Economic Development

LSU researchers are exploring ways to use sunlight to create “green energy on demand,” which could help Louisiana diversify its economy.

A Planet Fitness franchisee, Mississippi-based DKW Properties, bought the former Furniture Mart location on Airline Highway near the future home of the Amazon fulfillment center at the former Cortana Mall site.

Baton Rouge casinos made more money in December compared to the prior month and...

Two developments, a recently opened charter school and a planned apartment complex, both totaling $125 million, are the newest tenants of Howell Place, Richard Preis’s development on Plank Road.

An appointed judge agreed today with supporters of the incorporation of St. George that...

Louisiana’s nearly final plan for reducing carbon emissions to “net zero” by 2050 focuses...

The Center for Planning Excellence and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources will partner over the next nine months to develop a model solar ordinance for Louisiana communities.

The latest surge of coronavirus cases powered by the omicron variant has caused extremely...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose to the highest level in three months as the fast-spreading omicron variant disrupted the job market.

Cleanup and insurance issues following Hurricane Ida are continuing to boost occupancy at Baton Rouge hotels.