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Much has changed at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. In February, Blue Cross withdrew a plan of reorganization and sale to for-profit, out-of-state...

A ‘misguided idea’: The organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has sent a letter to Gov. Jeff Landry urging him to back...

A $68 million increase in property taxes is expected to lessen the “fiscal cliff” for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System—a cliff that...

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain relatively low despite other signs of a cooling labor market. Jobless...

The nation is currently undergoing the largest immigration wave in generations, driven by millions of people seeking safety and economic opportunity, The Wall Street...

Enquist Development has announced the next phase of its 100-acre traditional neighborhood development, Materra, near Woman’s Hospital. The development is set to start phase two...

Economic indicator: A key segment of the U.S. Treasury yield curve briefly turned positive as weaker-than-anticipated labor market data bolstered bets on steep interest...

America’s employers posted fewer job openings in July than the previous month, a sign that hiring could further cool in the coming months. The Labor...

Louisiana parents will be able to apply next spring for the first round of state government funding for private school tuition, tutoring and other...

Cutting costs: Ride-hailing company Lyft says it will cut 1% of its workforce as it restructures its bikes and scooters operation. The company said...

State budget deficit: With Louisiana facing potential budget deficits in the hundreds of millions in the next few years, legislators last week met to...

After initially opening as the Donut Shop on Florida Boulevard in 1969, Mary Lee Donuts has grown over the last five decades to include...

Monthly U.S. employment data set to be released Friday will give hints to how big of cuts the Federal Reserve will make to interest...

While small businesses have long been considered the country’s largest job creators, new businesses are not creating as many jobs as they used to,...

Guest speaker: Andrew Maas, LSU’s associate vice president for research overseeing the office of Innovation and Ecosystem Development, will speak at the Rotary Club...

Bistro Byronz on Government Street is undergoing an “exciting transformation” and rebranding as Brasserie Byronz, the restaurant announced Friday. To facilitate that transformation, the eatery...

When Jerome Powell delivered a high-profile speech last month, the Federal Reserve chair came the closest he ever had to declaring that the inflation...

Charles Landry’s list of accolades and victories, both as a real estate attorney at Fishman Haygood and as a prominent developer and community visionary,...

East Baton Rouge City-Parish has purchased the Elevate Church of Baton Rouge campus property and adjacent properties for its MovEBR Sherwood Forest extension road...

When New Orleans consultant James Carville sat for an interview with LaPolitics during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, he said he often wonders...