Economic Development

The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry voted unanimously this morning at its virtual meeting to approve ExxonMobil’s request for a property tax abatement, worth some $20 million over 10 years, for its proposed $240 million modernization project at its north Baton Rouge refinery.

After originally predicting last fall that it could take up to two full years...

The Board of Commerce and Industry is meeting this morning to consider ExxonMobil’s request for a property tax abatement, worth some $20 million over 10 years, for a proposed $240 million modernization project at its north Baton Rouge refinery.

Over the past two-and-a-half years, the Capital Area Promise—a joint initiative among Baton Rouge’s...

Plans for an Amazon regional distribution center on the site of the former Cortana Mall are moving forward.

One retail research and advisory group predicts as many as 10,000 stores could close...

President Joe Biden’s temporary halt to drilling on federal lands leaves the vast majority...

Woman’s Hospital is among a growing number of organizations locally and nationally to hire...

Industry is reacting with outrage to President Joe Biden’s announcement today of a moratorium...

Steve Carter, a three-term state representative from Baton Rouge who ran for mayor-president last...