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• Louisiana is reporting 1,601 new COVID-19 cases today and 61 new deaths, WBRZ-TV reports. • Cinemark is set to open more of its movie...

While the number of U.S. farmers filing for chapter 12 bankruptcy protection in the 12-month period ending June 30 rose by 8%, data shows...

401(k) contributions: The United Steelworkers union, which represents workers at ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge refinery and chemical plant, is seeking talks with the company over...

There are not many places in Baton Rouge where you can have your coffee brewed in 10 different ways, but Coffee Joy is changing...

The National Federation for Independent Business’ monthly jobs report shows that over half (51%) of small business owners reported hiring or trying to hire...

Democratic leaders launched a last-ditch effort to revive collapsing Washington talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money, summoning Trump administration negotiators to the Capitol on...

Louisiana Congressional Districts 6 and 2 rank among the nation’s highest for high-tech manufacturing exports, according to a new district-by-district report out Thursday from...

In Louisiana, $100 will buy goods and services that would cost $112.23 in a state at the national average price level, according to the...

In a meeting this morning of the Louisiana Economic Recovery Task Force, Dr. Stephen Barnes, an economist at UL-Lafayette and a member of the state’s Revenue Estimating Conference, said data suggests the economic downturn will last longer and be harder to recover from than originally thought. “While we had initially hoped this would be a much shorter event, as time passes more and more permanent damage is being done,” Barnes said. “That is going to give you a recovery path that might look more and more like the Great Recession did than the recovery after an event like Katrina.”

• The Louisiana Department of Health reported 1,345 new COVID-19 cases today and another 50 deaths, bringing the statewide death toll to 4,028, WBRZ-TV...

Baton Rouge-based Pelican State Credit Union, which has assets valued at $519 million, has acquired First Castle Federal Credit Union in a merger that...

Misspending allegation: New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association today, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over...

A Baton Rouge couple with more than 20 years of experience in the local food industry will open the state’s first Cheba Hut restaurant...

Tara Wicker says she’s refocusing on her mayoral campaign now that a 19th Judicial District Court judge has dismissed a challenge to her candidacy. But...

An 85,000-square-foot cold storage facility on Choctaw Drive, near Lobdell Boulevard, was sold to a Michigan-based company for $6 million.  Lineage Logistics bought the property...

After more than a week’s worth of meetings, at least some clarity is emerging in the bipartisan Washington, D.C. talks on a huge COVID-19...

Tyler Gray has taken a temporary leave of absence from his role as president of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association.  LMOGA Vice President...

Pitch contest: Capital Area Finance Authority today announced it has awarded Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge a grant that will provide funding for...

• Louisiana's COVID-19 hospitalizations continued a trend of modest decreases today, while the state reported 41 more deaths. The Louisiana Department of Health reported...

Gov. John Bel Edwards and Highway Transport President and Chief Financial Officer Marshall Franklin announced today the opening of a $12.5 million service center...