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A sudden drop in oil prices last year has brought huge challenges to the state of Louisiana — more than 10,000 layoffs in the oil and gas sector and a…
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A new national report finds Louisiana with the biggest lifetime wage gap for women in the United States. The National Women’s Law Center based findings on…
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The Louisiana Association of United Ways released the ALICE report this week. ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed -- the…
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Business leaders will be listening carefully when John Bel Edwards speaks after taking his oath of office Monday morning. They will want to hear his plan…
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A recent Pew Research Center report highlighted the fact that the United States is no longer a majority middle income country. We here at the Listening…
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Jack Hua is a third year medical school student at Tulane University. "It's such an enormous feat to get into medical school. We've been working hard...
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Ten years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, much progress has been made to rebuild the city, but black and white residents assess the recovery quite differently.
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Overall, residents say areas ranging from jobs creation and access to public transportation have improved greatly. But a new poll also reveals a widening racial divide in perceptions of the recovery.
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Oil and gas jobs in Louisiana have dropped to the lowest level in almost 10 years, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Eric Smith,...
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Some sectors have led the economy to record numbers, but what will it take for the stock market growth to continue? Certified Financial Planner Byron...