Economic Development

Louisiana's oyster farmers, crabbers, shrimpers and commercial fishers are nothing if not adaptable, producing millions of pounds of seafood annually, often in water that was dry land a generation ago. They've fought off a devastating oil spill, floods, changing markets and endless hurricanes just to stay in business.

Hotels in Baton Rouge have been booked with evacuees and emergency personnel for weeks following Hurricane Ida, but some are starting to open to the public again.

While the city-parish has struggled over the years to find money to increase pay for police and  public works employees, as well as matching funds for drainage projects, it has managed to dole out small economic development grants each year to a handful of recipients.

Burnout-free employees have three things in common that help them manage job stress, according to a Gallup analysis.

Pass It Down, a digital storytelling company based in Baton Rouge, is creating the first online NFT marketplace for museums, archives and other cultural institutions.

Demand for natural gas has risen in recent months while the supply has fallen, causing prices to spike domestically and especially overseas. 

LSU and Caesars Sportsbook announced their partnership late last week, just as sports betting is getting going in Louisiana, with licensed gaming options expected to be available as early as Oct. 1. 

Baton Rouge-based hospice and personal care company Amedisys Inc. on Monday announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire regulatory assets that will allow it to establish home health care centers in Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C.

Nexus Louisiana has been awarded $50,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, Nexus announced today.

East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes have reached an agreement to share the expenses of clearing and snagging Bayou Manchac, a key drainage basin for both parishes.