Economic Development

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to its highest mark since October 2021, but the labor market remains one of the healthiest parts of the U.S. economy.

LSU's E.J. Ourso College of Business today announced the establishment of the Center for...

Mallard Bay, an online marketplace for booking hunting and fishing trips, is moving six of its 14 employees to Houston over the next 90 days but will remain headquartered in Baton Rouge, co-founder Logan Meaux says. 

The Louisiana House voted 85-19 today to lift the state spending cap by a total of $1.65 billion, ending months of speculation over whether a group of conservative legislators could block more than a billion dollars in additional government spending over the next 13 months. 

Louisiana lawmakers have voted to extend the program that subsidizes film and TV production in the state. 

Louisiana and its leaders better abandon the status quo mentality and embrace change if we want to be competitive.

Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. has purchased 59 lots in the Villas at Oak Bend development for $4 million, according to documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Louisiana’s nine largest metropolitan areas lost a net 317,500 residents from 2005 to 2020, according to further analysis of the data conducted by the Manship School News Service.

At a time when limited manpower, accelerated schedules and increasing construction volumes are in...