economy

Seems like everything you hear about the economy in Shreveport/Bossier is bad.  The GM plant closed in 2012 and has not been redeveloped as promised.  In the past few weeks it was revealed that Louisiana has the highest sales tax rate in the entire nation...

According to the Current Population Survey in December for Louisiana there were 2100 jobs lost during the month.  Only 7 states in the union had worse numbers. Now more than ever, it's important to know what fields are hiring, so you can see what type of training and/or education you might need to thrive in this economy...

The sugarcane grinding season has started. Be on the lookout for 'cane trucks on area roadways. Although it can be difficult, please be patient, because sugarcane is big business in Louisiana.

Superhero movie-fans rejoice! This weekend sees the release of the seventh flick in the X-Men francise, and if all goes as expected, it will be another summer blockbuster. X-Men: Days of Future Past is the follow-up to X-Men: First Class and attempts to connect the original mid-2000s movies with First Class' retro-origin story, while also sort of rebooting the whole thing...

Forget stock broker, lawyer, or doctor. If you really want to make the big bucks (and pay no taxes), pick up a bible and get a cable access TV show. In no time, you'll find yourself on easy street! Take a look at some of these Pimps for God who have multi-million mansions and a fleets of private jets - bought with money scored from easy marks who think their checkbook gives them easy access to

If you watch very closely, our elected officials are nothing but magicians.  Experts in misdirection and slight of hand.  "Here!  Watch this! (while we do the really important sneeky-sneaky stuff over there!)"  Nothing up their sleeves, right...

Nobody panic . . . but we could be headed for a recession. And before you say, "Um, aren't we still in a recession?" . . . yeah, but this COULD mean things are going to get worse.