Thursday, December 15, 2022 Business Consumer spending rose 4.1% in Baton Rouge last year By Eric L. Taylor - December 15, 2022 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint Real personal consumption expenditures, a measure of how much consumers are spending, rose 4.1% in the Baton Rouge area from 2020 to 2021, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of … Already an INSIDER? Sign in.