Economic Development

Small businesses are bearing the brunt of supply chain pressures and rising prices, with...

Rising lumber prices are affecting builders and homebuyers, making already expensive homes even more pricey.

The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday will take up an estimated $8.8 million in payroll tax benefits and sales tax rebates for SNF Holding Company’s expansion of its polymer production plant near Plaquemine. 

This year will be an even harder year to run a business than 2020, when the pandemic first hit the workforce.

It’s a blueprint for a future version of the historically Black university, with a more pedestrian-friendly landscape; a new student union and student housing; a riverfront bluff promenade to rival downtown’s riverfront; and plenty of other improvements.

Big investors across the country are buying up more residential real estate in metro areas, and that trend holds true for Baton Rouge as well.

Gov. John Bel Edwards is touting hundreds of millions of dollars in planned business...

For decades, politicians have talked about the U.S. achieving energy independence, a seemingly elusive goal of producing enough fuels to avoid relying on the rest of the world to fill up gas tanks and keep electricity flowing.

ExxonMobil’s $500 million addition to its Scenic Highway polyolefins plant is about 75% complete, with startup expected before the end of the year, officials say.

Roughly two years after lawmakers approved their first tranche of rescue funds, the U.S....