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

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

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 ...

Reflections: Former LSU President William Tate sat down for an exclusive interview with WBRZ-TV to talk about his time at LSU, and why he chose to leave for Rutgers University. In his four years at ...

Corporate America is getting leaner—and by design, The Wall Street Journal writes.  A growing number of companies are shedding white-collar jobs not because of recessionary pressures, but because they ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...