Economic Development

The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission unanimously approved the five-year update to the...

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council next week will consider authorizing an agreement with the state to subsidize its portion of the anticipated passenger rail service to New Orleans. 

After years of delays and cost overruns, the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion should be...

With borrowing costs double their levels from just two years ago, many small business owners are postponing hiring, large equipment purchases and expansion plans, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Small business owners aren’t optimistic about the current economic environment, at least according to...

The Downtown Development District has launched a survey to find out what sorts of...

The Associated Builders and Contractors reported Tuesday morning that its Construction Backlog Indicator decreased to 8.4 months in October, the lowest levels since early 2022. 

The connector between Baton Rouge’s Downtown Greenway and the bike lanes along Government Street has been completed. 

Louisiana’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and transition to clean energy has drawn over $50 billion in private investments in recent years, one of many measures of progress highlighted by a legislative task force.

Following Gov. John Bel Edwards’ announcement that most state employees will gain access to six weeks of paid family leave, the state’s higher education systems, which are not bound by the state’s policies, are looking to adopt the same.