Baton Rouge-based Loadstar has acquired Atlas Marine Services, a Houma-based company that specializes in shore tankerman ...

Louisiana lawmakers have approved a pared-down budget for Gov. Jeff Landry’s flagship LA GATOR school voucher program, allocating less than half of the $93.5 million he requested, The Center Square ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dipped to 245,000 last week, hovering at historically low levels, the Labor Department said Wednesday. U.S. jobless claims ticked down from ...

Whooping cough is back and cases are climbing across the country, including here in Louisiana. Also known as pertussis, ...

Level Homes has been synonymous with quality single-family home construction for 25 years. What is driving the strategy to ...

A compressed two-month fiscal session will probably always feel a little hectic. But for many lawmakers, the latest one adjourned last week was even more intense than usual, albeit less fiscal-focused ...

The Portobello’s Grill in the Bocage Village Shopping Center on Old Hammond Highway is now a dedicated catering and private event venue. The restaurant has paused regular dine-in service. Making ...

The U.S. economy is mostly in good shape but that isn’t saving Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell from a spell of angst. With the outlook uncertain, Fed policymakers are expected to keep their key ...

Mullin has announced the launch of a new division, Mullin Industrial, marking its strategic expansion into commercial and industrial landscaping services across the Gulf South. The move comes as the ...

U.S. Senate race in Louisiana is heating up early—and turning sharply right, Louisiana Illuminator writes.  State Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, has launched a fiery campaign to unseat incumbent Sen ...

America’s office glut is finally easing, The Wall Street Journal writes.  For the first time in 25 years, the U.S. office market is contracting—thanks to a wave of building demolitions and ...

Baton Rouge’s casinos recorded an increase in revenue last month, accounting for their best month of the year so far. The ...