Economic Development

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

Opinion| The numbers don’t lie, Louisiana is a loser

There's a population explosion happening across the South, except in Louisiana where the mass exodus continues. What's the deal with that?

Why is attendance on the decline at the Baton Rouge Zoo?

Baton Rouge Zoo attendance dropped last year as renovations continue at the north Baton Rouge attraction. 

Groundbreaking on $109M OLOL, LSU science building expected in April 

Groundbreaking for the Our Lady of the Lake Interdisciplinary Science Building, which the LSU Foundation describes as the $109 million hub for a new campus district focused on scientific discovery

Louisiana medical marijuana producer doubling its cultivation capacity 

Louisiana's largest medical marijuana producer is doubling its growing space in 2023, citing projections...

Customer pushback on price increases forces businesses to get creative  

While price increases, which began as early as the summer of 2021, have been...

Legislature sitting on $106M in reserve funding

The Louisiana Legislature ended its last budget cycle June 30 with $106.5 million worth of reserve funding. 
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Majority of small business owners give federal programs a grade of ‘C’ or lower

Seventy percent of small business owners in a recent survey gave the federal government...

Only 40% of recommendations implemented after audits of nine state agencies 

A new audit examining dozens of recommended changes for nine state agencies found only about 40% have been fully implemented more than two years later. 

BRAC’s new consulting firm will work with clients beyond Capital Region

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today launched Riverbend Research, a stand-alone analysis and consulting firm conducting research for clients beyond the Capital Region. 

Mayor Broome looks to create new executive position

East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor Sharon Weston Broome will ask the Metro Council to appropriate $178,320 to hire an additional assistant chief administrative officer. 
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