Financial

The City of Shreveport has hired a new financial adviser. TKG & Associates is an independent municipal advisory firm based in Houston, Texas, that's been in business since 1987.

Kevork Djansezian, Getty ImagesAccording to Bank Rate.com, Louisiana is the second most expensive state in the US for driving an automobile. Cost: $2,555 (15 percent higher than the national average).

The Federal Trade Commission has accused wireless carrier T-Mobile of adding phony charges totaling "hundreds of millions of dollars" on customers' accounts without their consent.

Some 70 entrepreneurs and dozens of investors are in Shreveport's Red River District this weekend for the first qualifying round of the Louisiana Startup Prize.

Governor Bobby Jindal is considering a bill that would prohibit in state law, welfare recipients from spending federal assistance at bars, liquor stores, tattoo parlors, lingerie shops, nail salons and jewelery stores.

Sunday shopping can be a little sleepy in the Shreveport-Bossier area. Some stores choose to close, or open at noon, while the big chain stores are often overflowing with customers salivating on sale items.

A bill which will increase the minimum retirement age of Louisiana state employees has moved closer to becoming a law.

What is Give for Good? Jennifer Steadman with The Community Foundation of North Louisiana tells us it's a 24-hour online giving challenge to raise unrestricted dollars for the nonprofits in our community.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's plan to use $210 million in surplus and one-time money to help balance next year's budget has received the backing of the State Bond Commission.

The hours are slipping away and you still haven't filed your taxes. Relax and take a deep breath. Here are are a few quick tips you can employ to make Tax Day (April 15) less stressful.