Economic Development

With no concerts or conventions, Raising Cane’s River Center fights to hang on

The Raising Cane’s River Center had a lot riding on 2020. The previous five years had seen a steady decline in the number of events at the facility’s arena, exhibition hall and theater, and it was losing a little less than $1 million a year on average.

13 providers to share $342M in federal funds for broadband access in Louisiana 

Thirteen broadband providers in Louisiana will share $342.2 million in federal dollars meant to...

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. considering potential $1B complex in Geismar 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is studying the feasibility of building a methyl methacrylate manufacturing complex in Geismar.

Brokers pitch amphitheater idea for River Park property

With the deadline to bid on River Park next week nears, real estate brokers representing the nearly 24-acre downtown riverfront property just north of Hollywood Casino made a late pitch to try and garner local interest in developing the property for commercial entertainment use. 

Supply chain disruptions lead to frustrations, higher costs for homebuilders

Though the COVID-19 economic crisis has helped, not hurt, the housing market, homebuilders say...

BRAC Economic Development Summit: Real estate landscape looks rocky

Louisiana’s real estate community can expect for lenders to be under great duress over...
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CATS exploring revival of downtown trolley

The Capital Area Transit System will revive a trolley program for downtown Baton Rouge...

St. George court filing offers little new information on proposed city’s plans  

Organizers of the St. George incorporation effort have filed documents in 19th Judicial District Court detailing how they plan to run their prospective city of some 86,000 residents.

Tellurian dumps plan for natural gas pipeline from west Texas to Louisiana for now

Tellurian Inc is withdrawing its application to build the Permian Global Access natural gas...

BRPD reorganization, pay plan draw criticism from Metro Council member

The Metro Council will meet Tuesday to approve Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s proposed spending...