MONROE, LA (AP) — Franklin Parish farmer Adam Faulk had his entire corn crop planted by this time last year. But this spring, Faulk and most farmers throughout Louisiana haven't sowed the first seed of corn because rains have…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inspired by the popular "USDA organic" label, House Republicans are proposing a new government certification for foods free of genetically modified ingredients. The idea is part of an attempt to block mandatory labeling of foods that…
MOSCOW (AP) — As the economic crisis sweeps through Russia, a dangerous trend is emerging in this heavy-drinking country: the rise in consumption of potentially lethal moonshine, medical alcohol or even cleaning products. Layoffs, wage cuts and price increases…
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Accelerator Program will celebrate its graduating class of 2014 on Friday, March 27, 2015. Central to graduating from the national entrepreneur program is reaching $1 million in annual…
NEW ORLEANS – During French Quarter Festival weekend, festival-goers, hotel guests, French Quarter residents, business owners and employees should be aware of the traffic rules and regulations of the City, and consider taking alternative modes of transportation to the event.…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's film tax credit program produced hundreds of millions in household earnings and thousands of jobs last year, but at a steep cost to the state treasury, according to a new study of the tax breaks…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Wednesday, March 25. STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS — Meeting of NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education concludes. Location: Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. TRADE CENTER – SPEAKER SERIES — John…
NEW ORLEANS – The development team of Carpenter & Co. and Woodward Design + Build’s won the right to start negotiating a lease deal with the City of New Orleans to transform the World Trade Center of New Orleans into…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has released its much-anticipated cubes — the easy-to-read schedule that contains performance times and stages for the event's seven days. Jazz Fest runs April 24-26 and April 30-May…
NEW ORLEANS – Greater New Orleans, Inc. released the itinerary for the upcoming 2015 Super Region Canvas in partnership with the Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) to the Phoenix and Tucson regions of Arizona. From Sunday, April 19, to…
NEW ORLEANS – The Wild Life Reserve won the 3rd Annual Downtown NOLA Arts-Based Business Pitch, which was featured at Creative Industries Day presented by the Downtown Development District, Creative Alliance of New Orleans and the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation…
NEW ORLEANS – Corporate Realty has released their Greater New Orleans Office Market Report for 2014. The report lists basic occupancy and rental rate information for every non-medical office building greater than 20,000 square feet in the Greater New Orleans…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Despite criticism, Gov. Bobby Jindal proposes to divert even larger sums of state gasoline tax revenue away from road work next year to instead pay for state police operations. Lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee…
NEW YORK (AP) — H.J. Heinz Co. is buying Kraft Foods, creating one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world with annual revenue of about $28 billion. The Kraft Heinz Co. will own Kraft, Heinz, Oscar…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that investors can't sue companies for making misleading statements of opinion prior to a public stock offering, even if those statements turn out to be wrong. But the ruling…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal workers and retirees owed more than $3.5 billion in unpaid taxes last year, a $200 million increase over the previous year, the IRS said Tuesday. Almost 305,000 federal workers and retirees owed back taxes as…
NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, American Express was the undisputed credit card of choice among corporate road warriors, the wealthy and the well-traveled, who lived by the company's slogan, "Don't leave home without it." But changing consumer habits,…
LAFAYETTE, LA (AP) — The local foods movement is becoming more accessible to the community thanks to a farmers market accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, formerly known as food stamps. The Lafayette Farmers and Artisans Market at the…
THIBODAUX, LA (AP) — At the end of April, Lela "Lee" Wesche will turn off the lights for the final time at Lee's Education Center in Thibodaux. For more than 38 years, Wesche has been supplying students across the…
DONALDSONVILLE, LA (AP) — For the first time in 20 years, a funding shortfall has led the River Road African American Museum to cut its hours from five days a week to Saturday and Sunday afternoons only with group tours…
TIOGA, LA (AP) — No one is sure how or when the goat took up residence on the grounds of the Alexandria VA Medical Center in Pineville, but people sure noticed when he suddenly disappeared. LaDonna Mock, general manager…
LAKE CHARLES, LA (AP) — On paper, the plan to develop downtown Lake Charles doesn't really look like a step-by-step process. It's more of a spider web, where every new project connects to an old one. Future successes can be…
NEW ORLEANS – It’s the New Orleans' National World War II Museum’s largest gift ever. Donald “Boysie” Bollinger, chairman and chief executive officer of Bollinger Enterprises and former chairman and CEO of Bollinger Shipyards Inc., announced today he would…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Tuesday, March 24. STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS — Meeting of NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Topics at 500 sessions include access, employability, sexual assault, Title IX, student engagement, campus cultures.…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose late morning trading Tuesday, as investors assessed the latest news on consumer prices and some company earnings. McCormick, a spice and seasoning company, was the biggest gainer in early trading after reporting…
NEW ORLEANS – Cargo worked at the Port’s public docks in 2014 totaled 8.37 million tons, the highest total since 2000 and up 28 percent compared to the prior 12-month period. Imported steel and container cargo led the growth,…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal will wait until the state legislative session ends in June before announcing whether he'll enter the 2016 presidential race. The Republican governor's chief political adviser, Timmy Teepell, said Monday that Jindal wants…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW), presented by IBERIABANK, is the annual business festival celebrating entrepreneurship, innovation, and advanced thinking in New Orleans, produced by The Idea Village. This year, the 7th annual NOEW will take place…
NEW ORLEANS – In light of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, Fisher & Phillips Partner Tim Scott offers advice to new business owners on how to protect their start-ups. Scott said to pay wages properly. “Many people start a business…
JEFFERSON PARISH, LA – A company that developed a blood test that can save lives won the 2015 JEDCO Challenge Monday afternoon. The Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) and First NBC Bank, in partnership with the Jefferson Chamber,…
