Baton Rouge bookstore Red Stick Reads has a new chapter—and a much bigger space, 225 writes.  The independent shop recently reopened at 3829 Government St., nearly doubling its square footage and ...

U.S. House Republicans failed Friday to push their big package of tax breaks and spending cuts through the Budget Committee after a handful of conservatives joined all Democrats in a stunning vote ...

Keli Zinn’s trailblazing journey began on a boys’ baseball team in rural West Virginia and led her to the upper ranks of college athletics leadership.  As the first girl in her county to play high ...

Louisiana lawmakers grappled with high-stakes legislation this week, spotlighting sharp divides over carbon capture taxes, social media safeguards for children, tax incentives, and sweeping tort ...

Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana decreased nearly 6% for the week ending May 10 as compared to the previous week.  There were 1,613 initial claims filed last week—a drop from the ...

The proposed plans for a subdivision with more than 230 homes on a roughly 90-acre tract along Comite Drive in Baker will be reviewed at Monday’s Planning Commission meeting. Civil engineer Lance ...

A pair of Louisiana lawmakers say they will not continue to pursue legislation that would exempt college athletes’ name, image and likeness compensation from state income taxes as legislators work to ...

The Greater Baton Rouge housing market saw an increase in both pending sales and new listings in April, marking the second straight month buyers saw some relief.  The latest Greater Baton Rouge ...

Laura Vinsant once dreamed of a career in sports administration—until a visit from Teach for America’s founder changed her life’s trajectory.  Moved by the organization’s mission, the LSU student ...

Charter Communications has offered to acquire Cox Communications, a $34.5 billion merger that would combine two of the top three cable companies in the U.S. Cox is the third-largest cable television ...

Newly appointed FEMA head David Richardson told staff on Thursday that the agency doesn’t yet have a fully formed disaster-response plan. He said Thursday that he’s 80% to 85% done with the plan and ...

While you will see the familiar faces of certain attorneys smiling down at you from billboards in Baton Rouge, you won’t see their caricatures on one sponsored by the Louisiana Motor Transport ...