Baton Rouge economy has come a long way since 1982: Loren Scott

It could not have been a more dark, difficult environment in which to start up a new business. In 1982, when Business Report was born, the Louisiana economy was entering the worst recession in its recorded history. Between 1982 and 1987, the state would lose 147,000 jobs, or 9% of its workforce. There was a homecoming parade