Economic Development

Houston-based Baker Hughes Co. generated record orders in the fourth quarter of 2022, driven...

The Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates by a quarter of a...

Homeowner vacancy rates in the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area dropped steeply from the third quarter to the fourth in 2022, according to the latest U.S. census data.

Though a mild recession this year is still a common prediction among experts, Jeffrey Koonce with Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners says he’s “bullish” on the long-term prospects for Louisiana’s economy. 

The Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area’s unemployment rate for December was 3%, among the lowest rates in the state, according to data released today by

The House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill today to pour $45 million from state surplus funds into the Insure Louisiana Fund after pleas from Republican Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, State Rep. Timothy Kerner, R-Lafitte, and industry advocates. 

Local officials say work continues on long-awaited drainage projects intended to reduce flood risk...

California native Kevin O’Neil is the new executive director of marketing and operations at Celtic Studios. 

LSU petroleum engineering professor Dandina Rao has come up with a plan that would ...

Pay and benefits for America's workers grew at a healthy but more gradual pace...