Economic Development

A more streamlined system for Louisiana businesses to remit local sales taxes is on the way with legislation signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards this week. 

Many job seekers who were determined to get a remote job just a few months ago are hitting a wall as remote listings rapidly dwindle, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

An LSU-led statewide coalition is one of 34 finalists for one of five $160 million National Science Foundation grants, the university announced today.L

Homebuyers closed 867 sales last month in the Capital Region’s three main housing markets, which is down almost 32% from May 2022, according to the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors. 

Baton Rouge-based Capitol City Produce is investing $22 million to expand its distribution center on Commercial Avenue to help support growing demand. 

Executives' optimism about the future took a step down in the second quarter, according...

Gov. John Bel Edwards is leading a group of Louisiana Economic Development officials along with business and bioscience leaders on a trip to France and Belgium. 

Foreign developers have already made proposals to establish wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico that would be managed by Louisiana.

LSU Online & Continuing Education has launched a training partnership with SkillStorm to offer...

East Baton Rouge Parish’s City Park Lake dredging effort and the state’s Interstate 10...