Economic Development

Louisiana job market shows signs of slowing 

Louisiana began seeing signs of its job market slowing down in August, with job...

Stormwater utility fee community meetings canceled 

The remaining series of joint community meetings across the parish on the proposed stormwater utility fee have been canceled, the East Baton Rouge City-Parish government announced today.  

Companies get $320M in grants to make EV battery components in Louisiana 

Two companies will receive $320 million to manufacture battery components in Louisiana for electric vehicles as part of $2.8 billion in grants included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that were awarded by the Biden Administration today. 

KOK Wings & Things to open first Baton Rouge location in Electric Depot

Lafayette-based KOK Wings & Things is opening a location in Electric Depot, with remodeling of the restaurant space already underway.

Merger creates one of the state’s largest web development companies  

Two Lafayette web firms are partnering to create one of the largest web development companies in the state, Comit Developers announced this week.

BRAC announces launch of Baton Rouge Carbon Reduction Alliance 

The alliance, made up mostly of industry representatives, aims to drive sustainable economic growth by positioning the Capital Region as a leader in energy transition
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Belle of Baton Rouge in talks with American Cruise Lines for regular stops

The Belle of Baton Rouge has a nonbinding agreement in place with American Cruise Lines to potentially make regular Baton Rouge stops once the Belle moves inland

LSU researchers working with NASA on how to train an extraterrestrial workforce 

As NASA prepares for a late-November launch for the Artemis I Moon Mission, LSU faculty are making preparations of their own to train a future-ready construction workforce in extraterrestrial construction.

Capital Region foreclosure activity down in September but up from a year ago

The number of properties in the Capital Region facing foreclosure action in September was down about 33% compared to August but up more than 97% compared to the same month last year.

Natural gas investors leaving Marcellus for Haynesville

Capital from private investors and banks is leaving the Marcellus/Utica region and heading to...