Economic Development

‘LaPolitics’: Louisiana’s new congressional map means the emergence of new politics

State Sen. Cleo Fields of Baton Rouge broke what may have been the least...

The AI Playbook: How Capital Region companies are utilizing it, and best practices you can use

While artificial intelligence and machine learning has been around for years, advances with the...

Land for a distribution warehouse near former Cortana Mall fetches $2.6M

More than 18 acres earmarked for a new distribution warehouse near the former Cortana Mall site traded hands last week for $2.6 million. 

Louisiana’s congressional delegation assails Biden’s LNG terminal pause 

Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana and  U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy and...

In which congressional district will Garret Graves run for office next?  

Congressman Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, has said he will run for reelection no matter what. The question is where will he run.

An LSU-led team has won the largest NSF grant ever awarded

A statewide team led by LSU has secured the largest grant ever awarded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, totaling up to $160 million over the next 10 years in support of Louisiana’s energy industry.
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Rolfe McCollister: Ideas for Baton Rouge’s next mayor

There is an organization, the International City/County Management Association, that includes professionals who manage...

From the publisher: A call for a new mindset

In the heart of our Capital Region, there’s a city filled with promise and...

Construction firms say their job applicants lack the skills they need 

The U.S. needs an estimated 7 million more homes. But to build all those homes, experts say, America would need many more construction workers.

Food service equipment company setting up national operations in Caddo Parish 

Lincoln Foodservice Equipment, a Welbilt brand company that produces commercial-grade foodservice equipment, is establishing a new U.S. operations center at Welbilt’s existing site in Caddo Parish.