Transit union employees of the Capital Area Transit System are “closer than ever” to a strike after CATS bypassed ...

A recent norovirus outbreak has shaken the Louisiana oyster industry, with ripple effects on Baton Rouge restaurants.  On Feb ...

Daniel Dreher, former executive chef at The Myrtles and Restaurant 1796, is the new executive chef at Drusilla Seafood ...

Jaime Glas Odom, founder of Queen of Sparkles, has big plans to expand the brand globally and secure more licensing deals for branded apparel.  Odom, who was honored as Business Report’s 2024 Young ...

Because of the impacts tariffs can have on car parts and used vehicles, cause car insurance rates could rise, The Wall Street Journal reports.  Besides threatening tariffs against North America ...

The National Football League’s Super Bowl championship game attracted a record 127.7 million viewers on Sunday, according to Nielsen Media Research. The supersized live audience was of most importance ...

The U.S. surgeon general has issued a new advisory about the link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk and ...

In an effort to reduce costs and raise profits, oil and gas giant Chevron plans to trim its global workforce by 15% to 20% by the end of the year, Bloomberg reports.  The company employed 46,500 ...

The Boot, a recently formed Baton Rouge nonprofit aimed at helping military personnel find post-service employment in Louisiana, on Tuesday announced that it has placed 58 service members in new ...

Prices paid by consumers rose higher than expected last month, extending a recent patter of price hikes at the beginning of the year that likely derails the prospect for Federal Reserve rate cuts, The ...

A New Orleans-based developer is planning to transform the former State National Life Insurance building and an adjoining building into an affordable housing development. Jarrett Cohen of Watson Cohen ...