Economic Development

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

East Baton Rouge Parish residents among most likely in state to face eviction

East Baton Rouge Parish has the third-largest number of rent-burdened households in the state at risk of losing their homes due to COVID-19, according to a new analysis from the Center for Planning Excellence.

Lower hotel occupancies means developers bear higher TIF costs

With hotel occupancy down locally, the tax dollars that help offset some bonded costs are also down, meaning developers are having to use more of their own money to pay debt obligations.

Consumer spending drops sharply in Baton Rouge after unemployment boost ends  

While consumer spending continues to be relatively flat in Livingston and Ascension parishes, it...

City-Parish disputes being on list of top cities that will be hit hard by the pandemic

Cities that rely heavily on tourism, sales taxes or direct state assistance are predicted...

Single-family homes for less than $350K are hot sellers in Baton Rouge 

With record-low mortgage rates, certain pockets of Baton Rouge’s residential real estate market are...

What each unemployment proposal would mean for Baton Rouge workers

Gov. John Bel Edwards’ announcement last week that unemployed workers across the state will...
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Commercial sales in Baton Rouge increase from June to July

While still significantly down from pre-pandemic levels, commercial sales in Baton Rouge rose 50%...

Virus roundup … 

• ICYMI: Louisiana will accept President Donald Trump's partial extension of federal unemployment aid...

Virus roundup … 

• Gov. John Bel Edwards is holding a news conference today at 2:30 p.m....

Alvarez buys 38 lots in Central’s Settlement at Shoe Creek

Alvarez Construction bought 38 lots in the residential portion of Settlement at Shoe Creek,...
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