(NEW ORLEANS)In bearish financial times, Stephen Moret seems a bit bullish, with a dose of cold reality tossed in, about Louisiana's economic future. Moret, the state's economic development chi...READ MORE

(HOUMA, La.)Gulf Island Fabrication Inc., which builds offshore structures for the petroleum industry, said Thursday damage related to Hurricane Ike will cause three or four weeks of loss of p...READ MORE

(HOUMA, La.)Gulf Island Fabrication Inc., which builds offshore structures for the petroleum industry, said Friday it sustained "very minimal" damage at its Huoma facilities from Hurricane Gus...READ MORE

(HOUMA, La.)Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. said Monday that its board declared a dividend of 10 cents per share payable Aug. 19 to shareholders of record on Aug. 7.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Software maker Sonic Solutions took the biggest loss on the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index at midday Monday after an analyst downgraded the company to "Hold" ahead of its...READ MORE