Economic Development

The Greater Lafourche Port Commission announced last week that it plans to purchase more...

Attracting and retaining talent is a pressing issue across America and Baton Rouge is losing the arms race.

The pace of change in Louisiana’s marijuana laws has accelerated since the state provided the first legal medical cannabis in 2019. 

United Utility Services, founded in 2018 by Bernhard Capital Partners, completed its acquisition of BHI Power Delivery, the company announced Monday. 

Last year, the Super Bowl participation of Joe Burrow and several other prominent former LSU players helped boost business for Baton Rouge’s first legal sportsbook at L’Auberge Casino & Hotel. 

Business optimism increased in January, though it is still lower than average—and many small...

The Downtown Development District and the Baton Rouge Area Chamber will work to identify vacant downtown storefronts and any impediments to bringing those locations back into commerce, the DDD’s executive director says. 

Nationwide, physical store openings exceeded closings on an annual basis last year for the first time since 2016, reports Axios. 

Kindle Energy has broken ground on its $750 million, 700-megawatt Magnolia Power Generating Station...

Louisiana is heading toward a higher education enrollment cliff as experts predict a rapid drop in college-age individuals beginning in 2025, Public Affairs Research Council Of Louisiana writes in a new research snapshot published today.