Economic Development

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

ExxonMobil proposes $100B carbon capture hub, but there’s a catch

ExxonMobil Corp. has proposed a giant, $100 billion hub to capture carbon dioxide emissions...

State sales tax collection overhaul advances to House floor

Another Louisiana House committee has endorsed changing the state constitution to centralize sales tax...

Transportation money going to Lafayette, Lake Charles but not Baton Rouge

When Gov. John Bel Edwards and state transportation secretary Shawn Wilson announced Monday that...

Grön Fuels complex moves step closer as two firms come on board

Koch Engineered Solutions today announced that two of its companies have partnered with Fidelis Infrastructure to work on the highly anticipated Grön Fuels renewable energy complex in West Baton Rouge Parish.

What does energy’s evolution mean for Louisiana?

It’s a hotly debated subject, to be sure, but most would agree that a...

Legislation calls for grading state’s community water systems

Louisiana would set up a statewide accountability system to grade the condition of its...
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Senate committee advances bill dedicating $800M in sales taxes for Louisiana roads

A bill that could eventually provide more than $800 million for Louisiana roads and...

ExxonMobil, other oil giants, looking to commercialize carbon capture

Oil companies have for decades made money by extracting carbon from the ground, but...

Analysis: Louisiana lawmakers renew talk of TOPS disparities

Debates about Louisiana's free college tuition program known as TOPS are cyclical in the...

800 more department stores in US expected to close in next five years

Department stores, once a middle-class mainstay of convenience and indulgence, had been spiraling downward...
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