Mayors from nearly a dozen states along the Mississippi River convened in Baton Rouge this week to announce a cooperative agreement among the working river’s ports, Louisiana Illuminator reports.  As ...

Family offices are the most bullish they’ve been in years, putting their cash to work in stocks and alternatives as the Fed starts to cut interest rates, according to a new survey. Nearly all family ...

The Biden administration is awarding over $3 billion to U.S. companies to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and other materials used for electric vehicles, part of a continuing push to ...

Our Lady of the Lake Heart and Vascular Institute was named Baton Rouge’s first comprehensive stroke center by The Joint ...

Pending sales and new listings of homes in the Baton Rouge area continued to decline in August. Still, there could be a light ...

LaPolitics: What are the most common ways that Louisiana local government entities get themselves in financial trouble? Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack: Some entities struggle to ...

Baton Rouge-based Fabricated Steel Products will expand its local facility to add a new robotic assembly and welding line, Louisiana Economic Development announced Thursday afternoon.  The upgrades ...

BREC is hosting a series of events it dubs “Movers & Shakers ‒– Decision Makers” in various locations around the city as it campaigns for a tax renewal on the November ballot. The agency hired former ...

Louisiana Economic Development officials told legislators on Wednesday that the fiscal returns on many of the state’s incentive programs are negative, The Center Square reports.  The feedback was part ...

Feed the Soul Foundation, a nonprofit by Black Restaurant Week and Latin Restaurant Weeks, awarded Baton Rouge restaurant and food services company Tre’s Street Kitchen a $10,000 stipend and six ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in four months last week. Jobless claims slid by 12,000, to 219,000, for the week of Sept. 14, the Labor ...

The Baton Rouge Alliance for Students is now accepting applications for its annual Community Building Grants. The grants fund programs and projects rooted in collaboration for organizations dedicated ...