As Congress races to finalize a sweeping budget bill ahead of the July 4 deadline, Politico spotlights the alarm growing in Louisiana.  The proposed legislation—central to Donald Trump’s policy agenda ...

Congress is looking to revive charitable giving—especially among everyday donors—but the House and Senate have different approaches, The Wall Street Journal writes.  Both chambers are negotiating ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is finalizing a new rule requiring U.S. companies to consistently report government grants—part of a broader effort to bring clarity to financial reporting in ...

The 0.67-acre tract set to be the site for Louisiana’s first Dutch Bros Coffee location recently changed hands. Texas company BS Dutch BR I, LP, represented by Joshua Jacobs, bought the property from ...

Young people graduating from college this spring and summer are facing one of the toughest job markets in more than a decade. The unemployment rate for degree holders ages 22 to 27 has reached its ...

Gov. Jeff Landry struck language from the Louisiana budget plan that could have provided state employees and public school teachers with insurance coverage for popular weight-loss medication over the ...

Sponsored by East Baton Rouge Parish Library If you’re a small business owner in East Baton Rouge Parish, your next big break ...

A new multiuse dining and recreation venue is opening Sunday on Burbank Drive in Baton Rouge, 225 writes. Court to Table will combine a full-service restaurant, bar, pickleball courts and live music ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, a sign that companies aren’t cutting many jobs. Jobless claims for the week ended June 21 ...

The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.5% annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trump’s trade wars disrupted business, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in an unexpected ...

Louisiana is at the heart of a major expansion in U.S. liquefied natural gas exports, following five new federal authorizations issued under the Trump administration, The Center Square writes.  The ...

British oil giant Shell on Thursday denied media reports that it is in talks to buy rival BP. The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday said Shell was holding “early stage talks,″ to acquire BP, citing ...