Economic Development

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome is expected to propose a stormwater utility fee at tonight’s Metro Council meeting to fund ongoing drainage maintenance and stormwater quality in Baton Rouge.

Hurricane Ida recovery is exacerbating construction challenges for residential builders but creating opportunities for the commercial market.

For the first time since it was developed in 2002 as the corporate headquarters for The Shaw Group, the 240,000-square-foot XI United Plaza high rise on Essen Lane is being marketed for multi-tenant use.

East Baton Rouge Parish collected about $18.7 million in sales taxes in July, a 13.44% increase over July of last year, according to the latest city-parish report.

The White House announced today that it plans to revise the building standards set for flood-prone areas across the country—a move that as The Washington Post reports could impact south Louisiana developers,.

The DDD Commission Executive Committee today recommended Emergent Method as the third-party consulting firm to assist the board in its search to replace Davis Rhorer, the longtime executive director who died in March.

It’s proving tough to set boundaries and get away from the job when working from home.

The new study by the nonprofit First Street Foundation, which analyzes flood risk data in the face of a changing climate, found that seven of the top 20 counties in the U.S most at risk for flooding are in Louisiana:

Republic Services has been in the crosshairs of Metro Council members and their constituents for missed collections, but are the complaints legitimate?

Daily Report has obtained documents that shed light on the key differences that led up to the recent split between the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center.