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Louisiana economy grows faster than U.S. economy
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – Louisiana has made slow but positive economic progress this year, expanding production and gaining jobs amid a milder
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Predatory lenders seek bank charters to evade state rate caps
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer As of this writing, 21 states and the District of Columbia have outlawed triple-digit interest rates on payday loans and
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By Elise Plunk Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – The vast majority of Louisiana ZIP codes are having a harder time adjusting to the rising costs and hazards brought by climate change compared to ... Lawmakers tighten net on imported seafood
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (laillminator.com) – A variety of proposals to continue the state’s campaign against the mislabeling and misrepresentation of imported seafood are nearing final passage in the Louisiana Legislature. Polls show mounting economic anxiety as inflation, energy costs, and gas prices hit US households
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (The Washington Informer) – Americans are reporting deepening financial strain as rising costs across nearly every major household expense continue to take a toll, with new ... Was Louisiana’s ‘energy boom’ a jobs bust?
By Halle Parker Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) – In the early 2010s, an explosion in natural gas development, combined with relatively high fuel prices, kicked off a new boom in massive, multibillion-dollar investments ... Trump administration sued for approving first BP project in Gulf since Deepwater Horizon disaster
By Elise Plunk Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over its approval of the first British Petroleum drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater ... Tax time brings surprises for some who receive ACA subsidies
By Julie Appleby and Andrew Jones Contributing Writers (kffhealthnews.org) – Tax time can come with big surprises for some people who have Affordable Care Act coverage, including owing money back to the ... USPS customers forced to pay surging fuel costs as agency adds 8% surcharge
By Sharelle B. McNair Contributing Writer (blackenterprise.com) – Since the U.S. government got involved in the Iran conflict, which has resulted in skyrocketing fuel prices and added to persistent financial challenges, the ... New data shows women still earn just 81 cents on the dollar, with steeper gaps for Black women and Latinas
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (The Washington Informer) – Families across the United States depend on women’s earnings at levels not seen in prior generations, yet new data shows that women ...
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