Economic Development

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

Minimum wage earners in Louisiana must work 74 hours a week just to afford a one-bedroom rental, study says

If you’re earning minimum wage in Louisiana, you have to work 74 hours a...

South Baton Rouge property owners seek annexation into city

A group of south Baton Rouge property owners are collectively petitioning the city-parish to...

Seeing green

Though there’s no shortage of work for GreenSeasons Lawn & Pest Services employees like...

Women are playing a huge role in the agriculture industry in Louisiana, where more than 1 in 10 farms is operated by females

Katie Sistrunk says one of the things she loves most about farming is being...

Riegel: Discouraging investment in our community

Between the state’s unpredictable and ever-changing tax climate, transportation infrastructure problems, troubled schools and...

Relief on the way, at last, for lengthy Baton Rouge permit delays

For more than two years, city-parish officials and leaders in the development community have...
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LSU makes it onto worldwide list for top patent universities

LSU has made the list of Top 100 universities worldwide granted U.S. patents by...

Will a new transit hub in north Baton Rouge help turn CATS around?

The head of the Capital Area Transit System expects to spend more than $1...

Roll-back of Cuba policies will hurt Louisiana’s economy, report says

With President Donald Trump reportedly poised to reverse Obama-era policies aimed at normalizing U.S.-Cuba...

Baton Rouge North Economic Development District hiring process under fire

Questions are being raised about the long-awaited hiring of an executive director for the...
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