Mimosa Handcrafted, a Baton Rouge-based handcrafted jewelry brand, has expanded its footprint with a new production space in the Baton Rouge Industriplex business park.  The 6,500-square-foot … ...

Despite calls from some circles for smaller government, Louisiana added eight new boards, commissions and other state-created oversight entities since the previous fiscal year, Louisiana Illuminator ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will lower interest rates for the first time in more than four years as the U.S. central bank starts to reverse the restrictive conditions it imposed to beat back ...

Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about ...

Louisiana is on the verge of becoming one of a select few states with a statewide program that will regulate and facilitate energy efficiency for its residents, The Center Square reports.  The ...

JRE Capital and Ratcliff Development, partnered to purchase nearly 200 acres in Geismar for a new logistics park. The firms purchased the 186 acres of farmland through Magnolia Ridge Investment LLC ...

The Baton Rouge film industry has seen a resurgence in activity since last year’s Hollywood strikes were resolved.

U.S. steelmakers are projecting lower quarterly profits as automotive companies and equipment manufacturers dial down production. Higher interest rates, rising operating costs, a strengthening U.S.

For military personnel rejoining civilian life, finding employment can sometimes be a daunting task. A new nonprofit aims to ...

Woodland Biofuels Inc. is planning a $1.35 billion investment at the Port of South Louisiana to establish one of the world’s largest renewable biofuels production facilities, Louisiana Economic ...

FranU has appointed Laurinda Calongne as the inaugural executive director of the Franciscan Center for Professional ...

While women hold more top jobs in companies than in the past, they are still lagging behind men on crucial early promotions into management, The Wall Street Journal reports.  That’s one of the main ...