Economic Development

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

Water Institute out to protect the Baton Rouge water supply

The Water Institute of the Gulf is in the early stages of a study...

Baton Rouge industry will get boost from Mississippi River deepening plan

If an Army Corps of Engineers plan to deepen the Mississippi River channel to...

Waitr to double footprint with $321.3M acquisition

Waitr announced this morning it has secured an agreement to acquire Minnesota-based Bite Squad...

What would a St. George school district look like?

Imagine it’s the first day of school in the new, independent school district of...

Baton Rouge welcomes its first new CC’s Coffee House in 10 years

CC’s Coffee House cut the ribbon on its 45th location today in Arlington Marketplace,...

Could Appalachia be natural gas competition for Louisiana?

Energy Secretary Rick Perry wants the U.S. to diversify its petrochemical infrastructure beyond Texas...
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DDD OKs $762k budget for 2019

The Downtown Development District Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the agency’s 2019 budget at...

Good Eats Kitchen buys Fresh Kitchen

Lafayette-based Good Eats Kitchen, which recently expanded its healthy prepared meals business into the...

Vodka, rum, gin distillery on its way to Gonzales

Sugarfield Spirits, a new distillery that will use locally grown sugarcane to make vodka,...

Flush with MovEBR victory, Jim Bernhard’s next quest is regional bridge tax

Encouraged by the weekend passage of the MovEBR roads tax, businessman Jim Bernhard is...
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