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A couple years ago, I was doing a remote broadcast at a local car dealer on "Black Friday." There was a lot of discussion about retail chains initiating the practice of opening on Thanksgiving night. I think it's deplorable. One chain is bucking the trend.

Acadiana Better Business Bureau offers warning to those interested in trading precious metals with this online company.

The business climate in Louisiana is just like the weather, it's hot and getting hotter.

It is very important to take advantage of any security feature you can, as the BBB points out the most banks don't offer business or corporate accounts the same kind of fraud protection that you personal account may have.

A white female is also believed to be sitting in the front passenger's seat.

The former senator from Montana says Washington wants to partner with China in tackling global challenges while also urging Beijing to support the laws, norms, values and rights that undergird global society.

Businesses have been opening in Carencro without a license, and it has become problematic.

Neal says the number of jobs created is up 56 percent over 2012, while the number of investments is up 49 percent, inquiries are up 35 percent and site visits are up by 40 percent.

Metairie based Casey & Casey has entered into an agreement that will sell it's firm to New York based Dealertrack Technologies. Casey & Casey is a firm that serves customers around the state with paperwork surrounding the buying and selling of vehicles.  Ther...

If you still need a list to check twice this holiday season, perhaps a good place to start would be the recently released annual Consumer Reports “Naughty and Nice” list.

If you're sitting around the office today thinking, There has to be a career path out there better than this, don't worry: you are not alone. Still, as you sit and ponder the possibilities of seeking a different career, there are people out there who actually hold the best jobs this wonderful country has to offer. But what are those jobs, exactly, and how much do they pay?

While many analysts predict that holiday shopping will remain on the conservative side yet this year, a new survey suggests that more people intend to give the gift of giving to none other than themselves.

Earlier this week, Target announced that, like Best Buy and Toys R Us did recently, it would be joining the price-matching game this holiday season. The company said it plans to match the prices of online retailers as a way to stay competitive during the holiday shopping season.

Discussing salaries is taboo in many workplaces, but maybe it shouldn't be. New research suggests that knowing how your pay compares to your colleagues' pay may make workers more productive.

In an attempt to go toe-to-toe with retail giant Amazon, Best Buy has announced plans to implement a new price-matching system to combat the ever-growing trend of online shopping.

In an attempt to be a forethought on the shopping lists of parents this holiday season, Toys R Us has announced plans to match the prices of their competition. The company’s new “price-match guarantee” will be extended to all products from Toys R Us and Babies R Us retail outlets.

Last week, Sears and Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, Red Lobster) announced that they were seriously entertaining the idea of doing away with their traditional health insurance programs and opting instead to provide their employees with a heath-coverage allowance. The two major American companies plan to allow employees to select coverage through an online marketplace, where workers will have th

JCPenney hopes to scalp the competition while contributing to a society of cleaner cut children with the company recently announcing plans to offer another round of free haircuts for children.

Stressed out about your job? You’re not alone. A new survey of US employees finds nearly three-quarters of them experience at least one of a variety of workplace-related worries.

It appears that while McDonald’s was busy dominating the fast food world they figured out a way to make themselves an even stronger entity in the quick service food industry.