Economic Development

A recent Inside Higher Ed article highlighted the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s efforts to combat the “brain drain” of young professionals.

Robert King speculates aloud about the economic impact of Baton Rouge’s storied Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade.

A new bridge across the Mississippi River still won’t happen before 2031, and there’s...

Louisiana could better address a number of challenges facing the state's ports through statewide coordination using a master plan, according to a new report.

Greg Upton isn’t a climate scientist. He can’t tell you about the effect greenhouse gas emissions have on the climate or how the climate might change over the course of the next century.

Lawmakers approved a public-private partnership last week to build a $2.1 billion toll bridge over the Calcasieu River near Lake Charles after officials renegotiated an initial deal rejected in October, reports New Orleans City Business.

Baton Rouge-based Chris’s Specialty Foods is moving into the former Maxwell’s Market space off...

The Baton Rouge Area gained nearly 12,000 jobs year-over-year between December 2022 and December 2023, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber announced today.

LSU has been named one of the top 50 universities in the country for its online degree programs by college ranking and reviews site College Consensus. 

Members of a U.S. House panel on climate and energy issues split along party...