A once popular mall retailer has announced plans to shutter some 100 locations nationwide. How many of Louisiana's seven locations will be affected is unclear.
Borden is filing for bankruptcy protection, the second major US dairy to do so in as many months. Borden's operates a milk processing plant in Lafayette.
Hostess, which makes such iconic foods as Wonder Bread and Twinkies, has filed for bankruptcy. The company is some $860 million in debt, so clearly some restructuring is in order.
What happens now, you ask? Here are some possible scenarios of what may take place: