Despite economic uncertainty, families aren’t skimping on back-to-school spending this year, according to a new PwC survey of nearly 2,000 parents, CNBC reports.  Nearly 75% of surveyed parents plan ...

Some homeowners who bought near the peak of the pandemic housing boom are now finding themselves underwater—owing more on their mortgages than their homes are worth, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Nearly two million student loan borrowers are at risk of having their wages garnished this summer. Roughly six million federal student-loan borrowers are 90 days or more past due after a pandemic-era ...

The Baton Rouge residential market has begun to show benefits for both buyers and sellers with increased inventory and gains in median prices. “It’s a tough market,” says Melissa Lovett of Pivot ...

The LSU Institute for Energy Innovation on Tuesday announced nearly $1 million in grant funding for energy-focused research initiatives. The institute received a total of 19 proposals for this most ...

The Federal Reserve will continue to wait and see how the economy evolves before deciding whether to reduce its key interest rate, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a stance directly at odds with ...

Jaguar Baton Rouge on Airline Highway has ceased its sales and service operations. Jaguar Land Rover North America announced ...

Baton Rouge Business Report has launched its Data Center, a comprehensive digital repository designed exclusively for ...

Baton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse will serve as the keynote speaker at two luncheons this week. On Tuesday, he’ll speak at noon at the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish luncheon at Café ...

Hyundai is betting big on hydrogen in Louisiana, pitching a $6 billion hydrogen-integrated steel mill in Ascension Parish as a launchpad for a statewide clean energy transformation, The Center Square ...

For the first time since 2013, Louisiana’s increasingly swollen constitution won’t be expanded this year. Voters rejected a ...

City Slice Pints + Pizza is relocating from its current home on West Chimes Street to the space that formerly housed Pluckers ...