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Louisiana families that qualify for federally-funded cash assistance will receive twice as much money in 2022, officials said, marking the state’s first benefits increase in more than 20 years.

Updates to SNAP, TANF and the Child Tax Credit have helped families in the Gulf South, but not everyone has been able to access the improved benefits.

Southern ports report higher traffic, but problems on the ground keep them from being a true solution to the supply chain tangle.

The vote on whether or not to unionize the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. may seem like a once-in-a-lifetime chance for a big union win in the South...

After more than two years of an economic slump in Louisiana, a recent report published by the LSU Economics and Policy Research Group shows the number of…

A recent study by the Louisiana Budget Project gives a snapshot of the state’s economy from the perspective of the workers themselves.The report, entitled…

A report released Thursday by the Louisiana Budget Project says although worker productivity in the state is at an all-time high, wages remain stagnant…

It’s been eight years this month since Hurricane Katrina. The Greater New Orleans Community Data Center has been measuring data to see how far the

Economist Ray Keating, with the Small Business Entrepreneurship Council, talks about the nation's economic environment for small business.Historian &…

Super Bowl XLVIIgenerated a major boost for Baton Rouge tourism. That’s according to Smith Travel Research, which tracks hotel occupancy nationwide, and…