U.S. companies are on pace for a record year of stock repurchases, helping drive a Wall Street rally to fresh highs, The Wall Street Journal reports.  Firms have announced $983.6 billion in buybacks ...

Here’s a look at issued permits and property deals that occurred last week in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Livingston parishes. East Baton Rouge Parish  A $2.5 million building permi… Already an ...

A 90-day pause on imposing higher tariffs on China is due to expire on Tuesday and it is unclear if it will be extended. After the most recent round of U.S.-China trade talks, held late last month in ...

Television broadcaster Nexstar Media Group is in advanced talks to acquire rival Tegna, according to people familiar with the matter. Terms of any potential deal have not been disclosed. Tegna is ...

Construction has commenced on the massive $12.5 billion data center that bitcoin miner Hut 8 is developing in West Feliciana ...

Louisiana’s initial unemployment insurance claims dropped for the week ending Aug. 2, according to the latest data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.  The state reported 1,573 i… Already ...

Utility regulators in North Dakota have enlisted support from counterparts in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Montana to oppose $22 billion in planned electric grid upgrades from the Midcontinent ...

It’s difficult to predict with any precision how much revenue Louisiana will receive in the coming years from legalized online sports betting. As Business Report writes in its latest issue, the online ...

The Trump administration is planning to house immigrant detainees in Louisiana State Penitentiary, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest effort to accommodate—and spotlight—its ...

The Trump administration is moving toward one of the largest stock offerings in history—selling shares in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that could raise roughly $30 billion, The Wall ...

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is reportedly cutting jobs across the state, WAFB-TV reports. The company, also known as Louisiana Blue, is the largest health care provider in Louisiana. A ...