Louisiana leaders are sounding alarms as Congress faces a Tuesday deadline to renew the National Flood Insurance Program, The Center Square writes.  A lapse could freeze real estate transactions, ...

U.S. whiskey production has plunged to its lowest level since 2019, as distillers confront slumping demand, tariff headwinds and post-pandemic oversupply, The Lexington (Kentucky) Herald Leader writes ...

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U.S. consumer sentiment weakened in September, falling to a four-month low as households reported mounting pressure from high prices and uncertainty about the job market, Bloomberg writes.  The ...

Louisiana’s K-12 truancy rate has exceeded 40% since the 2020-21 school year, above the state’s 11-year average of 36%, according to the Public Affairs Research Council. Truancy is defined as five or ...

Aiming to meet rising demand in the luxury watch market, Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry is expanding its flagship Bocage store on ...

President Trump announced new tariffs Thursday, including a 100% levy on branded or patented drugs made by companies not building U.S. plants, effective Oct. 1. The move follows major pharma ...

Woodside Energy has secured a long-term deal with Turkey’s state-owned BOTAS to supply about 4.25 million tons of LNG annually, primarily from its massive Louisiana export facility now under ...

A growing body of research underscores just how much a company’s fortunes depend on its top leader.  McKinsey estimates that nearly 45% of performance variation across firms is tied to CEO ...

Some of the biggest names in the energy industry will be honored this fall as Business Report's 10/12 Industry Report hosts the inaugural Louisiana ...

U.S. existing-home sales were essentially flat in August as high borrowing costs and tight supply continued to squeeze the ...

Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Janet Yellen and other former top economic officials appointed by presidents of both parties urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to preserve the Federal Reserve’s ...