Economic Development

Businesses in the U.S. could face yet another supply chain disruption in the form...

Louisiana came in 49th in CNBC’s annual Top States for Business ranking, outranking only Alaska. 

Fertilizer companies are leading the race to build plants along the Gulf of Mexico...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed legislation to create a state chief resilience officer, a position within the governor’s office that will coordinate policy response to environmental hazards and threats to the state. 

Contractors are creating new solutions for an old and worsening labor problem.

Much of what was accomplished, or not, during the legislative session has been overshadowed by the mayhem of its final hours.

After years of grappling with low inventory, Baton Rouge-area car dealers are seeing a bump in sales this year, following the national trend of rising new car sales. 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is hosting its second annual  Economic Inclusion Symposium on Aug. 30. 

While Sanjay Sharma always wanted to make movies, the son of Indian immigrants didn’t see a viable path into that world, so the Baton Rouge High, Columbia University and Stanford Law graduate ended up working as an in-house attorney at Warner Bros. 

Officials with Our Lady of the Lake are working on a three-phase plan for a $100 million cancer center, says Charles “Chuck” Spicer, the health system’s Baton Rouge market president.