PORT ALLEN, La. — On Thursday, May 31, Gov. John Bel Edwards, joined by Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) officials, committed State of Louisiana capital outlay funds to complete a $20 million rail project that…
NEW ORLEANS - Sweet tea may be the quintessential summer drink of the south, but the smooth tastes of basic iced tea are savored throughout the country. According to Knud Berthelsen, the founder of a personalized tea subscription service…
URANIA, La. — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and leaders from Ruston-based Hunt Forest Products LLC and Tolko Industries Ltd. of Canada dedicated the new $115 million LaSalle Lumber Company LLC sawmill in the Central Louisiana community of Urania. Details…
NEW YORK (NerdWallet) - Sometimes good enough is good enough. In a world of information overload, it's common to feel angst when making choices. You never know whether you're making the best one. Call it optimizer guilt. And it can…
NEW YORK (NerdWallet) - Many people plan to work past normal retirement age, by choice or necessity. But most aren't taking the steps that could increase the odds they'll be able to do so. When asked what they're doing to…
NEW ORLEANS - On Thursday morning, following a transatlantic flight from Ethiopia to New Orleans, Sir Richard Branson found himself standing in an empty parking lot on the corner of Baronne and Lafayette Streets – the future site of…
NEW ORLEANS – Vacant for nearly 14 years, the former McDonogh 31 School in Mid-City was recently transformed into a luxury apartment complex comprised of 26 units, ranging from 600 to 1,400 square-feet each. Amenities include a pool, gated parking,…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A New Orleans senator on Tuesday scrapped his latest bid to raise Louisiana's minimum wage, saying he doesn't have the votes for passage. It marked the fourth year of defeat for an effort backed by…
NEW YORK (NerdWallet) - Webster's New World dictionary defines budget as: "a plan or schedule adjusting expenses during a certain period to the estimated or fixed income for that period." If that doesn't sound fun, I don't know what does.…
GEISMAR, La. — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Shell Chemicals vice president for Gulf Coast Manufacturing Rhoman Hardy announced the company will advance feasibility plans for a potential $1.2 billion manufacturing expansion at its Shell Geismar facility in…
GRETNA, La. - A new startup is enjoying the taste of sweet success, since taking home the top prize at JEDCO's seventh annual startup pitch competition. On Tuesday evening, The Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) announced Poof Cotton Candy…
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans is famous for its diverse dining scene, food-centric festivals, and laissez fare lifestyle. But health and fitness? Not so much. According to a February report from WalletHub, New Orleans ranked 99 out of 174 major…
DETROIT (AP) — Want to ditch the shopping cart? Grocery delivery services are growing rapidly, but shoppers need to decide if the convenience is worth the higher cost. Big companies like Amazon and Walmart are expanding grocery delivery, as…
NEW YORK (AP) - Spring cleaning — it's not just for closets and windows. Paperwork is one of the easiest areas to let a mess build and one of the more challenging categories to tackle. That's in part because…
NEW YORK (NerdWallet) - Retirement experts frequently recommend working longer if you haven't saved enough. But you may not realize just how powerful a little extra work can be. Researchers who compared the relative returns of working longer versus…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — More than $400 million in unspent cash from Louisiana's better-than-expected tax collections would pay for roadwork, coastal protection projects and public college programs, among a long list of spending plans under debate by lawmakers. The…
NEW ORLEANS - During The Idea Village’s annual IDEAx Accelerator Program, ten startups receive the training and guidance they need to grow their business. Over the course of four-months, the program organizers pair the entrepreneurs with an advisory board…
NEW ORLEANS - On any given day, Launch Pad entrepreneurs are bustling through the Poydras Street coworking space, brainstorming ideas. But last week, on May 2, there was even more excitement and energy in the air than usual. Launch…
NEW YORK (NerdWallet) - Samantha Ealy graduated with a bachelor's degree and $70,000 in debt. She worked multiple jobs to pay off student loans, a car, medical bills and credit cards in three years. But looking back, Ealy sees a few…
NEW YORK (AP) — With the start of the Atlantic hurricane season approaching next month, small business owners can expect to hear admonishments from government agencies about getting prepared. Disaster prep is something many owners intend to get to, but…
NEW ORLEANS - According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, more than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year.…
NEW YORK (NerdWallet) - With college acceptances in hand, now comes the hard part: understanding your financial aid offers. These letters are notorious for being laden with jargon that differs from offer to offer, making comparison difficult. But you can…
NEW ORLEANS - During INNO’s Hackathon competition, which began on Monday morning, teams comprised of bright minds from around the country were given 24-hours to find technological solutions for Baton Rouge’s most pressing problems: blighted properties, public safety, economic inequality, crime,…
