Economic Development

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

Is Nicholson tram project dead? No, but future bleak as city opts not to apply for federal funding

The city-parish will miss the September deadline to apply for federal funding for the...

Riegel: Local control over Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program makes sense

Gov. John Bel Edwards set off alarm bells in June 2016, when he issued an...

‘Business Report’ Publisher: Who’s afraid of Louisiana’s fiscal cliff?

Last week, Gov. John Bel Edwards arranged a meeting with a group of business...

Albemarle’s exit a blow to Louisiana

It’s not clear that there’s anything Louisiana could have done to keep Albemarle from...

Albemarle closing downtown Baton Rouge office, 200 jobs impacted

Albemarle executives notified 200 or so employees in the company’s Baton Rouge offices at...

Where’s the search for a Baton Rouge Metro Airport director? Don’t bother, some say

Exactly 10 months after Anthony Marino retired from his longtime position as executive director...
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Executive Spotlight Q&A: Stephen St. Cyr, president of Vivid Ink Graphics

Photography by Don Kadair Stephen St. Cyr Position: President, Vivid Ink Graphics Age: 53 Family: Married to Donna St. Cyr,...

Louisiana’s $1.5B budget gap projection is skewed, say Edwards, state lawmakers

Gov. John Bel Edwards and state lawmakers are decrying next year’s projected $1.5 billion...

Mattress sale at the movie studio? A sign of the times in the former Hollywood South

Early today, the Louisiana Entertainment office released a list of film and television activity...

Housing authority left out of Broome’s plan to realign agencies

Two local agencies dedicated to redevelopment and blight elimination will be “realigned” by October...
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