U.S. is Earth's punching bag for nasty weather, and Louisiana is among the hardest hit in the country, which is part of why the state is in the middle of a housing insurance crisis.
Today is your last chance to vote in the annual Best of 225 Awards
There’s no time like the present to cast your votes in the annual Best of 225 Awards. Support Baton Rouge businesses by sounding off...
