Economic Development

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

Louisiana ranks 49th on “prosperity index”

Louisiana ranks 49th in the nation for “overall prosperity” among states and Washington, D.C.,...

US initial jobless claims drop slightly

Filings for U.S. unemployment insurance fell slightly last week and remained near historically low...

Income rose 6% in the Capital Region during 2021, but trailed most metros

The per capita personal income in the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area was $56,396...

Tech layoffs don’t guarantee job cuts imminent in other sectors

Tech company layoffs are not expected to prompt a tsunami of job losses in...

Lawmakers briefed on state sales tax as they weigh changes in April session

Officials with the Louisiana Department of Revenue and Legislative Fiscal Office presented lawmakers with...

Shoppers can expect full shelves this holiday season as supply issues fade

Easing supply-chain pressures mean American consumers can look forward to their first normal holiday...
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LSU study projects state will add 3,500 oil and gas jobs by Q2 of next year

Louisiana’s oil and gas sector is expected to gain 3,500 jobs by the second quarter of next year, according to the latest edition of the LSU Center for Energy Studies’ Gulf Coast Energy Outlook.

BRAC Handshake report card updates effort to retain college graduates

BRAC partnered with LSU and Southern in 2020 to use Handshake, a nationwide digital job board, to help connect students to jobs in the region.

Regions Bank joins companies offering tuition assistance as employee perk

Regions Bank announced today that its full- and part-time associates can now earn a tuition-free college degree at partnering universities such as LSU.

Lack of child care is keeping a record number of parents out of work 

More than 100,000 Americans missed work last month because of child care problems, an...
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