Zaxbys, the Athens, Georgia-based restaurant chain known for chicken fingers and wings, closed three Capital Region locations ...

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate slipped this week below 6% for the first time since late 2022, good news for home shoppers as the spring homebuying season gets rolling. The benchmark 30-year ...

AT&T plans a $45 million investment to upgrade wireless connectivity at Tiger Stadium ahead of the 2026 football season, including the acquisition and overhaul of the stadium’s distributed antenna ...

A bold bet by South Korea’s Sinokor group has reshaped the global oil tanker market, driving U.S. Gulf Coast shipping rates to multiyear highs, Bloomberg writes.  Sinokor has amassed control of a ...

Louisiana’s state inspector general will investigate LSU’s use of taxpayer-funded purchasing cards after a report found the university accounted for roughly one-third of the more than $1.18 billion in ...

Mounting research shows employee well-being isn’t a perk—it’s a performance driver, Fast Company writes.  Drawing on hundreds of studies and millions of workers, evidence links higher well-being to ...

More Americans are moving abroad in record numbers, with 2025 marking rare net negative migration for the U.S., according to estimates. Drawn by lower living costs, affordable health care and ...

Hut 8’s planned $2.8 billion data center in West Feliciana Parish is poised to deliver more than jobs and construction spending—it’s also reshaping the infrastructure debate, The Center Square writes.

The Supreme Court’s decision striking down many of former President Donald Trump’s global tariffs has triggered a legal scramble among U.S. businesses seeking refunds on at least $130 billion in ...

Generative AI can help employees perform unfamiliar tasks faster, but it won’t instantly turn novices into experts, The Harvard Business Review writes.  In a controlled experiment at a UK fintech firm ...

Lipsey’s, a Baton Rouge-based sporting goods wholesaler, will begin construction in April 2026 on a new 265,000-square-foot corporate headquarters and distribution center on Highland Road, adjac… ...

Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at relatively healthy levels. The number of Americans filing for jobless aid for the week ending Feb. 21 rose by 4 ...