Economic Development

Business expansions, relocations, incentives, and investment fueling economic growth across the Baton Rouge area.

LABI’s latest policy agenda combines old, new proposals

LA23, the new strategic plan the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry released today,...

LABI calls for phaseout of personal income tax, higher local collections

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry says the state’s personal income tax should be phased out.

LSU Online expands with new cannabis workforce programs

Over the past year, LSU has expanded its online education curriculum as it enters a new partnership with a California-based company to train a workforce for the burgeoning cannabis industry.

Work continues at Villas at Oak Bend

Local developer Art Lancaster sold 59 lots in the Villas at Oak Bend subdivision to homebuilder DR Horton in a deal filed with the East Baton Rouge Clerk of Court this week.

CF Industries proposes new $2B low-carbon ammonia plant in Ascension Parish

Ammonia producer CF Industries Holdings this morning announced it is evaluating the feasibility of...

After a downtown shootout left bullet holes in his window, this entrepreneur is moving

One downtown business owner says he is relocating after a shootout early Sunday morning...

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See who in Baton Rouge is working on new strategies for the future

The Downtown Development District Commission approved a strategic plan yesterday setting the goals of the organization for the next five years—but it’s actually just one of several Baton Rouge entities working on blueprints to help guide development and growth in the region.