Paths for bringing economic diversification to Baton Rouge 

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HOPEFUL OPPORTUNITY: There are numerous cancer research efforts underway in the Baton Rouge area, including one by LSU professor Elizabeth Martin, who is overseeing a group seeking better breast cancer treatment methods. (Collin Richie)

Though the health care and public assistance sector provides the most jobs, the Capital Region’s most important economic drivers arguably are petrochemical manufacturing, industrial construction and government. 


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