Economic Development

Business expansions, relocations, incentives, and investment fueling economic growth across the Baton Rouge area.

HNTB announces EBR Stormwater Master Plan outline

HNTB Vice President Bryan Jones and senior project manager Melissa Kennedy have been making...

One proposed project in floodplain withdrawn, another goes forward

A small but controversial townhome development on Jones Creek that was approved by the Planning Commission in July will not go forward after all.

Baton Rouge new restaurant openings slowed by supply chain, labor issues

If you’ve been eagerly anticipating the openings of new spots like Spoke & Hub...

Baton Rouge-area retailers continue to see strong sales

Baton Rouge-area retailers are continuing to see strong sales in 2021 despite the recent resurgence of COVID-19.

Don’t wager on betting on LSU to start the season in Baton Rouge

Sports betting in Louisiana may not begin until mid football season, says Ronnie Johns, chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, but Baton Rouge is already preparing.

Baton Rouge sees nation’s largest year-over-year housing supply drop in July

The Baton Rouge metro area saw the nation’s largest year-over-year decline in active housing...
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Solar power offers $6 billion opportunity for Louisiana, expert says

Efforts by a task force created Gov. John Bel Edwards to recruit and launch...

The money is there so Graves wonders why flood projects are taking so long

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, is trying to keep the pressure on state officials to get money from the $1.2 billion Louisiana Watershed Initiative flowing to flood mitigation projects in the Capital Region.

Three Louisiana GOP-held congressional district will have to shrink, including one in Baton Rouge

Legislators are set to start redrawing the state’s six congressional districts in February, and...

Mary Bird Perkins announcement shocks Baton Rouge health care community

The local healthcare sector is reeling from today’s announcement that Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is ending its affiliation with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and partnering with a Nashville-based network of independent oncology practices, OneOncology.
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