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Lawmakers reject proposal to establish gold and silver as currency in LouisianaLawmakers on the House Commerce Committee voted 16-2 against a bill that would have established gold and silver as currency in Louisiana.
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With a variety of ingredients from across the region, making a pot of gumbo can illustrate a lot of the ways inflation impacts the average grocery shopper.
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Plume Algiers is a mom-and-pop Indian restaurant that overcame every obstacle to open in New Orleans. Now, water billing issues could put them out of business.
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The U.S. economy had a strong year, but more people found themselves in line at their local food pantry due to inflation and a weakened social safety net.
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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.
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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.
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Southern ports report higher traffic, but problems on the ground keep them from being a true solution to the supply chain tangle.
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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...
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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…
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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…