Forecasts calling for high winds and severe storms have led officials in several locales to update their Mardi Gras plans for Tuesday.  In New Roads, both the Lion’s Club parade and the Community ...

President Donald Trump on Monday announced that the U.S. would impose tariffs on “external” agricultural products starting April 2, his latest threat to impose trade barriers on imported goods, ...

A full-service public accounting firm recently purchased the property that has housed its operations on East Airport Avenue.

Oil and gas giant Shell is exploring a potential sale of its chemicals assets in Europe and the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reports.  The sales considerations are part of a continuing drive by Shell ...

Kate Lightfoot has been named chemical plant manager at ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge complex.  Lightfoot’s promotion was ...

Guyana President Irfaan Ali on Saturday denounced an incursion by an armed Venezuelan naval vessel in disputed waters that are home to a mammoth offshore oil deposit being developed by ExxonMobil.

As the nation combats high egg prices due to viral chicken deaths, Louisiana officials say the state’s poultry farmers remain unaffected, the USA Today network reports.  The virus is in the state, ...

After a month’s reprieve, the U.S. autos industry is again staring down 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, levies that would inject costs into the industry’s highly integrated North ...

A New Roads-based fast-casual franchise known for its fried chicken, desserts and daiquiris will soon open its first Baton ...

While the rest of the country may be complaining about a February lull, a handful of Baton Rouge entrepreneurs have opened new locations and storefronts while in the midst of Mardi Gras season, 225 ...

The U.S. Treasury Department announced it will not enforce a Biden-era small business rule intended to curb money laundering and shell company formation. In a Sunday evening announcement, Treasury ...