Economic Development

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

Employees want more from their companies as offices reopen

Offices that shuttered during the pandemic are reopening as vaccines roll out across the...

Baton Rouge-based Amedisys expands operations in North Carolina

Amedisys today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to expand its home health...

Report: Louisiana roads cost drivers $7.6B annually

Louisiana's roads are costing drivers $7.6 billion a year in extra vehicle operating costs...

Legislative panel advances bill creating ‘sandbox’ for blockchain businesses

A Louisiana House committee has advanced a bill to create a “regulatory sandbox” for...

Graves continues push to speed up coastal restoration projects with new bill

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge., today introduced the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited...

Water Institute will work with corps to amend cost-benefit analyses process

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected The Water Institute of the Gulf to analyze how the federal benefit-cost analysis, used to select projects for construction, can more fully account for nature-based project benefits to the economy, environment and our communities.
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Baton Rouge commercial real estate sales reach record territory in March

As the first quarter of 2021 ended, the total number of commercial sales in...

State lawmakers begin advancing bills to overhaul tax system

Louisiana lawmakers took the first steps to overhaul the state's complicated tax system today...

Downtown Baton Rouge businesses feel ripple effect from drop in office occupancy 

It’s been just five years since then-President Barack Obama ordered oyster, shrimp and roast...

Survey: Small businesses struggling to hire qualified workers

The NFIB’s small business optimism index rose 2.4 points in March to 98.2, marking...
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