Economic Development

US median home price reaches record high in June

Continued strong demand pushed the median U.S. home price to a record high in...

Baton Rouge airport gets $1M grant to help land direct flight to D.C. 

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport could soon add direct flights to Washington, D.C., thanks to...

Louisiana lawmakers agree to add Caesars name to Superdome 

New Orleans' iconic Superdome may soon bear the Caesars Entertainment name and logo, under...

Phil Witter considers developing his downtown riverfront property

Landowner Phil Witter is seeking approval from the Army Corps of Engineers to develop more than 14 acres of downtown riverfront property he owns at the base of the Mississippi River bridge on both sides of the levee.

American Petroleum Institute: Oil and gas industry fuels 12% of Louisiana jobs 

More than 12% of Louisiana jobs and 23% of the state’s gross domestic product...

Food preservation company proposes $35M chemical plant in Ascension Parish  

Louisiana Economic Development today announced that food preservation company 1,4GROUP is considering Ascension Parish...
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Meet the new downtown nonprofit aiming to teach local history

The American Millennium Project, a program that aims to educate area residents on their...

Survey: Working parents are burned out 

Summer camps, day cares and schools are open again, but life hasn't gotten easier...

Woman’s CEO Barbara Griffith leaving to head Duke Raleigh Hospital 

Woman’s Hospital CEO Dr. Barbara Griffith is stepping down this fall, after just two years at the helm of the 165-bed hospital, and returning to North Carolina, where she will take over as president of the Duke Health System’s Duke Raleigh Hospital.

Vinformatix lands $4M contract with National Science Foundation

Baton Rouge-based software company Vinformatix was awarded a two-year, $4 million federal contract with...