The U.S. Department of Energy has approved an emergency release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ExxonMobil, aiming to ease “logistical challenges” affecting crude oil deliveries to its Baton ...

Republicans are revamping the Opportunity Zones program with a rural focus, betting that bigger tax breaks will spur investment in America’s overlooked small towns, The Wall Street Journal writes. ...

The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week, pointing to steady job growth in July, though some laid off workers are experiencing long spells of unemployment ...

A New York-based privately held real estate operator and investment management firm has purchased the Park Place student housing complex property outside of LSU’s South Gates. Timberline Real Estate ...

After an earlier pullback, consumers picked up their spending in June despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of the U.S. economy. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.6% in June after ...

The LSU-led initiative Future Use of Energy in Louisiana, or FUEL, recently completed its first operational year, launching 26 programs during that span aimed at accelerating energy innovation across ...

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night moved one step closer to canceling $9 billion in previously approved funding for several foreign aid programs and public broadcasting. The 51-50 vote marked a ...