The formation of a new city. An overhaul of the state’s tax structure. A disaster declaration for the state’s most beloved crustacean. As detailed in the latest issue of Business Report, the Capital ...

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the second week in a row to its highest level since mid-July, reflecting a recent jump in the bond yields that lenders use as a guide to ...

Holiday sales took off this year despite U.S. consumers’ weariness over inflation, The Wall Street Journal reports. Higher-income households making more than $100,000 a year increasingly drove gains ...

Natural gas investors are looking ahead to potential growth after a year in which historically low prices dinged profits and drilling plans. Already the U.S. is set to debut projects expected to begin ...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits held steady last week, though continuing claims rose to the highest level in three years. Jobless claim applications ticked down by 1,000 to ...

Baton Rouge casinos collectively boosted their revenue by 6.5% in November compared to October, according to the state gaming board’s latest report. It was the second straight month revenues increased ...

External auditors have OK’d BREC’s 2022 financial statements as the agency aims to catch up in filing its annual audits with ...

A top LSU official told a Board of Regents panel earlier this month that the state’s flagship university can take anywhere from 67 to 222 days to bring a Title IX investigation to completion. Nearly ...

Paul Connelly calls his wife “the velvet brick,” because she is soft but has a strong interior. As he says this, his wife, Ann, gives him the side-eye. The power couple, as featured in the latest ...

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and ...

C100 CEO Adam Knapp tells Daily Report that this is the first time his organization has partnered with LABI on an event of ...

How can banks balance the risks and rewards of strategic expansion in today’s economic environment? Who or what is the ...