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It's midnight New Year's Eve 2020, the balloons fall, we all cheer for the arrival of the new year and everything in the world is better...not really.

Lake Charles was set to lose an estimated 7,000 jobs this year due to the pandemic, before the storm hit.

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In mid-April, a second COVID-19 Business Impact Survey was conducted through a joint effort of business resource partners including One Acadiana.

Congress has been mulling over a second round of stimulus payments. President Donald Trump, however, says he wants payroll tax cuts to be a part of the relief package.

New White House guidelines outline a phased approach to restoring normal commerce and services, but only for places with strong testing and seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to its best day since 1933 as Congress and the White House neared a deal on Tuesday

The chairman and CEO of Louisiana-based food delivery service Waitr says there are plans to increase cash flow as the company reported it was over $290 million in the red last year.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell opened the Senate on Tuesday with a promise for swift action.

Shoppers are expected to spend on average about 4% more on holiday gifts than they did last year.

With more than $537 million in sales in June, year-to-date taxable sales have reached $3.09 billion. Year-to-date sales are up 4.6% from 2018 and up 6.9% from 2017.

Hiring accelerated and pay rose at a solid pace in April, setting the stage for healthy U.S. economic growth to endure despite fears of a slowdown earlier this year.