Economic Development

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon wants state lawmakers to fund a grant program that helps homeowners reinforce their roofs to withstand Category 4 hurricanes.

More than 600 Baton Rouge students have been vetted, approved and are now waiting to be matched with local businesses for internships during the next school year.

The Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge has named a part-time “director of innovation and commercialization” as the center.

Oil companies offered a combined $264 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of...

The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System will acquire the Singing River Health System in Jackson County, Mississippi, expanding the system’s presence there. 

The collapse of both Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, as well as the...

Houston-based Milestone Carbon is considering building a carbon capture and sequestration facility in Terrebonne...

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is seeking a $1.97 million grant to deploy adaptive traffic signals at 39 intersections on state roads expected to see heavier traffic as the Interstate 10 widening project is ongoing.

While there is some uncertainty with current economic conditions, experts say Louisiana is still well-positioned to take advantage of top-dollar investment opportunities as the energy industry continues to transition away from fossil fuels toward renewables. 

ExxonMobil is considering Baton Rouge for a new advanced recycling facility that would repurpose traditionally hard-to-process plastics.