Economic Development

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

Louisiana group says excessive tort costs deprived state of 50,000 jobs

Data released Tuesday from the tort reform group Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says excessive...

Employees are losing patience with workplace changes 

In 2022, the average employee experienced 10 planned enterprise changes—such as a restructuring to...

Sempra might delay investment decision for Cameron LNG facility 

Sempra Infrastructure could delay its final investment decision to expand the Cameron LNG facility in Louisiana.

Lack of available child care is holding companies and employees back 

More companies that rely on hourly shift workers are trying to fix the child...

Bernhard Capital Partners expands government services platform with acquisition 

Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire North Carolina-based radar systems services provider Duotech Services.

Alford: The clock is ticking on a budget deal 

The House of Representatives sent a proposed budget package across Memorial Hall to the Senate last week.
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The winding path of CEO Paul Danos 

Paul Danos took a bit of a winding path to his role as CEO...

LSU joins the ‘pigdemic’ fight

LSU is moving into controlled field trials of a patent-pending bait to address wild, invasive pigs that are causing millions in damage to Louisiana farms. 

Film subsidies are good for the economy, say auditors, but what about state finances? 

The Louisiana program that subsidizes movie production in the state appears to benefit the state’s economy because it generates more household income than it costs.

Why the labor shortage might stick around for a while 

The shortage of workers that has been plagueing businesses across multiple industries for months on end might become a new normal, Axios reports. 
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