Economic Development

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

Analysis: Louisiana’s weaknesses make recovery more difficult 

The nature of Louisiana's economy could make recovery from the current recession particularly difficult. As...

River Road developments see rise in homebuilding, recreational construction

Two developments along River Road—Cheval Point and Pointe-Marie—are seeing progress on single-family residential construction...

Virus roundup …  

• Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Thursday he expects to extend the mask...

Virus roundup … 

• Gov. John Bel Edwards will update Louisiana’s COVID-19 response at 2:30 p.m....

BRAC: Job losses in Capital Region nearly double that of Great Recession 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released the latest COVID-19 economic indicator dashboard, which...

Virus roundup … 

• Louisiana reported 2,343 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the statewide total to 109,917....
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Downtown office building owners facing costly COVID-19 dilemma

While some downtown office building owners are weighing whether to pump more outside air...

Louisiana weekly initial unemployment claims rise by more than 5,700 

Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana rose to 32,079 last week, up from 26,351...

Despite stalled recovery, city-parish says budget shortfall hasn’t grown

Counties and parishes across the nation are expecting a $202 billion impact to budgets...

Virus roundup …

• The East Baton Rouge Parish School System today announced it will now offer...
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