Sluggish growth in the industrial sector is preventing the number of Louisiana construction jobs from bouncing back to their pre-pandemic levels, though that might be about to change, says Ken Naquin, CEO of the Louisiana Association of General Contractors.
The average Baton Rouge resident may have no idea the Baton Rouge Area Foundation and John Davies have been the force behind some of the city’s most influential quality-of-life projects.
Louisiana’s new deal with the New Orleans Saints gives state legislative leaders a victory, with lower-than-expected payments to help cover Caesars Superdome renovations, the ending of a stadium manager debt that irked lawmakers, and cuts to office lease costs for state agencies.
A new office park from Baton Rouge-based Tower Capital Corporation is being developed on Jefferson Highway, and on Thursday a $600,000 permit was filed to build a 3,264-square-foot office building at the site.